God, I know. These dolphins I swam with had been following our ship and when we cast anchor in the middle of the Gulf, the sailors roped off a large piece of ocean and we all went swimming. The dolphins joined us. We were able to keep immigration at bay for almost a week so we could continue to swim with these beings. I think the captain was secretly on our side because he knew what this deep adventure would accomplish for the morale of his crew. I've never been the same. That deep joy is eternal. And turtles. There's a reason why Lao Tsu's guru was a turtle. Indeed, I am channeling said turtle. And now you know the whole truth about me. a
Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm a scuba diver in south florida and the first time you're down in the water and you see dolphins approach you...WOW! Sea turtles are the same thing. Some are really curious about you and circle around and around you. Dolphins usually ignore you and streak by clicking and popping or they stop and look at you. That eye contact with an intelligent wild animal is incredible. --- Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have heard that pets are not supposed to be in the > same room while you meditate because they are "prana > thieves." I think this got extended by diligent Rus > to include not having any pets anywhere. > > I never believed this. It's not part of my > experience. On the contrary, pets are an asset in > many situations. They save lives---literally. They > are excellent and wise companions. I swam with wild > dolphins in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico once > long ago, and they gave the best dharshan I've ever > experienced. a > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does anybody know of M's views on keeping > pets? I've heard him say that they are a drain. I > always thought he meant of some kind of spiritual > energy, but I'm beginning to believe he actually > meant a drain of resources and time, being a > distraction from program.< I heard a story about a > yogi that lived in a hut in the forest doing his > program and he only had two possessions, a couple > of loin cloths. One to wear , one to wash and dry > for the next day. A rat used to disturb him in > meditation by scratching the cloth hanging to dry so > he got a cat to chase away the rat, then he needed > a cow to have milk to feed the cat. Then he had to > raise grain to feed the cow. Before long the yogi > was tending a farm in order to not be distracted in > meditation from the rat but there was no time for > meditation because of all the duties of the farm. In > short , the busy businessman story. The reason I'm > asking this is, this > story is being manifested on TMO property as we > speak. A care taker has been ordered to build a > fence to keep some calves who are supposed to be > lawn mowers, so to speak. The care taker is going > to end up rising at 4 or 5 in the morning to bottle > feed the calves and tend to their needs during the > day so he won't have to mow the grass (this was not > his idea). I've tried to lobby against this venture > without success as being *off the program* and also > a liability to the TMO. Poor fencing means cattle > escaping and wondering off, perhaps on to roads, > causing accidents. The calves will be steers and > serve no other purpose than to eat grass and be > pets. Any comments are welcome. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your > Homepage. > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
