--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sandiego108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" > <ruthsimplicity@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" > > > <ruthsimplicity@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > > My gut feeling is that if you describe MMY's behavior in detail > > > > to a number of psychologist and psychiatrists, they will guess > > > > that he had a personality disorder. > > > > > > I wouldn't doubt it in the slightest. But I suspect > > > that would be the case with quite a few spiritual > > > leaders, especially those from the East. > > > > I would have said, "especially those from the west." ;) > > > > The key to me is the seeming lack of empathy. You can have some > > charismatic leaders with grand ideas, but who are not preoccupied > with > > ideas of unlimited success coupled with lack of empathy. > > > > Again, I agree we are only speculating. > > > so you only want feel good spirituality? something soothing that > keeps you in your comfort zone-- wholly understandable and friendly? > compassionate and empathetic. if you are nodding your head Yes, you > absolutely have no interest in enlightenment. someone put it so > perfectly recently when they quoted someone as saying the path to > enlightenment is the path of constant insults. >
No, I have no expectation of something soothing that keeps me in my comfort zone. But a path of constant insults? I can't help but wonder if those who believe that is the path end up with crazy enlightenment. Post traumatic enlightenment disorder. I still hold open, however, the possibility that some end up enlightened through a tortuous path.
