--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <kirk_bernha...@...> wrote:
This post is what I mean by the term "thoughtful." Nice one Kirk. > > Typical immature narcissism spewing forth as rage and inability to consider > other's views or feelings. I suggest early negative relationships from both > parents and siblings. None of which have ever been worked through so that > they are repeated here with all others. > > Meditation can be used as a mask for ones feelings while at the same time it > makes those feelings even more appparent. > > TM alone though cannot work out our maladaptive tendencies without further > psycho/physical discovery. It's too bad that TM doesn't consider any other > type of system as being beneficial. Maharishi is much to blame for this as > he thought all therapy outside of his tradition like 'shooting in the dark." > > Ironic then that steady TMers often come across as loose cannons, shooting > through fog. I feel pity for Nab, but IMO that doesn't let him off the hook > for being a messy mind. He obviously needs help. I believe that most people > here can easily ascertain that. > > Many here need help. Without naming names, a few here are patently OCD. > > The day in which we decide to proactively seek a method for bettering > ourselves is the day we could be said to be following the path of Dharma. > Until then we are merely footballs getting kicked around by happenstance. > > TM alone is not a cure for samskara. Because we still live in karma. We need > to learn every method to develop. Openness to ourselves and inner honesty is > a sign of maturity. But narcissism may betray us by giving us a sense of > rightness about our negative conditioning. > > Moreover, a person needs to learn to not act from negativity but from > compassion. A system which just applies to the retreat setting will not > necessarily carry over into activity. > > The way to figure out our intention is to question from where the motive for > any action stems. Simply put, does the action stem from warmth or coldness? > From pain or pleasure? From seeking to benefit others, or from inner rage at > them. > > Of course we get all twisted by our own minds until we cannot even read our > own feelings any longer. A habitual liar will not any longer be able to tell > the truth, to others, nor to themselves. Therefore what is really needed is > the sense of questing for unadulterated truth. If a seeker doesn't have > that thirst for truth then they cannot ever find it in anything. And they > certainly will not come across as being serious about their quest. > > Most likely they will be led astray by any person of charisma. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> > To: <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:15 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Lightness of Spirit' > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > >> Regarding my own insults they are the result of my 100% Pitta > >> constitution which simply can't stand commoners, hypocrites and fellows > >> devoid of even the most basic intelligence. But mellowness is on the rise > >> :-) > > > > I can understand why you want to believe this, as if it gets you off the > > hook for your behavior here. But I believe the reality is much simpler. > > You just don't come across as a thoughtful person. In my life I have never > > found that arrogance, like the kind you display here, is hiding anything > > interesting. > > > >> > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" <nelsonriddle2001@> wrote: > >> > > >> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > >> > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > > The stories about Saint Teresa of Avilla are just that, stories. > >> > > > > To take them as literal facts is insulting to our intelligence > >> > > > > today. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Oh, please Curtis. Do not use "our" and "intelligence" based on your > >> > > limited understanding of just about anything. > >> > > > >> > > There is no "our intelligence" based on your "level"; that's an > >> > > insult. > >> > > > >> > On miracles and such, is it safe to say anything can't be so because > >> > it is not in our experience or belief? > >> > >> Quite, that seems to be the case. Or not even within the range of the > >> deranged intuition of the particular individual. > >> > >> > >> > On insults and such, I would think that long time seekers would have > >> > a level of equanimity and mellowness that would make this quite rare. > >> > >> It's not rare on FFL, quite the contrary. > >> Regarding my own insults they are the result of my 100% Pitta > >> constitution which simply can't stand commoners, hypocrites and fellows > >> devoid of even the most basic intelligence. But mellowness is on the rise > >> :-) > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
