I agree. Exercising his body would do him a lot more good than running his mind in vicious little circles.:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > Whew - a very active imagination you have Bozotronic Barry! Typical for > > someone who enjoys blaming everyone but themselves for their lack of > > spiritual progress. I just posted recently the reason for my reaction of > > shock and anger when I first stated on FFL that I had attained self > > realization about five years ago. Here it is again. Perhaps you could > > remember it this time? > > > > When I first popped into CC (not knowing what the SOC was, but knowing that > > I felt an overwhelming relief at this unprecedented sense of inner > > freedom), I thought it would be helpful to report that ordinary joes like > > me could attain the ultimate goal of spiritual seeking. It was precisely > > because I do not consider myself special that I thought this was a useful > > thing for others to know, that enlightenment was not some rare thing just > > for esoteric monks but that regular householder types not affiliated with > > the TM organization or any other, could also attain it. > > > > Unlike you, who have made your spiritual dabblings the core of your social > > identity, I had gone about my seeking largely alone. So I was dismayed, > > shocked and angered when others immediately called my SOC into question. I > > also see in retrospect that what I was experiencing was the classic > > hallmark of CC as defined by Maharishi, inner freedom and infinite > > expansion on the inside, yet a foreign world on the outside. > > > > The challenging turned out to be a good thing for me, as it highlighted my > > lack of integration between my inner state and the outer world. This in > > turn challenged me to go through a series of integrations similar to some > > of the 'dark night of the wills' experiences Adyashanti describes in the > > dark night of the soul talk that Rick recently posted. > > > > So at this point I am unruffled by what anyone wants to say about my SOC. > > Although my detailed and extensive reading of both MMY's BG (numerous > > times) and SBAL (once) books are obviously not a requirement for any SOC, I > > found them to be helpful in providing signposts and faith at the time. > > > > Its really pretty useless for you to try and distract yourself over me, > > Bozotronic Barry. if you want to do some good, please focus on yourself a > > little more, perhaps listen to Adyashanti's talk, take your quest a little > > more seriously, and stop appearing as everyone's idea of a spiritual joke. > > Of course the choice is always yours, and with that I bid you Adieu.:-) > > > What our selfproclaimed bully and believer in useless theories propaganted by > the Dolly Lama, the Turqo should do, in my honest opinion, is taking his dogs > out for more frequent walks ! >