Couldn't have said it better myself. Adyashanti was talking about this and mentioned that people always like the blissy, encouraging phase of spiritual growth, but when it dries up and kicks their ass a bit, showing them they aren't in charge and never have been, the weak ones bail.
What we have here on FFL are those too vain to admit their failures so we get a never ending chorus of insults and whining along the lines of "you aren't enlightened, because everyone knows enlightened people act and talk like X, Y and Z, and you don't and waaaaaah". That's how I have come up with some of their Spirit Names, like The Dork and Bozotronic Barry. It reflects their inner essence as frightened/arrogant little boys. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" <raviyogi@...> wrote: > > I'm not surprised, FFL is infested with these pimps(intellectuals) who > constantly engage in intellectual masturbation and are very threatened > by anyone who's authentic. > Fantasies of projected peace, joy, wonder, bliss everywhere, they like > the non-threatening consistency of a Gandhi, MLK or Dolly Lama but > cannot deal with the paradoxes of genuine, authentic persons. > Because that means forcing to confront their pain, their misery, their > neurosis, going through an intense transformation. It's much easier > fighting for equality, justice and fairness in a far away remote country > - be a peace warrior. They choose the outer rather than inner because > the inner battle is not pretty, the outer battle can never be won either > but it's easy to admit defeat - you can always find someone else > responsible. May be the society or people are not ready for these > people's revolutionary ideas. The inner battle requires real courage and > an ego death for which these wimps are not ready. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> > wrote: > > > > I remember The Dork from when I was first on here. Nasty constipated > fellow and spiritual jerk-off. I see he is still stuck in the mud > too.:-) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree Bozotronic Barry has pain issues, though he too is > > > > > > quite confused - He trumpets that he doesn't pay attention > > > > > > to me, thinks I am building a cult of personality here on > > > > > > FFL (is that weird, or what?), and then spends more words > > > > > > describing who he thinks I am than anyone else on here. > > > > > > That's messed up. Dude needs to get laid, drunk, stoned > > > > > > or whatever gets him off his frantic hobby horse. > > > > > > > > > > Just as a hint to lurkers, who is it that you > > > > > intuitively feel has more 'self' going for them? > > > > > The person who never bothers to respond to crit- > > > > > icisms of that self, or the person who always > > > > > does, almost...uh...compulsively? > > > > > > > > > > In this particular scenario, one of us claims to > > > > > have "no self," but compulsively has to respond > > > > > to every criticism of his self and his act, almost > > > > > as if he had a 'self' to defend. The other (moi), > > > > > not so much, I just allow those who have selves > > > > > to defend to do so, and allow the lurkers to think > > > > > for themselves. Or non-selves. Whatever. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Flannigan, if he indeed is 'awakened', provides a clear example > that > > > 'awakened' self-important assholes can still be self-important > assholes. > > > > > > > > > > Et Tu "do"? You exceeded your 1 post limit, but I guess it's your > pain > > > resulting in the "rflex". > > > > > >
