--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > [...] > > > > If that's what you want out of a spiritual teacher, I'm sure > > > > there are many out there who will provide it. Me, I'd be > > > > happier with someone who told me the truth. > > > > > > What is truth? > > > > And from what state of consciousness? > > > > Hilarious. > > It is true that knowledge is different in different states of > consciousness. However, in my opinion, we only benefit in our quest > for spiritual growth if exposed honestly and forthrightly to an > enlightened point of view, no matter the discomfort it causes us. > > It is like being disciplined as a child. If we are always presented > with just the child's point of view, we never grow up. So the > realities of the enlightened and the ignorant are quite different, and > at the same time it greatly behooves the ignorant to be exposed to the > naked reality of the enlightened, if they truly want to gain that > release of suffering for themselves. > > Of course, the ignorant are always free to continue suffering > eternally if that is their choice; forever approaching freedom and > then backing away, because the perceived pain of confronting their > boundaries is greater than the perceived reward of freedom from > suffering. Totally their choice. Personally, I call that fence sitting > and it has never any much benefit for me.
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