Raunchy, this is really a beautiful and practical spiritual teaching you posted here which deserves a bow. Namaste Thanks, -Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > > > > Speaking the sweet truth is a behavioral rasayana. By following the > traditional values, of one's cultural heritage, Maharishi believed one's path > in life presented fewer roadblocks to well being, good health and > enlightenment. Behavioral rasyanas are universally fundamental to all human > beings in all cultures. The behavioral rasyana map of a well traveled road > describes the territory, not the consciousness of the traveler. > > Behaviors and attitudes to maximize: > > Love > Compassion > Speech that uplifts people > Cleanliness > Charity and regular donation > Religious observance > Respect toward teachers and elders > Being positive > Moderation and self-control, especially with regard to alcohol >and sex > Simplicity > > Behaviors and attitudes to be avoided: > > Anger > Violence > Harsh or hurtful speech > Conceit > Speaking ill of others behind their backs > Egotism * Dishonesty > Coveting another's spouse or wealth > > http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/behavioral_rasayana.html > > Behavioral rasyanas describe the basic rules of how we treat each other as > human beings. A society devoid of such behaviors descends into chaos. FFLife > is a chaotic antimatter smashing machine of behavioral rasyanas, cynically > obliterating, ridiculing, any sacred cow daring to lift its head from grazing > in the pastures of social convention. Other than no porn, you are free to be > as abusive and as childish as you like on one day and a warrior for truth, > justice and sacred cows the next day. > > I'm not holding myself up as a model of always treating everyone with > absolute fairness. I don't, nobody does. I prefer less chaos and more > fairness in how in how we treat each other on FFLife, I just don't expect it. > > IMO the folks who have a longer check list in the positive column of > behavioral rasyanas are more capable of speaking the sweet truth. They > consistently treat others fairly. Just as reliably, self-centered abusive > assholes with a long list of behaviors in the negative column don't give a > fuck about treating others respectfully and are incapable of speaking the > sweet truth. So sayeth raunchydog, not so sweetly. >
