LOL - first you have to show me that you read and understood what I wrote. So far, no tamale, big boy.:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: > > > > > > > > He (MMY) should have been more upfront about his > > > > enlightenment status... > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > >> What difference would that have made? > > > > > > It would have been Just Another Human Being Making > > > Just Another Claim. > > > > > > Why does anyone believe that they should believe > > > someone who claims to be enlightened? > > > > > Good Point! The hallmark of enlightenment as it is > > discussed here, is the ability to reside within the > > silence of the Self, regardless of the other activity > > taking place. > > Sez who? > > Seriously. You are making *pronouncements* again, > Jim, based (as far as I can tell) on Things That > Were Told To You By People You Choose To Believe. > > What makes those things correct, or "truth?" > > It's not that I diss your ability to believe what > you were told. It's just that I don't believe that > you fully understand that you were TOLD it, and > that the only reason you choose to believe it is > that you *choose* to believe that what you were > TOLD is somehow equivalent with "truth." > > I have no such illusions. > > I consider Maharishi Just Another Guy. I consider > Buddha Just Another Guy. I consider Christ, and > any other spiritual teacher you could name, Just > Another Guy. Unless it was a woman, of course, in > which case she would be Just Another Gal. :-) > > I do not cut ANY of these people any special breaks > with regard to "knowing the truth." They were merely > human beings, having human opinions, and stating > them, based on their personal experiences. > > As such, their opinions carry no more weight than > my own. > > Why do you feel differently? > > Do you really feel that some people are more "special" > than others, and that as a result their opinions > carry more "weight" or have more legitimacy than the > opinions of others? > > I do not. > > I am clearly in the "We're all bozos on this bus" camp. > > You seem to be more in the "Some bozos are more 'special' > than others, and that therefore their words carry more > weight than others" camp. > > Make a case for your position. >
