--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > Doc, I'll let you decide for yourself: I've been doing TM > since March 29, 1975 and in that time have missed between > 5 and 10 meditations, usually because of travel or sickness. > As for my bad behavior, IMO I've done my best to make amends
Your best is none too good. There are piles and piles of your bad behavior that you haven't made the slightest effort to make amends for. And of course the one piece of *inexcusably* bad behavior for which you refuse to apologize. > and have wisely "Wisely"? What an amazing thing to say about oneself. > pursued healing modalities to insure that I > don't do the bad behavior again. Share: They aren't working. Your "bad behavior" continues. > I think this is all we can ask of us humans who are bound > to make mistakes. I also offer as proof of being dedicated > to spiritual liberation is the fact that I continue on FFL > and in particular read Xeno's posts carefully. (horselaugh) > BTW, my current main healing modality, which I've been doing for 17 weeks, > involves prayer. One change I notice from the healing modality, is often > these days I feel flooded with gratitude and for the smallest thing, like the > chirping of the birds who are nested near the window AC in the back bedroom. > And I'm grateful for that gratitude (-: > It has a very different energetic feel that simply being pleased with life. > > > And I don't think a person has to be grateful and or surrendered to God per > se. I think gratitude and surrender to anyone or anything, even life itself, > will do the trick to as you say smooth the road and make the journey quicker. > If there is a journey! > > > In certain mind body states, I'm sure that even a 7 11 would be paradisical. > > > ________________________________ > From: "doctordumbass@..." <doctordumbass@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:18 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: 10 Spiritually Transmitted Diseases > > > > Â > Hey Share, I am curious if you are dedicated to your spiritual liberation, or > more of a dabbler in the sub-culture, like Barry? > > The reason I ask is that the greatest impediment I see to enlightenment, > complete freedom, is when grown adults excuse their bad behavior, or worse, > when they feel good about it, and repeat it. Before enlightenment, everyone > feels contained and isolated most of the time. Those that enhance this > condition for themselves are giving away an awfully lot, to feel good for a > nano second or two. > > The only solution is to surrender *completely*, and pray deeply to God, > remaining ever vigilant for that little voice, that little self that enjoys > itself too much, and continuing to strive in the direction of liberation and > Grace. All cynicism, depression and self-defeating thoughts, are replaced by > faith, and momentum, and the road becomes much smoother, and the journey > quicker. > > However, to be in ignorance (of one's own nature), and be pretty darned > pleased with the result, is a road I would never, ever want to go down again. > It is like being on the way to Paradise, and settling for the 7-11. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > Doc and Ann, I really don't get what you all say. I remember turq's photos > > of Maya and his family, the core of his life IMO, and I read all his > > writing through those glasses. Sure it'd be great for me if he didn't speak > > against TMO. But in another way, it's great for me that he does, because it > > strengthens my devotion to the life I've chosen. And because he makes my > > thinking about family love expand. That's a valuable gift for me.
