Mike, you probably already know that even internal suppression is not considered good by most psychologists. Self discipline, yes, and moderation, but suppression is generally thought to actually be harmful and counter productive. Of course extremely damaging behaviors must be avoided by any and all means. But even in these cases there must be a safe way to acknowledge the potentially harmful urges and somehow neutralize them. Just writing all this I realize what a fine line is often present in situations, especially sexual ones, and how complex it can be to live one's full humanity.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@...> wrote: > > Suppression by coercion, social or political means is not what I'm > referring to, although that has been what is accepted as the norm for > centuries. I'm saying religions in general would suggest the suppression, not > acting out specific desires, in order to extinguish that karma. > > > > ________________________________ > From: authfriend <authfriend@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:43 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pfc. Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years > >  > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@> > wrote: > > > > I'm not really sure what Share was implying in that post. If it was that I > > believeàit's open season on harassing people about their sexuality, then > > she's all wet as you would be also if that's what you thought. My comment > > was in regard to the role ofàreligion in general, not how people > > practice it. People practice their religions according to their ability and > > understanding, which has the capacity to evolve as they do. > > I think she was reacting, as I do, to the notion that > homosexual activity needs to be "suppressed." That's an > entirely unnecessary cruelty, which, thankfully, we do > appear to be evolving *past*. With regard to Christianity > and Judaism, it isn't even clear that the biblical > passages cited in support of suppression have been > correctly interpreted. > > > ________________________________ > > From: authfriend <authfriend@> > > To: mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 7:39 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pfc. Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years > > > > à> > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, "sharelong60" <sharelong60@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Unfortunately Mike, any enforcing activity is not done by > > > "religion" itself. Enforcing is done by other humans who > > > might have issues with sexuality. In general if there's any > > > enforcing to be done, other than to defend one's self > > > against or protect the weak from aggression, I say let life > > > take care of enforcing whatever its natural laws are. > > > > And very well said, Share. > > > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Perhaps that is why religions, in general, encourage the suppression of > > > > homosexual activity, so that it remains only in that transitional > > > > incarnation instead of piling up from life- time to life- time. In > > > > other-words, if those *tendencies*areÃâànot suppressed, they > > > > become stronger the next time. M has always said that the purpose of > > > > religion is to protect the evolution of the soul. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: authfriend <authfriend@> > > > > To: mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 6:24 PM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Pfc. Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years > > > > > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon > > > > <mdixon.6569@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Charlie was definitely a believer in Theosophy. As I remember > > > > > it( his explanation), we change from one sex to the other > > > > > every three incarnations. The first incarnation of the opposite > > > > > sex drags old tendencies from the previous birthÃâàwith it. The > > > > > second birth in that sex is more balanced, while the third > > > > > incarnation is more of an exaggeration of that sex. The super > > > > > masculine man or the super feminine woman. So naturally, the > > > > > next change, brings with it, impressions from the previous > > > > > birth which was exaggerated. > > > > > > > > When you first posted this, you presented it as an > > > > explanation for homosexuality. But a "super masculine" > > > > man or "super feminine" woman (if you're talking about > > > > appearance, which I believe you were when you posted > > > > it before) could just as easily be gay as straight. > > > > > > > > Likewise, gender dysphoria should not be confused with > > > > homosexual preference. Often they go together, but > > > > sometimes they don't. Most gays and lesbians don't want > > > > to change their gender. > > > > > > > > This would mean that all these experiences are natural for everybody to > > > > experience from life time to life time. And of course, how we treat one > > > > another going through theses phases of evolution determine our own > > > > fate. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Pile-on all of > > > > our other karmasÃÆ'ââ¬Å¡Ãâàand hang-ups and god only knows > > > > how it's going to be expressed. Who knows why someone feels they are in > > > > the wrong body? That could be untangling a > > > > > mess that you'll never figure out. > > > > > > > > > >
