Re "during the Roman Catholic Mass, the wine is changed into the blood of Christ and all are invited to partake":
Not so. The wine is for the priests alone. The congregation has to be satisfied with the bread. The official Church doctrine is that as *both* the bread and the wine are transformed into Christ's body and blood only the one need be taken. But as the priest partakes of both bread and wine the obvious implication is that he's getting a special privilege. As the blood clearly symbolises the "inner life force" the message taken away by everyone is that the priest is more spiritual than the lay members. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: So I guess wgm, we got a case of it takes a thorn to remove a thorn in that during the Roman Catholic Mass, the wine is changed into the blood of Christ and all are invited to partake! Of course Maharishi had a very different take on desire, seeing it as what leads us to more and more bliss, to ultimate bliss. These days I'd say that if desire is a demon or a mistake of the intellect or a delusion it's because we already are that which we desire. What do you think? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: The curse of Dracula! Is, the very *damnation* Christ warned about! The *blood* of *desire*!!! Drinking the blood of sensuality dooms those, who go so forth, to the wheel of eternal *in-satiability* and the wheel of birth and death (Samsara or eternal damnation to reincarnation because of desire) until the *demon* of desire is quelled and the peace of soul realization is gained through meditation and God realization. ( Hey, a little Halloween here, enjoy!)
