--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill wrote: > > > Wolf Baiter sez: > > > > Perhaps Richard cares. But then you might be right. What are we? Suppose that in reality we are all NOBODY inside, that our personal life is but the stuff dreams are made of, a fiction created by mistaking our idea of ourselves for something that is real? > > Great synopsis of one of Buddhism's essential points. However, you forgot the other important point. Yer supposed to feel sorry for all the schizoids wanting to protect that nothing who falsely believe they are something. > > So, feel sorry and start calling your"self" Mz. Nothing.
Excellent point, Empty. And exactly why it's so difficult for me to find anything worth reading or replying to on FFL any more. Because of a few out-of-control ego-selves (who don't exist), the place has degenerated into non-stop arguments between selves (who don't exist) arguing with other selves (who don't exist). I mean, how pathetic does a self (who doesn't exist) have to BE to get their panties (which probably don't exist, because who would wear them?) in a twist over something that another self (who doesn't exist) said about their self (who doesn't exist)? Much less turn all of this into vendettas and grudges in which a self (who doesn't exist) gets SO panty-twisted that they start to STALK other selves (who don't exist), all because one or more of them said something in cyberspace (which probably doesn't exist) about their self (who doesn't exist) that they (again, non-existent) don't like or don't agree with. It's a major clusterfuck of ego-nonsense. One that is becoming easier to deal with every day by just treating these panty-twisted selves (who don't exist) as if they REALLY don't exist. It's not an insult or an affront. In a way, it's a kind of Buddhist favor, all dripping with compassion. :-) "I'm treating you (who don't exist) AS IF you don't exist because I'm trying to remind you (who don't exist) that you really don't. If you realized that and just lightened up, you'd be a lot happier (even though 'you' don't really exist). And besides, your panties would fit better." :-) :-) :-)
