--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Rory, I'll bet you a buck you can't express what > > > you want to say here without resorting to the use > > > of terms implying intentionality, conscious choice > > > ("deciding," "making," "denying," "believing"). > > > > Quite right; enlightenment consists (in part) in taking > > responsibility > > And then one can claim authorship of one's > enlightenment. *I* did it! > > <snip> > > I do wonder why you associate the idea of intentionality and > > responsibility with disrespect and hostility > > No, I was mistaken. I just now had a rush of brains > to the head and realized it's not hostility, it's a > need to defend one's sense that one should be able to > take personal credit for one's enlightenment.
Is that anything like the need to believe that one isn't? :-) You're the one being hostile, Jude. We're just trying to relate our experiences. I think you're just pissed off because they're happening to other people and not yourself. Which on an occult level is *exactly* the thing you should feel if you want to make sure they *never* happen for you. :-) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/