--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- 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! > > > > *lol* if not *I* then who? > > > > > <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. > > > > There is at the heart of things only *I*; only the Self -- so who > > is to assign or receive credit or blame? > > Or even care. :-)
Mmm-hmm. Which is why there are now at least two dozen posts from those among us who claim some authority on the subject (a good portion of them yours). ------------------------ 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/