--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On the other hand, the process of gaining enlightenment is not mumbo > jumbo, and particularly the majority of the members here, who have > been meditating in this life for decades, the physiology is > conditioned to accept enlightenment already, so what is stopping us, > from this really very normal experience? > > Through seeking enlightenment so long, many of us think that seeking > is a normal state; some progress, a setback, a flashy experience, > and then more of the same. However, it is just as easy to 'break on > through to the other side...'. And the reward is well worth it! I think the biggest hurdle is the ego, which thinks *it's* the thing that awakens. Most of the assholiness on FFL is true believers of one sect bashing the true believers of another. I think those who engage in "my guru/lineage can beat up your guru/lineage" are the addicts that Tom T's recent post referred to. They're addicted to the ideas and dogmas of enlightenment. Teachings can point to truth, but you have to be vigilant against falling into the delusional mind-trap that teachings *are* truth. The finger pointing at the moon is not the moon; the moon is not made of finger.
Needless to say, these words and ideas are not truth, and it's the force of my own ego that drives me to post them. Alex ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Does he tell you he loves you when he hits you? Abuse. Narrated by Halle Berry. http://us.click.yahoo.com/HcoraC/rbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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/
