--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Different states of consciousness may lead > > to > > > > > > different levels of > > > > > > ethics. > > > > > > > > > > > > MMY's point about an enlightened person > > behaving > > > > in > > > > > > a life-supportive > > > > > > way has nuances: in CC, one doesn't act in a > > way > > > > > > that harms one's own > > > > > > evolution. In higher states, this holds true > > as > > > > > > well, but one's > > > > > > perception of what defines "self" becomes > > more > > > > > > encompassing and > > > > > > presumably one's behavior reflects this. > > > > > > > > > > I used to believe the above, but I doubt it > > now. I > > > > see > > > > > our ethics as more a reflection of our > > > > internalized > > > > > cultural practices and our own relative > > nature. We > > > > > don't like MMY's business ethics, but, as has > > been > > > > > noted in previous posts, this is how things > > are > > > > done > > > > > in India. But on the other hand...... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But does this mean that different states of > > > > consciousness do NOT lead > > > > to different ethics? > > > > > > I don't think so. Ethics are in the domain of > > > behavior. Different states of of consciousness > > will > > > give rise to different experiences of self/object. > > The > > > TMO has always related "higher levels of > > > consciousness" with increased moral behavior, but > > the > > > research is pretty weak in this area. I just don't > > > know. > > > > Well, for the most extreme cases, unethical behavior > > IS associated > > with disfunctional brain physiology. > > Do you mean violent behavior?
Not just violent behavior, but non-empathetic behavior of any kind. I. the extreme cases, you can often find mal-formed/smaller-than- average brain structures known to be associated with things like empathy in people who show anti-social/sociopathic behavior. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
