--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, a_non_moose_ff <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > You seem to be beyond MMY's teachings. Do you feel you have > > > > transcended his insights and have (re)cognized a newer or > > > > higher reality? Do you feel your insights are deeper and > > > > superior to his? > > > > > > > Question for you: Why should you, or anyone else, use MMY and > > > what he says or writes as the 'gold standard' for their > > > spiritual development? I'm serious, not just being > > > rhetorical... > > > > <snip...> Again, his view and teachings may not be perfect, > > the best, or a gold standard. But without further info I > > would bet on it over the one-man,one-generation Santa > > Claran tradition. > > Oh c'mon, that's just BS...to insinuate that I am somehow > comparing myself to the Holy Tradition, or trying to start > a tradition of my own.
I wouldn't say that AnonAkaskaMoose was *really* comparing you to the TM "holy tradition," Jim. What he was doing was using "tradition" the way it's *always* been used through- out history. "Tradition" is that thing that people who have been practicing a set of spiritual techniques for years without having any terribly interesting experiences or results trot out to explain why they stick with a set of techniques that have never produced what they claimed. You repeat the word "tradition" over and over to yourself to make you feel better about having invested so much time and money in something that hasn't paid off on its promises. This common usage of the term "tradition" has the added side benefit of enabling the TB who wields it of putting down those who *have* had spiritual experiences. Because those experiences don't necessarily jibe with what the "tradition" told the TB to expect, the TB can use the word "tradition" to attempt to discredit the person who has actually had a few experiences, and discredit the experiences themselves. It's a nice "perk" of clinging to a "tradition" that hasn't really ever delivered on its own promises. :-) :-) :-) ------------------------ 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/
