--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > --- authfriend <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > > <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Yeah, the pathology of the TMO in a nutshell. Have > > > > profound experiences (like the Absolute having a > > > > personality!) and you are attacked and driven into > > > > silence. > > > > > > How profound can the experiences be if the person > > > having them is so bruised by a few negative comments > > > that he feels he has to withdraw into silence? > > > > I take them at face value. Why would someone's > > reactions to negative comments somehow negate or > > diminish such experiences? How do we know said parties > > are "bruised" and are wimpy-wimps because they > > withdraw into silence. When someone characterizes your > > experience as "sh*t" why would anyone speak about them > > again? Sharing experiences is not a debate. > > Well said, Peter. And, Rory's declining to debate his recent post is > completely consistent with his lack of participation on FFL lately. > I've spoken with him about this before, and FFL is simply no longer > where he wants to direct lots of time, energy, and attention. > > Better to just take him at face value when he writes, "I have posted > this material here only to clarify and correct some of the finer > details of the unfoldment of Brahman I gave here last year. I am not > interested in debating or discussing them particularly. They were > simply some loose ends that had to be tied up."
In other words, Rory posted with grace and dignity, something I'm not sure I can say about some of the posts that reacted to what he said. 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/