On Jan 26, 2008, at 4:15 PM, Rick Archer wrote:
FFL gets about 4-8 new members a week. I see the comments they’re
required to make when they sign up. Many are intrigued by the
description on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and
figure they’ve stumbled upon a pretty cool, open-minded group of
spiritual seekers. For the most part, they have, but I also see many
of them unsubscribe after a few days. They don’t have to leave
comments when they unsubscribe, but I suspect that many of them are
turned off by the bickering and trash talk that sometimes prevails.
This is an unfortunate loss IMO. Don’t the spiritual traditions
which we all respect advocate love, forgiveness, acceptance, etc? I
don’t understand how people can tolerate indulging in negative
feelings and behavior for weeks, months, years. It’s self-polluting.
I should think spiritual seekers would be inclined to look within
and locate the source of such impulses, and try to eradicate it.
There are spiritual jihadists everywhere is all FFL tells us. And
watching a movement, supposedly consisting of millions of people,
"crashing" and that there are some who will wring their necks to watch
what goes on here, just like a slow motion train wreck. What's so
surprising about that?
I guess what is surprising is that some would feign the opportunity to
catalyze and join together. Move beyond differences. That, to me, is a
weird idea.
Instant Karma sometimes does get the billionaire renunciates. Many
wait to watch the wreck, but few volunteer to join the blow-by-blow
commentary? Why should we pretend to be surprised? We all shine on.
For Mahesh, on his death bed, from me and John:
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who in the hell d'you think you are
A super star
Well, right you are
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
