[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > > BTW do you believe that the rapture of Christianity is a fantasy? > > Same thing for me so far about enlightenment. But perhaps someone

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The thing about being enlightened that I personally don't like all that much is that I am surrounded by unenlightened idiots. How could this have happened? I'm incarnate in a sea of idiots reflecting all that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > BTW do you believe that the rapture of Christianity is a fan

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, I am completely lacking in "perfect intellignence". You though > have apparently perfected it! I am also as you say incapable > of "deomonstrate"ing it! > > Don't you see what an utter fool you appear as wh

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" wrote: > > > > Yes, I am completely lacking in "perfect intellignence". You though > > have apparently perfected it! I am also as you say incapable > > of "deom

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > > > > > Yes, I am completely lacking in "perfect intellignence". You > though >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > wrote: > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Don't try to lay your moodmaking crap on me buddy. I am not condemning > you, or me, if you want to see it that way- just calling you on your > BS and your foolishness, your hypocrisy. > Ahh, but you see, Jim, h

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > >> Don't try to lay your moodmaking crap on me buddy. I am not > condemning > > you, or me, if you want to see it that way- just calling you on your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > wrote: > > >> Don't try to lay your moodmaking crap on me buddy. I am not > > condemn

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > wrote: > > >> Don't try to lay your moodmaking crap on me buddy. I am not > > condemn

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > > wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" > > > wrote: >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ahh, but you see, Jim, he *is* condemning *you* -- trying > > > desperately > > > > to find and prove "flaws" in you so he won't have to look up to > > > you as > > > > a role model, which is what he thinks you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread new . morning
Nice story. -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" wrote: > > > > > Ahh, but you see, Jim, he *is* condemning *you* -- trying > > > > desperately > > > > > to find and prove "flaws" in you so he won't hav

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > > wrote: >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" wrote: > > > > > Ahh, but you see, Jim, he *is* condemning *you* -- trying > > > > desperately > > > > > to find and prove "flaws" in you so he won't have to look

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nice story. > lol! my stomach hurts!!!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning wrote: > > > > Nice story. > > > lol! my stomach hurts!!! > RUN!!! FFL has been hijacked by the Goal itself!!! RUN!!! LOL!!!Enlightenment is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread pranamoocher
I've never understood the hostilities expressed on this board by some of its members in response to simple topics of personal experiences. I really enjoy reading Jim and Rory's ( and others') "enlightened" explanations and don't take them as attacks on others' states of consciousness at all, altho

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" wrote: > > > > Yes, I am completely lacking in "perfect intellignence". You though > > have apparently perfected it! I am also as you say incapable > > of "deomon

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "pranamoocher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've never understood the hostilities expressed on this board by some of > its members in response to simple topics of personal experiences. I > really enjoy reading Jim and Rory's ( and others') "enlightened" > ex

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > wrote: > >> Don't try to lay your moodmaking crap on me buddy. I am not > condemning > > you, or me, if you want to see it that way- just calling you on your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Now, THAT makes sense! I remember the terrific battles that would > rage within me as I approached my enlightenment; the revealing of my > Self-- especially when I would practice TM- Transcendental > Meditation- *lol*

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "pranamoocher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've never understood the hostilities expressed on this board by some of > its members in response to simple topics of personal experiences. I > really enjoy reading Jim and Rory's ( and others') "enlightened" >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "pranamoocher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've never understood the hostilities expressed on this board by some of > its members in response to simple topics of personal experiences. I > really enjoy reading Jim and Rory's ( and others') "enlightened" >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Now, THAT makes sense! I remember the terrific battles that would > rage within me as I approached my enlightenment; the revealing of my > Self-- especially when I would practice TM- Transcendental > Meditation-

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread curtisdeltablues
> Here's the really funny part. They are so terrified of the coming > tyranny, terror, fascism, and torture "out there" and completely > unaware that the coming nightmare is Disneyland compared to the > absolute tyranny, terror, fascism, and torture they are subjecting > themselves to every mom

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
R: Here's the really funny part. They are so terrified of the coming > tyranny, terror, fascism, and torture "out there" and completely > unaware that the coming nightmare is Disneyland compared to the > absolute tyranny, terror, fascism, and torture they are subjecting > themselves to ever

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here's the really funny part. They are so terrified of the coming > > tyranny, terror, fascism, and torture "out there" and completely > > unaware that the coming nightmare is Disneyland compared to the >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, if you want to call the "rubble, bones, and stink of an incinerated Germany" Disneyland, you've got a point. But I don't think that this is using language with any kind of precision. I do.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread curtisdeltablues
AnyOne of Us who can listen...? If what I say doesn't resonate for > you, feel free to ignore it, of course. > > FWIW I too am really moved by your great heart, Curtis, and I wish > you nothing but the best. > Yeah, I'm just an adorable, tousled haired, big hearted, unenlightened scamp aren't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > AnyOne of Us who can listen...? If what I say doesn't resonate for > > you, feel free to ignore it, of course. > > > > FWIW I too am really moved by your great heart, Curtis, and I wish > > you nothing but

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't sense any openness to feedback here so > > I'll just leave it at that. > > I'm with you on this one, Curtis, I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander > wrote: > > > > > curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > > > > > I don't sense any openness to feedback here so > > > I'll just leave i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, excellent point. I've never seen MMY actually communicate with anyone. Jim and Rory may well be enlightened, but they don't seem to have enough self-awareness to notice how they come across. Maybe they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread curtisdeltablues
"or to lie to you to make > you feel better, if that's what you want" That's all I ever wanted from you Rory. You don't call you don't write, and is it too much to ask for a box of chocolates once in a while? You can keep the flowers I got allergies, now pull up a chair and eat, you look like a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, excellent point. I've never seen MMY actually communicate with anyone. Jim and Rory may well be enlightened, but they don't seem to have enough self-awareness to notice how they come across. Maybe they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander > wrote: > > > > Yes, excellent point. I've never seen MMY actually communicate with > anyone. Jim and Rory may well be enlightened, but they don't seem to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "or to lie to you to make > you feel better, if that's what you want" > > That's all I ever wanted from you Rory. You don't call you don't > write, and is it too much to ask for a box of chocolates once in a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > >> Acid Trip and Jim and Rory [since they both seem to have missed > the post] > > Didn't miss it; just didn't think you really wanted to converse :-) > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > >> Acid Trip and Jim and Rory [since they both seem to have missed > > the post] > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Acid Trip and Jim and Rory [since they both seem to have missed the post] Didn't miss it; just didn't think you really wanted to converse :-) > Reading Jim and Rory's posts reminds me of an acid trip I took decades

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > R: Apparently we are *all* still failing miserably :-) > > > Yeah. Like I said, arrogant asshole. Perhaps you really think that > your being an arrogant asshole really DOES effectively "liberate" > people. < GUFFAW! >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > > R: Apparently we are *all* still failing miserably :-) > > > > > > Yeah. Like I said, arrogant asshole. Perhaps you really think that > > your being an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" > wrote: > > > >> Acid

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ergo Maharishi and Guru Dev, Brahmanada Saraswati, have also failed > > to liberate you John, and so they must also be arrogant assholes?? > > > Certainly not, but what they're doing doesn't include acting like >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" > wrote: > > > Ergo Maharishi and Guru Dev, Brahmanada Saraswati, have > also failed > > > to liberate you John, and so they must also be arrogant > assholes??

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
Ok then-- I'll be an arrogant asshole IF, and only IF, you take > > responsibility for your failure to achieve liberation. Do we have a > > deal? > > > You already ARE acting like an arrogant asshole - and my "achieving" > or not "achieving" liberation is none of your business. > Uh uh, sorry

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok then-- I'll be an arrogant asshole IF, and only IF, you take > > > responsibility for your failure to achieve liberation. Do we have > a > > > deal? > > > > > > You already ARE acting like an arrogant assho

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You're a gifted writer, deltablues. A sheynem dank, gutte neshome. > > curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "or to lie to you to make > you feel better, if that's what you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread tertonzeno
---re - statement below MMY doesn't have "that" problem. That's cuz he insulates himself against any contructive feedback that doesn't agree with his initial POV. In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin"

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, there is nothing I can see that isn't part of me. I know condescension because I have been guilty of it. I know what it feels like. That we are what we behold is a given. Within that given, however, th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Duveyoung
You know, if I were enlightened, I would expect that part of my freedom, part of my meat robot's new world, would be the "duty" or "privilege" of setting folks straight about enlightenment, and if the folks want to tussle, well, the enlightened can give what's given to them backacha TIMES TEN. Arj

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread curtisdeltablues
"Every scripture has "saints who kill, lie, rape, swindle, etc." in the cause of upholding the integrity of spirituality itself. Those who will not even consider that God exists are the proper targets for such "low behavoir" on the parts of the enlightened." Atheists are all too aware of this fan

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You know, if I were enlightened, I would expect that part of my > freedom, part of my meat robot's new world, would be the "duty" or > "privilege" of setting folks straight about enlightenment, and if the > folks want to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You know, if I were enlightened, I would expect that part of my > freedom, part of my meat robot's new world, would be the "duty" or > "privilege" of setting folks straight about enlightenment, and if the > folks want to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Every scripture has "saints who kill, lie, rape, swindle, etc." in > the cause of upholding the integrity of spirituality itself. Those who > will not even consider that God exists are the proper targets for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do not feel offended. Your condescension was never directed at me, I just happened to notice it and also noticed honest efforts on the part of others to make you aware of it. So I thought I'd put in my two

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Duveyoung
Moses was told to kill whole tribes -- genocide pure and simple. I can hardly write the words -- it's terrible. Okay, what do you do with that when you want to consider the personality of God? First I note that God didn't say to Moses, "I want that you really enjoy killing." I'm no biblical sch

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread matrixmonitor
---Regarding actions that the Enlightened are enjoined (must) to something spontaneously while the un-Enlightened are stuck with some other course of action doesn't make sense. The only difference is the identification. Here's the statement --below-- (which seems to imply that given equal acti

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread curtisdeltablues
"All my sins, thus far, have been by a meat robot, but if I do get enlightened, I don't expect life to change instantly, and in the meanwhile, I expect that my dark proclivities will be useful to God in some manner. If God needs someone ass raged upon, well, all He's gotta do is take me off the lea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim doesn't want to kill or swindle -- that's a good sign that he's > not going to spontaneously manifest those dynamics, but, don't kid > yourself, like all of us, he'd kill anyone holding a knife to his > child's throat

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-28 Thread TurquoiseB
Edg: > > You know, if I were enlightened, I would expect that part > > of my freedom, part of my meat robot's new world, would > > be the "duty" or "privilege" of setting folks straight > > about enlightenment, and if the folks want to tussle, > > well, the enlightened can give what's given to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-28 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, excellent point. I've never seen MMY actually communicate with anyone. Have you seen him at all ?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-28 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Barry wrote: "I find this attitude of "setting people straight" > about the "reality" of enlightenment not only creepy, but > dangerous." > > Edg: > > I'll deal with each point of Barry's below -- only cuz it'll be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-28 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes. > > nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander > wrote: > > > > Yes, excellent point. I've never seen MMY actually

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-12-01 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > > > Barry wrote: "I find this attitude of "setting people straight" > > about the "reality" of enlightenment not only creepy, but > > dangerous." > > > > Ed

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-26 Thread Angela Mailander
The thing about being enlightened that I personally don't like all that much is that I am surrounded by unenlightened idiots. How could this have happened? I'm incarnate in a sea of idiots reflecting all that profound idiocy back to me??? Incredible. "new.morning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
I didn't mean to address you in particular. I was just making a joke about a general vibe on this forum. In general though, I think it's prolly impossible to say, "I am enlightened" without sounding like a pompous ass for a lot of different reasons. So that puts someone who thinks they're enl

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Vaj
On Nov 27, 2007, at 7:38 AM, Angela Mailander wrote: In general though, I think it's prolly impossible to say, "I am enlightened" without sounding like a pompous ass for a lot of different reasons. So that puts someone who thinks they're enlightened in the difficult position of either hav

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
This time, Rory, you are not speaking from any kind of experience. Have you seen war? You may be able to argue that most of us are living in a world of psychological misery of our own making because we are not enlightened, but we are still spoiled Americans with the money, leisure, and comfort

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
OK, if you want to call the "rubble, bones, and stink of an incinerated Germany" Disneyland, you've got a point. But I don't think that this is using language with any kind of precision. Rory Goff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: R: Here's the really funny part. The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
I'm with you on this one, Curtis, I don't sense it either. curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: AnyOne of Us who can listen...? If what I say doesn't resonate for > you, feel free to ignore it, of course. > > FWIW I too am really moved by your great h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
Yes, excellent point. I've never seen MMY actually communicate with anyone. Jim and Rory may well be enlightened, but they don't seem to have enough self-awareness to notice how they come across. Maybe they just don't give a shit. a TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
Yes, there is nothing I can see that isn't part of me. I know condescension because I have been guilty of it. I know what it feels like. That we are what we behold is a given. Within that given, however, there are distinctions that a well-trained literary critic can make. I don't know you at

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
You're a gifted writer, deltablues. curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "or to lie to you to make > you feel better, if that's what you want" That's all I ever wanted from you Rory. You don't call you don't write, and is it too much to ask for a box of c

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
I do not feel offended. Your condescension was never directed at me, I just happened to notice it and also noticed honest efforts on the part of others to make you aware of it. So I thought I'd put in my two cents worth as a more or less objective observer. Intellect makes discriminations, an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-28 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Nov 28, 2007, at 5:08 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: This is the language of the religious fanatic. If I believed in a God, I'd thank Him that Edg has no access to real power over other human beings other than in the dim recesses of his dim mind. If he did, he'd be dangerous. In reality, he's just a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-28 Thread Angela Mailander
Yes. nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, excellent point. I've never seen MMY actually communicate with anyone. Have you seen him at all ?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim announces new role for himself.

2007-11-28 Thread Angela Mailander
We've met. nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes. > > nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,