Ah... I seem to have an overpowering urge to ramble on for a bit. Please feel free skip the following soliloquy if one is easily bored by matters pertaining to the care and feeding of our inner psyches. I've noticed that on more than one occasion commentary attributed to Mr. Murray seems to bring out a desire on my part to meddle with the opinions of others. It seems to generate a desire within me to pontificate at my own expense - and obviously to the expense of anyone else so inclined to eavesdrop. You have been forewarned! ;-)
>From Rich: > yes, but what's going on since 1989 is more collective > mutual delusion, rather than deliberate lying, in most cases > -- as one who has twice failed radically at attempting day > trading stocks, I notice that Ponzi schemes in all their > variety constitute much of what is still presented as > legitimate business activity -- disconfirmation is interpreted > as some personal failing, not as evidence for the profound > delusion of the entire field Exactly whose delusions are we wrestling with here? As previously mentioned, I attempted to make a profit in the commodities market. I was trading commodities close to real-time. What I was doing was not all that different than trying to make a living as a Day Trader. I lost a lot of savings in my attempts, and needless to say I wasn't too happy about it. (I can sympathize with your own circumstances, and I feel your pain.) Fortunately for me, the economic damage I was personally responsible for was pretty much self-contained. I didn't pilfer the savings of anyone other than my own accounts, and as such, only had myself to blame when it came time to paying my bills. ;-) FWIW, when forced to confront very blunt lessons, such as the loss of a significant amount of money due to one's own misjudgments, it becomes easy to become overwhelmed by the painful memories & the consequences that ensured. They can color one's outlook on life. It's easy to become suspicious, even cynical about the subsequent actions and motivations of ourselves and of others as well. It's at this stage that one must be alert to the possibility of projecting the memories of our personal failures onto the actions of others - particularly activities that seem to strike an unpleasant chord within our own psyches. This certainly applies to what has been going on in the CF field for the past 20 years. It also includes Rossi & Co, and any potential competitors who might be out there, like Piantelli. However, trying not to project the circumstances of our own failures into of the perceived actions of others is NOT an easy lesson to master. I'm still working at it. In other words, It takes one to know one. > -- in addition, the unimaginable > unity and subtlety of the present moment of awareness is the > ultimate source of invalidation of all perceptions, concepts, > and projects -- so question everything deeply for yourself, On the surface this sounds like an interesting comment, maybe even profound on some transcendent level. However, to be honest I don't get what you're trying to say. Are you implying our perceptions at every moment in time are prone to be invalid - inaccurate??? Well, shoot! Scholars and religious leaders have been debating the reality of our existence since the dawn of mankind. In the end, who cares! Regarding the more intriguing phrase pertaining to "...the present moment of awareness" - I'd like to follow up with the comment that it has been my experience that a more practical way to perceive reality is to stay focused on the present moment. Try to remain conscious of one's own inner "being-ness" and of one's presence in the external surroundings. Speakers like Eckhart Tolle, inform us of the fact that we often seem get overly caught up in convoluted memories of painful past actions, or we get caught up over real or imagined fears of what the future may bring for us. What Tolle and other speakers of his caliber have tried to suggest to their audiences is that all of these fixations subtract from us the simple fact that the only way to change bad things that have happened to us (from the past), or what we fear could happen to us (in the future), is to stay focused in the present moment. It's only in the present moment where we can actually do something about the past or future matters. It's only in the present moment where we can initiate changes in our life. However, I suspect there are many who find much of Tolle's writings and lectures to be a tad boring. Ah well, to each his own. > as Buddha advised -- tend the garden of your own present moment > of awareness". No doubt about it. Buddha was a cool dude. Well ahead of his time. Pertaining to the matter of opinions, Buddha also sed - People with opinions just go around bothering each other. http://quotations.about.com/od/spiritualquotes/a/buddhistquotes.htm Ok, I think I've done enuf bothering for one spell. * * * * * In the meantime, I've heard all the Rossi "previews". Like most here I'm looking forward to the October 6 Rossi Show. I've got my popcorn, and hoping the show will at least be entertaining, if not informative. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
