looks like Ram is jealous....again. RS On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:21 AM, YouWho? <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'm just playing, really. > > I do tend to be direct with some people. Maybe on forums a little more > than otherwise, but "it's nice to be nice," as the saying goes. > > In forums like this, when someone makes statements or asks questions. > My general approach is to examine concepts. > > No concept is sacred in the sense that any concept not be left > unexamined. Honesty is getting to the root of concepts for the sake of > oneself. > > It sounds like you are being honest with yourself about your > motivations. > > In my mind, if someone is going to be an author or speaker about a > topic, they should be expert in that topic. > > What motivates me to buy a book is if I can see, or if I know that the > book has some special knowledge or wisdom from someone whom I consider > to be an expert. When it comes to books on spiritual knowledge and > Consciousness, there are very few books that I would feel motivated to > buy. > > As an aside, I'm not an author. I'm a servant. My motives to publish > books was out of service to my Guru and to spiritual seekers. I really > have no interest in name or fame or making money selling spiritual > teachings. But I don't disagree that these are valid motives for many > authors and teachers. > > Nice chatting with you. > > Cheers! And good luck with your book. > > >
