Right, a two way street, and metaphor is itself a metaphorical notion - for a kind of knowing where the Knower cannot be separated from what It knows - so, ultimately, we are not in a postion to know anything with absolute certainty.... All activiity (and knowing) is approximation & metaphor, occurs in the space of simple Being. Thanks for deconstructing the notion that within teaching enlightenment there is an inherent, unspoken position of authority or superiority. That was right on! Namaste, DS
--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "oneradiantbeing" > <oneradiantbeing@> wrote: > > > > I like to think of them as metaphors, not concrete, literal terms. > > Peace, DS > > > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Great youtube videos. He, he, we are all "aspirants" and he > is > > the > > > > "enlightened teacher". Step right up, step right up... > > > > > > > yeah, I'll bet it really pissed you off in grade school when > > > the "teacher" referred to you as a "student"... > > > > > > If you just read the words "enlightened teacher" and "aspirant" > as > > > words with definitions, vs. loading them with baggage, it is > easier > > to > > > see what he is talking about. Dr. Phil, who's common sense I > enjoy, > > > refers to this loading as psychological sunburn; because of > events > > in > > > the past, even a mention of a word or phrase evokes strong > emotion. > > > I'm not dissing you, just noticing your reaction to those words. > DS > > > doesn't strike me as a power tripper in the least.:-) > > > > > > Well its always a two way street, right? And if it isn't, they > aren't even metaphors...:-) >
