Pardon me for not snipping, but it deserves to be read again. Very nicely said, Jeff.
Unc --- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I've gotten out of the month or so I've been reading/posting on > FFL is that it's good to share info and viewpoints - particularly > when the info is backed up by some "source" materials. All of us > feel we have discovered some modicum of truth in our spiritual > adventure. We want to share this with others and sometimes the way > this is done is > peceived by others as overbearing. POV. It all comes down to POV > based on personal experience. Disagreeing and attacking are not the > same. Being open to other viewpoints so one can clarify one's own is > what I see as important. > > I was in the TMO and am now a Scientologist. No matter what I think > about the TMO or others think about Scientology, I support those who > truly do believe that they are a spirit and not a body and are > pursuing "realization" to that end. Attention on the spiritual vis a > vis the "relative," material or MEST (Sci term: matter, energy, space > & time) has to have a positive influence on this planet. > > For example, if the rajas and peace palaces and yogic flyers do > contribute to world peace - isn't that what we want? > If you find that unpalatable or non-sense, then you don't participate > in that. But that doesn't give you the right (in my opinion) to > abdicate your responibility to contribute toward the world peace goal. > > If someone is made to feel "wrong' by a post it probably hasn't > accomplished anything toward this end. I believe it's important to > Grant Beingness: "the ability to assume or grant (give, allow) > beingness is probably the highest of human virtues. It is even more > important to be able to permit (allow) other people to have beingness > than to be able oneself to assume it." (L. Ron Hubbard) Kind of like > MMy's "sweet truth." > > If some feel that others are being deluded by the TMO they can state > why without "making wrong". I WANT people to be dedicated to their > spiritual pursuits. This planet is in a condition that seriously > needs help. And spiritual help is the only kind that can save it. > Attacking this problem from many different angles is good. Believing > your way is the "best" way is part of dedication. But instead > of "feeling sorry" (which I think we've all done) for the guy who > doesn't "get it" we need to be happy he's pursuing the same basic > goal we all are and hope to hell one or some or all of these things > work so we can rescue everyone from this craziness we call planet > Earth. > > I appreciate ALL true seekers. But it's not my right to decide who > is and who ain't one. Let people go for whatever they believe in > 100%. > If info here or elsewhere puts them in doubt as to whether fully > supporting the TMO is the right thing to do, let them sit down and > honestly assess it for themselves. If they decide to bail or just do > TM or TM and sidhis, that's their choice. > > Be happy you have your truth (path) and pursue it diligently. > Encourage others to do the same. > > Jeff To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
