TurquoiseB wrote:
> Many of the myths of humanity are about "heroes." And
> many of those heroes prove their herohood in battle;
> they are warriors. Do I see upliftment and inspiration
> in tales of the warrior mindset? Sometimes. Being will-
> ing to fight to the death for what one believes IS
> inspiring, IF "what one believes" is inspiring in itself.
The hero myths are just a way of deluding the public into believing
they individually can change the world. IOW, it is a diversion and at
worst a form of mass hypnosis. That is not to say there is anything
wrong about aspiring to be a leader which entails becoming a strong
person and clear minded the latter of which is a benefit from spiritual
sadhana. I once asked my tantra teacher why tantrics in India didn't
use tantra to drive out invaders. He said first of all it would have
required the efforts of many tantrics (who are probably to anarchistic
to be organized) and it would be messing with the kalachakra (or
destiny). But then what if it was the destiny of the tantrics to do
just that?
