On Apr 12, 2008, at 2:30 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
It's the distinction between non-attachment and
detachment. Jim thinks he's displaying the former,
but what many of us are hearing "between the lines,"
as well as in the words he chooses themselves, is
that he's really expressing the latter.
There is also a difference between feeling the
world's pain deeply and having compassion for it
and at the same time believing that on some level
things are perfect, and believing that the world
is perfect because one is not *able* to feel or
empathize with its pain.
That's it. Sterility. That's the word that comes to mind
when reading Jim's posts as well as others who have
been brainwashed by the TM Kool-Aide. There's no
heart left (at least in their responses) so they tend
to fall back on mindless parroting. And get seriously
annoyed when others don't recognize how "deep"
they are.
Hugo's question was an excellent one. Why indeed?
Sal
