--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "coshlnx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --The BODY is the source of fear, not the ego. This fact (more > importantly and generally), explains why Enlightened Gurus can still > have hang-ups especially in the sex and money departments. The > source of desires in these areas arise from the BODY, not the ego. > Remember: such desires originating from the physical body (and even > subtle bodies), have an origin in millions of years of evolution and > carry a momemtum full of impulses relating to primal instincts; but > translated into a host of new desires blossoming in aspects of the > social arena not present, (say) 50,000 years ago. > Going back in time even further, look at the less highly evolved > primates such as chimps. Observation of their groups show highly > complex social skills involving power struggles, alliances, clashes > of personality, sex games, etc; and in the human context of modern > life, these primal desires and ways of interacting are translated > into even more highly complex and refined patterns of behavior. >
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