The oldest and most profound ethical standard is: "Do not do anything to others, that you do not want others to do to you". I would not trust anybody as Enlightened, if they do not live according to that standard. In my eyes it includes no lies, not steal, not cheat and also not experiment with innocent peoples mind. If the Sidhis which is given to us, was an experiment, it is a shame. Ingegerd
> I like the idea that moral development must precede higher spiritual > attainments. Otherwise those attainments can be misused. I wonder whether > this is a recommendation or a requirement. We see so many examples of people > who apparently have attained enlightenment doing screwy stuff (literally). > Are they really enlightened, having skipped the requisite moral development > (i.e., moral development is merely a recommendation) or self- deluded, > misinterpreting a higher state as the ultimate one (i.e., moral development > is a requirement)? Or is moral development too subjective a value to make > such a determination? 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/
