> > > > I personally am suspicious of my own personal experiences in > > > > many cases... > > > > > > I completely understand... > > > > Explain it to unc... > > Uncle, Lawson is completely suspicious about his own personal > experiences in many cases.
Maybe, but I'm suspicious for my own reasons, not because someone told me to be. :-) The bottom line here, guys, is that both of you rely on the testimony and advice of people you consider "experts" for how to live your daily lives, and how to achieve your spiritual goals. You tend to follow the experts' instruc- tions to the letter, and when they pay off and you have a "good experience," you give the credit to the expert, or to formula he/she sells, or the God he/she represents. Me, I just muddle through, make my own decisions, and have really neat spiritual experiences anyway. Face it, there is nothing more threatening to the person who "does everything right" than the person who "does every- thing wrong" and has the same kinds of experiences that the do-it-right-ers have. It gives rise to the heretical idea that, in the world of spiritual practice, "formulas" for realizing enlightenment may just be something to distract the seeker while the realization unfolds itself to itself, and that what you actually do on a daily basis to cultivate that realization doesn't matter a bit. Unc 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/
