> What an utter garbagedump FFL has turned into. > Many in spiritual circles appear attached to the concept of non-attachment -- but it appears to me (hardly a strong truth test) they are quite attached to aversion.
Just a few of today's posts I have skimmed and aversion seems to be blossoming like spring -- deep (and almost trembling) aversion to americans, strippers, enhanced breasts, people who are satisfied with TM, and on and on. One thing I have found in exposure to real spiritual people (and the categorization is my own, not an epistimologically pristine claim) is that they are interested in everyone, everything and anything. Its like they start each moment with a blank slate. Everything is new, to be explored. As a friend told me once, "Maharishi could (and did) talk for 4 hours on which floor tiles to choose." But enlightenment shalaitzament -- who cares. But a baseline of total acceptance, openness, a fresh look at everything, has some appeal to me when I see it live, in action. TM appears not to be a universal technique to enliven such qualities in everyone. Perhaps it does in some. I see people who do TM , and other methods, who have these non-attached, non-adverse, enthusiastic in each moment for everything. But also see a lot of people highly adverse to lots of things, and perhaps attached many things similtaneously, to "my program", my diet, my so pure lifestyle, my method, my guru, etc. I am not sure, but I am guessing St Peter doesn't open the gate to people with a 3' stick up their butts. (and man, thats gotta hurt during yogic flying). If I were King Tony, I would round up all the so holy rajas and obsequious hangers-on and take them to the best -- and also the diviest -- strip clubs in Amsterdam. Show people how to see and enjoy the bliss in everything. Even in silicone breasts. As Louis said, "Its a wonderful world". Some long term TMers seem too bitter and adverse to enjoy much of it.
