--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan <no_re...@...> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
Bravo. Good advice.
