From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 3:34 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Is that so?" -- an homage to Rick and his equanimity --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "raunchydog" <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: <snip> > > > > I think the Vedic literature is written the way it > > > > is, with so many expectation-shattering stories, to > > > > culture the perspective that one's own little peephole > > > > on the Universe does not afford a view of the whole, > > > > and that therefore one should not take oneself too > > > > seriously. > > > > > > Because if you don't take yourself too seriously, you > > > never need to take a stand on anything; you don't need > > > to take any risks or fight any battles. The injustice > > > and cruelty and suffering you see through your little > > > peephole just doesn't matter in the larger scale of > > > things; no need to exert yourself to remedy it. > > You nailed it. I saw the weasel in Rick's post as well, > and I gave him a pass on it. I admit to making nice > with him at the time. I'm glad you caught the varmint. > An excellent specimen, indeed. I agree with Rick's > peephole into the universe concept so far as the play > of opposites is concerned but not as an excuse for weakly > weaseling, "Oh, it's just a game, so why should I care."
Yeah, it all depends on how the insight is used. It's like the famous Charles Manson quote, "If all is One, then what could be wrong?" Disastrous category error. Manson's perspective denies the importance of relative values. By that logic, if all is one you should be just as happy eating shit and drinking battery acid as eating wholesome food. As Maharishi always put it, knowledge (or reality) is different in different states of consciousness. The ultimate oneness o things does not negate relative values, laws, ethics, etc., but living that oneness means that you have gained a broader perspective. You still view the world from your individual perspective, but at the same time, you are the totality which includes all perspectives. You can champion your own perspective, but you are less rigid about it.
