--- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I remember an old novel/film "Shoes Of The Fisherman," which > > > was about a Pope who actually went back to Christ's > > > original message and used the money of the Catholic > > > Church to feed the poor rather than dress in fancy > > > robes and look important. Or collect high priced art. Why not sell > > > your collection and give it to the poor. Why not walk the talk. > > > > My collection is already willed to a Tibetan group > > that deserves it. Until then, I indulge myself by > > enjoying it and sharing it with those who might > > also enjoy it. I freely admit that this isn't > > "walking the walk" as much as I admire in fictional > > heros. But that's what makes them fictional. > > > > The Tibetan group will take out a loan on the col- > > lateral of the tsakli and thangkas and the other > > Tibetan objects currently in my possession, and use > > it to spread the dharma. Are these monks less > > fictional than I am? Almost certainly. Do I feel > > that I have to feel bad about that? Sorry, no. > > I am not trying to make you or anyone feel bad. Nor am I advocating > that everyone take a vow of poverty. > > It just stikes me that many people are quick to recognize "foibles" in > others (real or imagined, informed or uninformed) and suggest how > others should self-correct. But such observers often have parallel, > though perhaps of lesser magnitude, "flaws" in their own lives. > > Especially me. :) But writing about it brings it more clearly to my > attention and perhaps over time helps align my values with "true > north". Or east-facing. :)
I understand. Writing about it *does* help to clarify things, even if it's just a momentary clarification. That's all I was doing, or am ever doing here. Some of the "clarifications" last no longer than the instant after I press the Send key. Others may stick around. I try not to confuse any of them with "true north." 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/
