--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "nelsonriddle2001" <nelsonriddle2001@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "compost1uk" <compost1uk@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > But Nelson - why does that add up to "many realities"? > > > Why not just "multiple perspectives on the same, one, > > > reality"? > > > > > > If I see you in the distance, I see only one side of > > > you. That doesn't mean I don't see *you*: It just > > > means my perception is incomplete. > > > > > > If, at the same time, someone is gazing at your other > > > side - does that mean we are blessed with TWO Nelson > > > Riddles? > > > > I would hope not,, > > *That* is the reaction I am most fascinated by. > > > You are right- multiple views of the same reality like > > the blind men and the elephant- each found the elephant > > to be, for them, a different discovery. > > My point is that my experiences along the spiritual > path have convinced me that there is no elephant. > What I find fascinating is that people really *want* > -- almost to the point of *need* -- there to be an > elephant in the room. :-)
I'm pretty sure nobody is surprised that Barry has managed to turn a metaphysical discussion of the nature of reality into a vehicle for personal putdowns and exaltation of his own spirituality.
