--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > So you don't think any of MMY's teaching about > > > > the nature of realization is accurate or useful > > > > from the vantage point of ignorance? > > > > > > No, I don't, particularly. Rather, at a certain point it appears to > > > allow one to more or less happily remain in ignorance, locked into a > > > conceptual framework of other-than-now and a belief in fully > > > automatic, painless, effortless, mythical enlightenment "by-and- by," > > > measuring oneself by our ideas of criteria set by others, not by > > > those actual criteria honestly set by oneself. In other words, seen > > > from one vantage point it appears to be truly magnificent at keeping > > > many people asleep. While the description of the states of > > > consciousness is stunningly beautiful, even this at best is a > > > conceptual fairy-tale :-) > > > > Never been said better. Thank you. > > A thousand or so messages earlier I noticed that a lot of the 'newly > awakened' didn't get that way until they left the TMO and/or TM. I > find this interesting. I seems that TM provides a good platform that > sometimes needs to be jumped off of...Rory is spot on! > > JohnY
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