--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > A lot of it has to do with feedback. Is feedback, other > than praise and worship, *allowed* by the charismatic > dreamer? The answer to this is often found in the > philosophy that the dreamer teaches or espouses. If, > for example, the dreamer believes thoroughly in the > dogma that says that the enlightened cannot possibly > do anything that is not life-supporting, how likely is it > that he or she will set up a feedback mechanism in his > or her dream world to keep him- or herself "on track?" > If the very *definition* of being enlightened is "total > support of nature," and an inability to make a false step, > and the dreamer feels that he or she is enlightened, > where is the need for critical feedback? It becomes > redundant, and can be perceived as mere "negativity." > Any critical feedback that suggests that the teacher's > actions are *not* perfect is perceived as criticism of > the entire dream. It cannot be allowed.
As I understand MMY's theory about support of nature, it wouldn't disallow critical feedback to the enlightened person at all. Critical feedback could be part of the support nature arranges to keep the person on track; the "inability to make a false step" would be found in the enlightened person's decision about whether to accept or reject a particular feedback item. Whether MMY is behaving according to his own teaching, however, is another question. 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/
