This is when I like you best Ravi. There was a lot of honesty and self-reflection in this post.
--- In [email protected], "Ravi Yogi" <raviyogi@...> wrote: > > Dear Denise - Thanks for asking, I don't know why you are asking MZ > since he's not claiming to be in an enlightened state whatever that > means. As for me, I don't care as much for reality but rather my > relation to it, the reality at times seems very real and at times > totally unreal. > There are tons of discussions here on reality and you can entertain > yourselves for eternity. > However my relation to it is what is more important, I feel like there's > no separation with the reality, I feel no alienation with the reality > and everyone and everything else in it. So say let's we meet - I either > relate to you in a total loving way or in a playful detached way. > Say I meet you in a loving way, you could meet me half way and think I'm > a very loving, nice, funny, quirky guy or you could feel threatened by > me since I feel no boundaries, I take liberties, I might make an > offending remark, an offending joke or its possible you feel very > threatened because I can be very intense, it might look like I can see > through you and then you can come to a conclusion that may be I have > some psychological issues, may be I'm bipolar, paranoid schizophrenic, > may be I need to be on meds or I'm indulging in mind control or occult > energy. > Or I'm now in a playful mood, I mock myself, make sarcastic jokes, make > fun and I look wacky, shifty, immature, irresponsible - why should I act > like this when there's so much pain, suffering in the world, the world > calls for a mature, responsible individual. > Then at times I'm totally silent and I also have ability to just listen > and offer serious advice but this is very rare since only a few have > reached there. > So it's not reality that I'm concerned about it's my relation to it and > I feel like I own the goddamn universe, I own everything and everyone in > it, that everything and everyone is me, there's no rational reason for > it, so you could be forgiven like many others to quickly distant > yourself from me and label me as mad and crazy. > --- In [email protected], Denise Evans <dmevans365@> > wrote: > > > > I would be interested in reading a post that was a few lines by you > and Ravi Yoga defining your two current understanding of "reality" for > you as it relates to an "enlightened state" for you. Â How do you > define each and where do you reside today? > > Is it really this complicated? > > > > --- On Mon, 6/27/11, maskedzebra [email protected] wrote: > > >
