I found it quite amusing and so was your reply. Sounds like something to do on a Sunday afternoon. Such cruelty actually sounds downright Biblical and Koranic. Do you think he might be puttin' us on?
Hope you enjoy the quotes: ...the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt... - The author of Exodus describing the actions of the killer God in Ex. 12:29 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. - Author of 1 Samuel describing God's instructions (I Sam.15:2-3) Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. -Psalm 137:9 (KJV) Kill them all, God will recognize his own. - Arnald-Amalric, 1208 when asked by the Crusaders what to do with the citizens of Beziers who were a mixture of Catholics and Cathars) We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides . - St. Ignatius Loyola (1500) The only reward of those, who wage war against ALLAH and HIS Messenger and strive to create disorder in the land, is that they be slain or crucified or their hands and feet be cut off on account of their enmity, or they be expelled from the land. That shall be a disgrace for them in this world, and in the Hereafter they shall have a great punishment. - Allah's words in the Quran, 5:33 If a man is in open rebellion, everyone is both his judge and his executioner. . . Therefore, let everyone who can, smite, slay, and stab, secretly or openly, remembering that nothing can be more poisonous, hurtful, or devilish than a rebel. It is just as when one must kill a mad dog. - Martin Luther, 1525 This is America, God has sent one of the attacks by God and has attacked one of its best buildings. And this is America filled with fear from the north, south, east and west, thank God. - Osama bin Laden, 7 Oct. 2001 The only reward of those, who wage war against ALLAH and HIS Messenger and strive to create disorder in the land, is that they be slain or crucified or their hands and feet be cut off on account of their enmity, or they be expelled from the land. That shall be a disgrace for them in this world, and in the Hereafter they shall have a great punishment. - Allah's words in the Quran, 5:33 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <emptybill@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" curtisdeltablues@ wrote: > > > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote > > > > So was this some kind of deadpan joke or is this one of the ugliest post I have read here? > > > > I request assistance on how I am to view such a post. > > > > > > > > > > Dear Nablusoss, > > > > > > They clearly missed the destination. Evidently Tqb, CDb and these other negativistic writers here are bound in states of apostasy. For lack of experience they clearly are in states of formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of any possibility of spiritualized or awakened experience by a person, particularly persons having any connection to practicing Transcendental Meditation. One who commits apostasy apostatises is an apostate. These guys are that here. Many religious movements consider it a vice (sin), a corruption of the virtue of piety, in the sense that when piety fails apostasy is the result. > > > > > > As a conservative practicing meditator I read their blasphemes here and am shocked that they even have privileges to post here. For instance, many religious groups and some states punish apostates as appropriate protection for the larger group. Apostates may be shunned by the members of their former religious group or even subjected to formal or informal punishment. This may be the official policy of the religious group or may be the action of its members. A Christian church may in certain circumstances excommunicate the apostate, while some Islamic scriptures (al-Bukhari, Diyat, bab 6) demand the death penalty for apostates. > > > > > > The death penalty is still applied to apostates by some Muslim states (such as Iran), but not in Christianity or Judaism. > > > > > > Now, of course TM is not a religion nor a cult like those other groups but I think these non-meditator apostate guys get off incredibly lite as they write and post here. En lieu of a higher level of oversight by the FFL owner and his FFL moderators here those of us who are more awake can only use the shun key to its best effect before any negative effect might intrude. I wish there was a way to better protect the list. > > > > > > Eternal vigilance is the price of Peace. Be careful, just shun them out and certainly don't let them get in the way of a good meditation. > > > > > > Peace on Earth, > > > Buck in FF > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Yeah, the permanence of silence during everything else just continues to deepen, sort of a realllllly drawn out version of a sip of excellent cognac or other preferred distilled spirit, the way the alcohol fueled flavor is absorbed first in the mouth and then down the throat and finally to the stomach. It happens gradually yet unmistakably over time, with the only inevitable casualty being our limited identity. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Regarding transient periods of witnessing, vs. permanent realization, the difference is just that. As a result of Being not being fully integrated, the temporary experience can feel kind of manic, as if one is one with the universe, feeling almost giddy, and somewhat hyperactive in the body and mind. I have had a few of these experiences over the years, and all I can say is the feelings were like an expansion of the heart that couldn't sustain itself, and dissolved after a few days. > > > > > > > > > > > > Permanent realization is just that. The mind isn't involved with it. In fact our self identity shifts radically from what we have always considered to be the 'me', to a universal identity with everything. This is also an evolving process that Maharishi described succinctly and simply in about 1968. > > > > > > > > > > > > So, rule of thumb is that if it feels overly blissy and the mind is involved in enjoying this experience on the level of the small self, and the whole thing feels special, it probably won't last. On the other hand, once Being is fully integrated, there is no mania associated with the experience, life just continues as before, with the only difference being complete liberation from bondage being lived moment to moment, and consequently a quiet and satisfied mind. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for posting this very personal account Jim. But are you sure you are not suffering some kind of mental disease as the Turqo suggests ? :-) :-) > > > > > > > > > > Anyway your experiences, particularily those regarding before permanency reminds me of experiences I and my friends on Purusha had for prolongued periods of time years ago. But I would have described it as something in the middle of yours; life continued as before in happiness and it was not "special", yet it would come and go. It will be interesting to see how many have entered phase two as they have been now in the Himalayas for quite a few years already. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
