--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote:
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> Finally, think Ravi. His first appearance on FFL was actually more of
a
> meltdown than the fictional Amy's. When people here failed to treat
him
> as the "enlightened" being he presented himself as, he became so manic
> and so abusive that almost everyone on the forum was calling for some
> kind of "intervention," to help him seek professional help and
hopefully
> prevent him from doing harm to either himself or (more likely) to his
> wife. Now he's calmed down a bit, but is still in the same mould as
Jim;
> every time someone pushes his buttons he seemingly *has* to react by
> insulting the person who isn't treating him the way he expects to be
> treated, and by trying to discredit them. THIS is the model of
> enlightened behavior that Ravi believes in, and presents to us as
> something we should both revere and hope to aspire to.
>
> WTF?
>
Yeah WTF indeed? Really hilarious the way you spin it Barry.
But what you say is right - enlightenment is nothing special and there
is no need to revere the enlightened and treat them as special,
conversely there is no need for the enlightened to act special, there's
no moral, legal ethical code binding the outer behavior.
To say that I demanded respect from anyone on this list when I came
aboard is ridiculous. It's all out there, I really gave it all back and
had so much fun. I have a rule - if someone lobs shit at me - I double
down and lob it back - I'm a yogi you see and don't like attachments :-)
Can't you see how you are contradicting yourself - you say enlightenment
is nothing special but then at the same time demand some kind of morally
appropriate behavior and that they need to be a role model - WTF?
So I'm a low vibe slimeball narcissistic like you except enlightened, I
think that's what bothers you most. That there can be someone like me
who can be as rude as you but possibly enlightened. You feel ashamed of
your behavior but I don't. I'm proud to be an enlightened narcissistic
asshole - I have repeatedly said so. You are full of shame and guilt
whereas I''m untouched by it - I playfully indulge - I can love you
equally.
Your behavior comes from a sense of "separateness", mine comes from a
sense of oneness, there's a playful detached way in how I behave that
you can't measure from my words.
