Ha-Ha! Excellent!
--- In [email protected], Ravi Yogi <raviyogi@...> wrote:
>
> Great stuff Barry..
>
> But your spiritual guide forgot or you forgot one important step..
>
> Yes conflict is great for growth and a good spiritual guide creates conflict
> to create growth, that's what ashrams were all about.
>
> However you create conflict, you push buttons but you walk away from it at
> the first sign of discomfort. Only a person who has encountered his shadow,
> healed and transformed it can then use conflict on others.
>
> I humbly say you are not there yet.
>
> But I am..
>
> On Oct 24, 2011, at 7:39 AM, turquoiseb <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > --- In [email protected], obbajeeba <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Turq, I really enjoy your honesty. You are a very loving
> > > being who champions the wit of
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus
> > > One day, I hope Raja Hagelin will give you a crown to lead
> > Aleksa Palladinothe aspect of creating a blend of reality to
> > Aleksa Palladinothe movement, Raja Turq.
> >
> > I'll pass on the crown, thanks.
> >
> > As you've obviously figured out, this was just
> > a troll post, to tweak a few people here and
> > see how they react.
> >
> > It's based on a bit of spiritual wisdom taught
> > to me before I turned 20 by the guy who taught
> > me how to play pool for money. I had spent my
> > first year in college developing and honing my
> > skills as a pool player, but before I met him
> > I didn't know squat about playing for money.
> > After I met him, and after I started to pay
> > attention to what he taught me, I managed to
> > pay for much of the rest of my education by
> > paying pool, so I still put some stock in his
> > advice.
> >
> > One of the best pieces of advice he ever gave
> > me had to do with how to spot the "mark" in a
> > room full of pool players. He taught me to
> > "watch the banter." In his view, it was *not*
> > just idle chatter people exchanged between shots.
> > It was invaluable information that could be used
> > to determine which players around the table were
> > the most likely "marks" and who were just fellow
> > hustlers like myself.
> >
> > His basic advice was this: "Look for flattery,
> > and who uses it. Who compliments the other players
> > on their shots, or on other aspects of the way
> > they carry themselves? Those are the other hustlers;
> > you don't want to waste your time playing them. Who
> > you want to identify are the people who *fall* for
> > the flattery, and can't seem to get enough of it.
> > Those are the marks. Once you've identified them,
> > the only challenge left is to figure out how much
> > money they have on them, so you can take almost
> > all of it. Everything except for cab fare home.
> > If you leave them that, they'll be back the next
> > night, ready to be fleeced again."
> >
> > Truer words have never been spoken by any spiritual
> > teacher I've subsequently met in this life. They
> > always *were* back the next night, ready to be
> > taken to the cleaners again, and of course that
> > is what happened.
> >
> > I submit that my mentor's advice can be equally
> > applied to Internet forums like Fairfield Life.
> >
> > > Judy already knows I appreciate her, so no need to suck up. : )
> > >
> > > Denise is fun.
> > >
> > > Bob Price is well, uh, trying his best.
> > >
> > > Ravi is the ancient's wisdom.
> > >
> > > Curtis is the blue sapphire on consistency.
> > >
> > > Robin..I am still learning to understand, which one is he?
> > >
> > > Nabby, his gracious cornfed soy jerky.
> > >
> > > Whynotknow, to place where it belongs.
> > >
> > > Archer, the bow.
> > >
> > > Cardmaister, seventhray1, merlin and Vag and anyone else in this category
> > > who I may have missed, a golden ray of hope.
> > >
> > > Bharitu, wisdom.
> > >
> > > Raunchydog, a challenge.
> > >
> > > Mark Landau, much deeper than appears.
> > >
> > > FFLpostcount, all those who fit into the numbers game.
> > >
> > > I love you all. OXO
> >
> > Who will respond to all of this, and who not? If my
> > mentor's theory is true, that should tell you a lot. :-)
> >
> > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Remember, this week marks the end of the recent contest
> > > > in which FFL denizens were expected to reverse themselves
> > > > and flatter the hell out of others here in an attempt to
> > > > suck up to them.
> > > >
> > > > The contest has been a smashing success so far. As its
> > > > sponsors figured, there has been such a lack of obvious
> > > > sucking up here in the past that many were desperate for
> > > > it. As a result, many recipients of recent suck-up posts
> > > > have gone out of their way with their "Gosh...oh shucks...
> > > > I don't deserve it" replies. In some cases it was almost
> > > > as if they believed what was said.
> > > >
> > > > Great theater all around. I applaud everyone's efforts,
> > > > and remind you that you've got a few more days to get
> > > > your own suck-up entry posted. Awards will be given out
> > > > for both the best apology/suck-up post and the best
> > > > mock-humble acceptance speech post next Saturday.
> > > >
> > > > :-)
> > > >
> > > > For the record, I'm not playing. If I said it about you
> > > > in the past, I meant it. *Someone* on this forum should
> > > > at least be consistent. :-)
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
