That Rama guy was a dick though, but yeah I know what you mean about crawling to the precipice but too afraid to fall in.:-)
--- In [email protected], Ravi Yogi <raviyogi@...> wrote: > > Indeed, it was my honest assessment on Barry. > > He ran away from TM, ran away from Rama, ran away from conflict. > > That's why love, faith, trust were advised, not to be subservient but when > conflict arose you stuck around out of love for the master, for the beloved. > A great benediction would then have happened. > > This list is a great collection of people who ran away from conflict, from > the Guru, from the beloved. > > Now they project this conflict on to admiration for pseudo spiritual icons > like Gandhi, MLK and Dolly Lama. > > What a shame !!! > > > On Oct 24, 2011, at 12:52 PM, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > > 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. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
