Denise - I meant FFL.
Bravo - Spoken like a true liberal :-) Love MLK but Ammachi is scary. Love Dolly Lama but MMY is scary. Love Gandhi but Osho's scary. Love ya. On Oct 24, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Denise Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > <snip> > "This list is a great collection of people who ran away from conflict, from > the Guru, from the beloved." > > What list? Obaji's list? In my case, I would say ran away "screaming" Of > course, if you knew me before in work mode..."running away from conflict" was > not my MO at all. But, I learned through getting beat to crap, that in > general, and depending on one's position on the org chart, conflict avoiders > do substantially better than those who address and acknowledge that conflict > exists and try to resolve it. Resolution often requires accountability, > which is often in short supply in the work environment. > > Btw, I appreciated being characterized as "fun." Maybe part of my being is > starting to enjoy herself. > > And yes, MLK did a lot of spiritual good for this country. > > From: Ravi Yogi <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:38 PM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Last chance to enter the "FFF Suck-Up Fest" > contest > > > 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" <[email protected]> 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. :-) >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >
