From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of turquoiseb Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hey Ravi
--- In [email protected] <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rick Archer" <rick@...> wrote: > > > On Behalf Of whynotnow7 > > > > Could be, though that again raises the point -- Are we > > reacting to Ravi's behavior, regardless, or trying to > > set this up as "a teachable moment" in which we align > > Ravi's behavior with an assumption about his > > consciousness, or his mental health? > > In my case, the latter. I'm interested in the correlation > between various stages of awakening and behavior, and also > in the common tendency for people to assume they are more > (or less) enlightened than they actually are. Well said. Especially coming from someone who has arguably sat down (either in person or via Skype) with more of the self-proclaimed enlightened than anyone else on this forum, or anywhere else, for that matter. More? Less? Even just "making par." A lot of the "enlightened" just don't measure up to the hype about enlightenment IMO. Just sayin'. What's your feeling about it all, Rick, this far into your BATGAP project? I'm honestly curious, and speak as a fan. I think what you're doing is important work. I think most of the people I've interviewed have undergone genuine awakenings. Most (in my opinion of course), fail to realize how vast is the scope of human spiritual evolution, and assume that their awakening is more final and complete than it actually is. Those whom I most respect and enjoy speaking with recognize that evolution is pretty much open-ended, and that although an unchanging foundation has been established, and maybe even a Oneness reminiscent of MMY's Unity Consciousness, they have no idea how refined, full, embodied, etc., the expression of That may ultimately become. They're just enjoying the continual unfoldment. These latter would include Adyashanti, Gangaji, Rupert Spira, Mooji, and others. I get quite high conversing with these people for an hour or two.
