On Dec 6, 2011, at 3:44 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > 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. > To Tibetan Buddhists and Tantrics, what's often mistaken for a higher state of consciousness is what is often considered an invasion of a foreign entity. Is that the same as a personality disorder? No one really knows. But in this case it shares many of the features of gyalpo possession which may or may not be the same as delusions of grandeur - but the gyalpo class think they are kings (rajas) and tend to act like spoiled little brats who think the world is theirs. They don't care what anyone else thinks.
But there's no excuse for trying to defame Tom and Alex (which if they are close, I wish them the best). It's just downright hurtful to these two gentleman to spread lies about them if it's not - all the while accusing others of lies!
