I'm glad you enjoyed it Edg because I was laughing hard after sending that response. I had to google "krishna's words to arjuna in kurukshetra" to get those lines. I felt your response was not as strong as I would like it to be but looking back it's a very good comeback.
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Duveyoung <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Hee hee, Ravi -- but you see, it's a heaping of coals upon the head to > show kindness to those who know not how to be kind. > > If Doc complains about any burning sensations, it's a tell. > > Edg > > > --- In [email protected], Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> > wrote: > > > > Edguna - such words are not worthy of a hero like you. Your duty is to > > fight. He has insulted you - take him down !!! > > > > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Duveyoung <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > Um, Doc, um, er, thanks for the response, but I'm not certain of the > > > tone/vibe. If you are targeting me individually instead of the generic > use > > > of the word "you" then, I gotta ask if you'll be kind enough, while I'm > > > waving this here bigass white flag, to flesh out the summation, cuz, I > > > never know when some truth about myself has been denied by me until > someone > > > really intelligent backs me in a corner -- that's how I roll. You > think you > > > can do this service for me? It would grand of you. > > > > > > Edg > > > > > > --- In [email protected], doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Edg, There is an alternative. Quiet your mind the fuck down, so that > you > > > are not filtering everything through it. Deal responsibly with what is > in > > > your mind, not by denying it, judging it, or distracting away from it. > Stop > > > being life's bitch. > > > > > > > > Once you do that, examine each component, including this retarded > notion > > > that you are forever locked in mental slavery. > > > > > > > > A fair amount of work and dedication to reach true peace of mind, and > > > non-attachment, though not nearly as much work as you expend, dealing > with > > > who YOU thinks you is. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yogis are fond of saying "Not this, not this, not this." (In > Sanskrit > > > it's "Neti, neti, neti." > > > > > > > > > > The portent is that no sensual input can be God -- no image, no > sound, > > > no whatever -- any representation of God to you from the senses must be > > > just that -- symbols, not the real thingie. > > > > > > > > > > So the yogi refuses to mistake the map for the territory. Nothing > but > > > real actual God-God will do. > > > > > > > > > > So, if you are not feeling holy and divine -- YOU'RE RIGHT! Things, > > > attributes, qualities and any combination thereof needs must be > imperfect. > > > > > > > > > > The human mind's contents, for instance. > > > > > > > > > > And to expect perfection in the mundane is folly. > > > > > > > > > > Now, to reject everything as illusory is just too much work, so the > > > yogi cheats. Turns out that if you merely reject the ego's claim of > > > sentience, then you're home free, because it is the ego that names and > > > frames all of creation. > > > > > > > > > > Get that? > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I just said, "The little voice in your head is not you; it's a > > > liar." > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, that needy little twit has to go. > > > > > > > > > > And when every thing's ephemerality has been established, guess > what, > > > GOD REMAINS REAL! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
