--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Good one, Rick. THIS should push a few buttons. :-) :-) :-) > > > > > > Says Barry, whose buttons just got pushed by the fact > > > that DrD and I thought it was crap. ;-) ;-) ;-) > > > > Barry seemed to reply to Rick's original post, not to > > authfriend's or Dr D's replies, so it is ambiguous > > that he read them, winking aside. > > For the record, Barry has gone back to reading *nothing* > posted by any of the Frightful Five this week. So if some > of them "claimed victory" because I had, I'd suggest they > peruse the list again and see how many of these criteria > apply to them. :-) > > > I think these are good points to take into account, since > > I have fallen into most of them myself, and I doubt very > > much I am out of the woods yet. > > THAT is what makes these comments so insightful. Having > been there, done that. Those who haven't can't "get" > what is being said. They're still stuck in one or more > of the mindstates being discussed. > > > I think of spirituality as if it were a computer virus, > > a special kind of computer virus. If the virus works it > > destroys ignorance and itself (as the spiritual system > > is an aspect of ignorance, a kind of poison pill that > > has to undo much of what it introduces). When it does > > not work properly, you are left with a situation that > > may be as bad or worse than you started with. > > Yup. > > > I would venture that those who do not care for this list > > are living out some or all of the points mentioned therein. > > Some or all of them. Yup. > > > Any nominations for the spiritual ass-hole club? (I am > > sure some will put me on this list) > > Who would want to be in any club whose members did NOT > realize they were assholes, and could laugh about it? :-)
Oh ho, you walked straight into that one. Guess I don't want to be a member of your particular club, asshole-who-fails-to-laugh-at-himself (or read posts by those who might reveal you to be just as you describe above.) >
