--- Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> wrote: > > " > > Basicaly, in eastern philosophy enlightenment is an one way > trip. You discover who you are and that's it. > > > One way trip to where? > > What is this "you discover you are and that's it"? >
Sorry for the late reply, Ravi. It's a one-way trip to silence, ie no more rebirths. You discover or realise your self. > > > > > > --- "emilymae.reyn" <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > > > Re: "You speak as if he really had an enlightenment experience." > > > > > > Of course he did, you numbskull - not that he now considers it the > > accurate "reality" by which life is lived. You should be able to pick up on > > this - even I, with enlightenment experiences (back in the day) > > attributable only to LSD, have the requisite brain cells left necessary to > > objectively determine this fact. You haven't done your research. Clearly he > > wrote sincerely - back then and now (and even as the Master of Irony - he's > > sincere - that's the brilliance of it all, really). Jason, you need to pull > > your head out of your ass on this and go get a cuppa something. > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Jason <jedi_spock@...> wrote: > > > > I agree that he wrote sincerely. However, I doubt that he > > was really in enlightenment or any higher state. Robin's > > recount of those "experiences" simply doesn't tally with the > > accounts of other yogis and seekers. > > > > > > Basicaly, in eastern philosophy enlightenment is an one way > > trip. You discover who you are and that's it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > Uh-huh. Delusional then, when thinking that the Ayatollah > > > > Khomeini was > > > > > > > > in Unity Consciousness (just like him) but so NOT delusional > > > > now, when > > > > > > > > trying to blame all of this on "intelligences and forces beyond > > > > his own > > > > > > > > control and understanding." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For the record, Robin has repeatedly blamed his own character > > > > > > > flaws for the ability of these intelligences and forces he > > > > > > > speaks of to influence him. Barry carefully omits to mention > > > > > > > this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Jason" <jedi_spock@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > You mean something like the devil or satan? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I suppose something *like* that, but you'd have to ask him. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Jason" <jedi_spock@> wrote: > > > > > > > Could it be 'Dissociative Identity Disorder'? > > > > > > > > http://sfhelp.org/gwc/false_self.htm > > > > <http://sfhelp.org/gwc/false_self.htm> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robin's statement is downright schizophrenic. > > > > > > > > > > Oh? Would you like to elaborate? (Which statement?) > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Jason" <jedi_spock@> wrote: > > > > > > > He speaks as if he literally sees these "intelligences" and > > > > "forces", which IMO are imaginary. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has it occured to you that it's *you* who could be in > > > > > > delusion about Robin's enlightenment and experiences? > > > > > > > > > > What would my delusion be, exactly? What do you think my > > > > > beliefs are about Robin? > > > > > > > > > > Just out of curiosity, do you believe there is no > > > > > intelligence nor any forces in the universe beyond your > > > > > control and understanding? > > > > > > > > > > > > > You speak as if he really had an enlightenment experience. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
