Judy: > I pointed out that some folks may have plenty of spiritual > experiences but simply not want to write about them on this > forum. > Let's see, how many times did I ask Barry about what it felt like to witness Rama's levitation event? That would surely be an earth-shaking spiritual experience! Instead, Barry writes about French cafes and posts comments about other people's spiritual experiences. Go figure.
Sometimes I wonder what Barry's spiritual experiences, if any, were really like, or even if he has thought about them much. Why would a non-believer even want to talk about a "spiritual" path or "spiritual" experience in the first place? Didn't Barry used to say that these unusual events were just common everyday experiences, no big deal, a big whoop? On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 10:27 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Barry carefully deleted the rest of what I wrote because it panicked him. > I pointed out that some folks may have plenty of spiritual experiences but > simply not want to write about them on this forum. A bit of logic that > interferes with his pronouncements throws Barry for a loop. > > > Some experiences are just too delicate and personal to share, for one > thing. For another, not everyone thinks they're defined by their spiritual > experiences. Others don't feel the need to inflate their self-image by > boasting about how evolved they are. > > > In any case, Barry reveals below what he really thinks: Not only is > writing about spiritual experiences a competition in his mind, but such > writing is subject to actual criticism. No wonder folks don't want to buy > into that perverted view of spirituality. > > > BTW, everything Barry says about me below is factually incorrect, except > for my not having met Maharishi and not having become a TM teacher (as if > that would say anything about my spiritual experiences). > > > I reiterate what I said earlier: Barry isn't interested in others' > spiritual experiences, he's interested in having something with which to > browbeat the people he doesn't like--even though he has to use the same rap > he's hauled out so many times before. That's all this is (as his comments > demonstrate). > > > Jesus, Barry, CHANGE THE DAMN RECORD. How many times do we have to read > this same rap from you? > > > > > > > > > > > *Pay attention, folks. This is the sound of someone panicking. :-)She > knows that she cannot compete on a spiritual playground in which the > players have to talk about their personal experience (she has none), and > well (she can't write worth a damn, and is actually *afraid* to try, > because that will open her up to criticism she cannot abide). Besides, > she's afraid to compete on a playground in which the goal is to PLAY, not > "win." Expect more of her stuck-in-her-head BS, folks. You ain't gonna get > no personal experience stories from her, for what should be obvious > reasons. The person who tries to present herself as an "authority" here 1) > never met Maharishi, 2) never became a TM teacher, 3) never did shit for > the TM organization or to spread its teachings, 3) has rarely ever left her > tiny apartment in New Jersey and thus 4) has nothing to write about, 5) if > she were able to. In other words, expect more of the same -- the venom of > an angry old woman, lashing out at the world because *she* wasted her own > life in the pursuit of pettiness.Others here probably have stories of their > actual experiences, because they had some. I look forward to hearing > them... * > > >
