RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Shurangama Sutra and TMer's Proclaiming their enlightenment.

[Paula Youmans]

It seems to me that enlightenment (which I think all of us agree is pretty much a useless term, but one we're stuck with) would be pretty wasted on a person who drew his or her primary sense of identity from the person of power, wealth or influence he or she had attached himself to.      I think anytime you love something completely and openly that it will most definitely fly you to new heights, but I’m not sure that “drawing identity from”  or even “attaching to” is loving openly. I mean, for all practical purposes your guru could be a blade of grass, if it so inspires…. But if you’re primary sense of identity was drawn from a blade of grass, I’m thinking you might get eaten. It seems to me that a wise person would not promote such dependence. Even a blade of grass would most likely laugh at you knowing that it could not last too long… To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.