--- Alex Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > On the other hand, the process of gaining > enlightenment is not mumbo > > jumbo, and particularly the majority of the > members here, who have > > been meditating in this life for decades, the > physiology is > > conditioned to accept enlightenment already, so > what is stopping us, > > from this really very normal experience? > > > > Through seeking enlightenment so long, many of us > think that seeking > > is a normal state; some progress, a setback, a > flashy experience, > > and then more of the same. However, it is just as > easy to 'break on > > through to the other side...'. And the reward is > well worth it! > > I think the biggest hurdle is the ego, which thinks > *it's* the thing > that awakens. Most of the assholiness on FFL is true > believers of one > sect bashing the true believers of another. I think > those who engage > in "my guru/lineage can beat up your guru/lineage" > are the addicts > that Tom T's recent post referred to. They're > addicted to the ideas > and dogmas of enlightenment. Teachings can point to > truth, but you > have to be vigilant against falling into the > delusional mind-trap that > teachings *are* truth. The finger pointing at the > moon is not the > moon; the moon is not made of finger. > > Needless to say, these words and ideas are not > truth, and it's the > force of my own ego that drives me to post them. > > Alex And on top of it all, why are you so rageful that you're giving me the finger? Pointing at the moon, ha! ;-) > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Does he tell you he loves you when he hits you? > Abuse. Narrated by Halle Berry. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/HcoraC/rbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne Moore. http://us.click.yahoo.com/abEMxA/sbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
