> > > That works too, just doesn't have anything to do with ethical > > > or moral 'mistakes'. I mean no'thing' can or does overshadow > > > the Self, you just don't know that until you know that ;-) > > > > Excellent point. The Self has *never* been overshadowed. > > There was never any 'progress' to be made 'towards' > > higher states of consciousness; they were always present, > > just unrealized. And behavior, both 'before' and 'after,' > > has always been either perfect or imperfect or both, > > depending purely on one's belief system. If you believe > > that the universe acts on its own and sentient beings > > are mere reflectors of that, it's always perfect. If > > you believe that the universe has no will and no direction > > of its own and any sense of 'direction' or will comes > > from the combined direction and will of its sentient > > beings, it's all a crapshoot and everything is and > > always has been and always will be imperfect. I'm > > perfectly commfortable with the latter philosophy; > > others prefer to believe in the eternal perfection > > of it all. But it's all just point of view. > > If you believe everything is and always has been and > always will be imperfect, on what basis would you > criticize another person's behavior?
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