--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Irmeli Mattsson" > > <Irmeli.Mattsson@> wrote: > > > > > > When something falls from one's hand to the floor, we perceive the > > > occurrence as mistake. If not we wouldn't even pick the thing up. > > > > > > From a bigger perspective everything may be perfect as it is, but > > > perceiving something as a mistake or error may activate changes > > > in our behavioural patterns. > > > > > > <snip> > > > Perceiving everything as perfect in daily life I feel to be a > > > kind of mood making. > > > > It's a good point. If one truly believes that every > > action they perform is perfect, where is the impetus > > to *improve*, to *do better*? > > > > I once knew a guy, a Japanese martial artist, who > > was widely regarded as the best in the world at his > > particular art. But the *secret* of being the best > > at his art was that he considered himself a beginner, > > and every practice session his first practice session, > > an opportunity to "get it right" this time. > > > > One of the benefits of this approach was that he was > > never bored, even after practicing the same movement > > for the 10,000th time. I don't think he would have > > felt the same way -- or become as good as he was -- > > if he'd bought into the "everything is perfect just > > as it is" mindset. > > > > I think that sometimes people forget one of Maharishi's > > most valuable teschings, "Knowledge is different in > > different states of consciousness." "Everything is > > perfect as it is" is true in only one of them; from > > the others it's just mood-making, and possibly not > > very productive mood-making. > > > > For example, if a scholar became enlightened, to the > > point that he occasionally glimpsed the perfection of > > it all, but then needed to learn a new subject to > > keep his teaching job, how far do you think he'd get > > with his studies if he approached them believing that > > "everything is perfect just as it is?" > > > > "Everything is perfect just as it is" is a nice > > realization to have from time to time and leave > > behind, the same way you'd leave behind a nice > > acid trip. As a practical way of living, it sucks. :-) > > > > JUdy left out the last phrase in MMY's statement "...and its a lot > of fun!"
Never heard that part of it, actually. But if working for change is "perfect just as it is," it certainly *ought* to be a lot of fun. > MMY may indeed perceive the world as being perfect, but he has fun > doing his thing to change it. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
