--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > In other words, when someone claims to be enlightened, > > > > > we should just accept it without question? > > > > > > > > > > > > If I say I have brown hair, why is that so much easier to accept, > > > > than if I say I am enlightened? > > > > > > Nice analogy. I get a sense of brown either way! Dude, > > > I'm in Brahman! > > > > Oh c'mon Vaj- no one ever *really* gets enlightened, EVER, > > except select Great Buddhist Masters...you are deluding > > yourself. Any 'commoner' who claims such a thing is > > obviously just on an ego trip. Wake up! > > And the wonderful thing, from a Chaplinesque point > of view, is that the same thing was true for the > select Great Buddhist Masters of old. Everyone in > *their* ashrams dissed them, too. > > The 'Chaplinesque' reference above relates to a > favorite quote of mine from Charlie Chaplin. I > ran across it again earlier today and it's been > in the back of my mind ever since. The quote is: > "Life is a tragedy in closeup, but a comedy in > long shot." I just *love* this quote. As he did > in his films, he manages to express a great truth > about life with great precision, but also with > great economy. > > I mean, the tragedy of it all is that seekers on > a legitimate pathway to enlightenment often tend > to diss their fellow seekers who claim to have > experienced it. But the comedy of it all is that > seekers on a legitimate pathway to enlightenment > often tend to diss their fellow seekers who claim > to have experienced it. It's a real hoot if you > get far enough back from the phenomenon. > Yep, Hilariously Weird! I am plainly fascinated by it
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