Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is Spirituality?

[Vaj]

On Mar 8, 2006, at 4:14 PM, Patrick Gillam wrote: --- Vaj wrote: Gillam wrote: --- Vaj wrote: In this case the "poison" is more metaphorical than actual. Ah. There's physical reality, and there are the beliefs about it.   Like that? I'm sorry, I'm not sure I follow you. Are you asking if the metaphor   extends to the physical? If so, yes it would. I may be lost, too. I was thinking your reference to poison,  being metaphorical, means the poison exists in our beliefs  about this event or that, and is not inherent to the thing  itself. A variation on your emphasis of proper view, if you will. The explanation usually describes a poison (a metaphorical poison that would kill you) and how different paths would relate to the existence of the poison. One path might simply decide to create a rule 'it's a poison, so we'll simply avoid the poison', another might decide to approach it like the peacock which can digest poison to make the brilliant feathers, another might use a path that mixes the poison with an opposite should they encounter it, etc. Do you have a predominance of bitter-sweetness in your life you're   grappling with? Isn't that pretty much a description of life as a whole?  Doesn't it depend on the experiencer? Everywhere I look, in my life or that of my friends, people  are suffering and happy in turns, or simultaneously. So many have great richness in some area and great lack in another. The arts are an especially rich source of sweet suffering. Or  maybe I'm listening to too much opera, and seeing too  many heavy movies. But artists seem to revel in mixing beauty and pain. I figured that was not just an artist's trick, but a reflection of life. 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 university of management 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.