--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > We all know from everyday experience that questions > > (curiosity) generally can have two very distinct > > purposes, even in mundane conversation: > > > > 1. To actually gain understanding, as sincere inquiries; > > to create love/togetherness/unity by going deeper > > into knowledge; to open the conduit for richer > > flow of knowledge. > > > > 2. To hide something behind the smokescreen of a question: > > a. To hide our criticism/anger, to avoid making a > > directly critical statement. > > b. To hide that we're trying to control or dominate > > someone - to hide that we're trying to manipulate > > someone or trying to engage someone in a game. > > c. To create doubt/division/fear. > > His definition of the first (good) type of question > seems to be that they have to be based on total and > complete surrender and submission to the teacher. Sorry to correct you Barry: but he nowhere says so. He rather speaks of questions *curiosity* even in a 'mundane conversation' This does not imply complete surrender and submission as you falsly say. > His definition of the second type of question seems > to be that their "purpose" is by definition bad or > nefarious, and that therefore the questions he assigns > to this category can be justifiably disregarded, and > the questioner demonized. Well, we all know rethoric questions, don't we? (This was a rethoric question). To me this seems to be just an extension on such rethoric questions. Maybe rethoric question, which are not immediately recognizable as such. I don't see any demonization in this. > Doesn't it strike you as fascinating that a person > who has set *himself* up as a for-profit spiritual > teacher is *already* promoting a closed belief > system in which any question about his *own* actions > that he doesn't like can automatically be written > off as a) angry, b) an attempt at control or game- > playing, or c) an attempt to sow seeds of doubt > and fear? > > If I were *really* cynical, I would suggest that > this kind of closed belief system doesn't bode well > for Michael's clients. Well, you are real cynical and say it. Again, rethoric. ------------------------ 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/
