--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], > "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" > > <tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlist@> wrote: > > > > > > TorquiseB writes snipped: > > > Life is *full* of contradictions. So, as far as > > > I can tell, is enlightenment. Before enlightenment, > > > Chop Suey and contradictions; after enlightenment, > > > Chop Suey and contradictions. And occasionally a > > > side order of General Tsao's Chicken, just to > > > spice things up. > > > > > > Tom T: > > > As someone mentioned at Satsang last week. On the one hand > > > I know that I am the Self completely. On the other hand how > > > come my life is a totaling f**king mess. Answer. Brahman is > > > the fullness of life. You know that old 200% of life they > > > promised. It ain't going to happen the way you thought it > > > would. Get over it. Welcome to that truly unique > > > view of the 200% of life. Enjoy Tom > > > > Or maybe someone who "knows" they are "the Self completely" > > isn't enlightened the way MMY was talking about? > > Or maybe Maharishi is "talking about" these things based > on his understanding of things he's been told, and is > not actually enlightened himself. I'm only mentioning > it because you never seem to consider this option. I > certainly do. > > > Maybe enlightenment isn't about "know" in the sense they > > are using the word? > > What else could it possibly be about? "Scientific > measurements?" Those are as open to interpretation as > any subjective experience.
Maybe it isn't about *intellectual* knowing but rather *experiential* knowing. > > If they are enlightened, why are they worried enough > > about the "f**king mess" to even bother bringing it up? > > You obviously are under the impression that all your > worldly problems are going to stop when you realize > your enlightenment. How odd that you would come to such a conclusion. As I read what Lawson said, he obviously is not under that impression at all. The operative phrase is "worried enough about." I wish you good luck with that > belief. :-) :-) :-) > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/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/
