-I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and now you. I understand, believe me, it was just some of the blather passing through and I impulsively posted it.
KH -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No jnana. Avidya. Agnosis. > > Find your own answers, they're out there and in you. > In the Mahaparinibbana Sutra, the last words of the Buddha are said > to be: > > "You are the Light itself, Rely on yourself, Do not rely on others. > The Dharma is the Light, Rely on the Dharma, > Do not rely on anything other than the Dharma." > > > > Of course if think the above is total BS, don't rely on that either. > > > > On Jul 10, 2006, at 4:51 PM, Kenny H wrote: > > > I must have prefaced thousands of statements I made with those three > > words for nearly twenty years. At some point I started to feel a very > > faint note of disbelief within myself everytime I heard myself saying > > those words. That phase lasted for nearly twenty years. Now, when I > > even see those words I feel ill. > > > > Why-I'm asking-do so many people seem to still base their > > lives/statements/beliefs, etc. on him and what he has said. While I > > hold him dear in my heart as someone I deeply loved and believed for > > so many years, at some point I had to admmit that nearly nothing he > > said or promised had ever materialized in my own life. Not only that > > but the overall influence of believing what he said seemed to have > > caused a massive downhill slide which took half a dozen years of > > really hard personal effort to turn around. > > > > I've *surrendered* (for lack of a better word) to the connection I > > have with him, but it's sure not one that is based on credibility. > > > > Kenny H. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/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/
