i hope you will be back on FFL. I like your posts. Ingegerd --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Drive mindfully! > > Peace, > > Vaj > > On Jul 31, 2006, at 5:49 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > Yesterday was a real wake-up call for me. > > I started the day with a great meditation > > that left me happy and fulfilled, and > > followed it up with laughing and joking > > with friends over coffee in the corner cafe. > > None of them meditate, but they rejoice in > > life, and consistently find ways to share their > > joy with others. There was not an ounce of > > fear or disharmony around the table. > > > > And then I went home and logged onto FFL, and > > it was like diving into a cesspool. I was > > plunged into the words of 30-year meditators > > who were advocating the use of nuclear weapons > > on millions of people whose only crime was to > > be born in a country and a culture the 30-year > > meditators are terrified of. I read the words > > of those who supported that stance for no other > > reason than because it gave them another way to > > slam someone on FFL they don't like. I saw again > > the TMO's 'selective focus' in reporting the > > 'News,' and trying to take credit for those > > selective reports, while distancing themselves > > from the bigger stories they can't see because > > of the blinders they're wearing, and have been > > wearing for so long. I was reminded of the way > > that the TMO deals with those who don't believe > > what they're supposed to, and how some of these > > same 30-year meditators here see absolutely > > nothing wrong with that. > > > > Suffice it to say that it was a real bringdown. > > This morning the experience repeated itself. > > Within moments I was right back in the shit > > again, reacting and posting stuff just as > > lowvibe as the things I was reading. I've now > > deleted them. > > > > Enough already. > > > > My thanks to Rick for creating such a forum, > > where people can do what they are not allowed > > to do in the TMO -- express their doubts and > > their questions along with their fervent beliefs. > > At the same time, my apologies to Rick and > > everyone here for my part in turning it into > > a more contentious forum than it needed to be. > > > > My thanks also to Kirk, Vaj, Jim, Tom T., Sal, > > Dr. Pete, Rory, George, Paul, Michael, Shemp, > > cardemeister, and all of the others who have > > consistently demonstrated that one can survive > > the TMO with one's spiritual hopes intact, and > > with some sense of style. You have all posted > > many great comments and experiences for me to > > ponder, and I have. > > > > I have also pondered the things that others > > have said about my participation here, and have > > come to the conclusion that they were correct. > > I don't belong here; the nasty things that are > > said get to me and all too often goad me into > > participating in and perpetuating -- if not > > deepening -- the nastiness. Kirk was right in > > his decision to leave FFL, and for the right > > reasons. He found many of the discussions here, > > the way they are handled, and the mindset of > > the 'handlers' too heartbreaking for him to > > endure. He wisely moved on. I join him in that > > decision, and in the quest for people who more > > closely share my own sensibilities. > > > > Road Trip time. I'm taking August off from > > reading and posting to *all* of the Internet > > forums I have been participating in, not just > > FFL. With any luck I will not return to any of > > them. Thanks to all here for being one of the > > catalysts to make me realize that I need to > > hit the road. I wish you all well in your own > > travels, wherever they may lead you. > > > > Unc/Barry >
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