--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 12/30/06 10:05:14 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Actually, probably the best thing that any MD could > > > ever do for her own evolution would be to go over > > > and clean the pundits' toilets. > > > > > > > You know this because... > > > > > > > > > > Might not be a bad idea though. It's called service and would be some what > > humbling for the *goddesses*. > > > > And why should they be humble? What does humility have to do with what their > spiritual > practice or lack thereof? > > > > > That would be an excellent question to ask M. He used to say in the early > days,these qualities,that we usually associate with good spiritual conduct > are > markers of our spiritual progress, I would assume that the lack there of > would > also be a marker as well. Also, one of the instructions initiators were to > give on the third night of checking in order to develop CC was to "do > nothing > you know is wrong". Over the years M has had to elaborate on this > instruction off and on,I guess,in order to culture a more spiritual conduct > since it > seemed not to be manifesting so naturally as predicted. Masters have often > resorted to *ego busting* tactics to develop a since of humility. I think > many of > us on this list have seen M do this,although some may have not known exactly > what was going on at the time. >
Was it to develop humility for humility's sake, or simply to improve communications in a given situation? The story of the teacup running over was a lesson in being open to new information and insight, NOT a story of one Zen master giving a lesson in humility for humility's sake alone. Seems to me that someone who is enlightened is neither humble nor proud since those are dualist POVs.
