Bronte wrote:
> I studied there for ten years. I left because it got into some
weird stuff, like wild drinking as a path to enlightenment.
Lurk wrote:
How did that play out?
Bronte:
I didn't stick around to find out first-hand, but I have a number of friends
who stayed in the school and went along with the drinking. Two seemed
unaffected -- pretty enlightened folks. Two others turned into lushes. One was
my hairdresser, and the last time I saw the guy was the day he accidentally
dyed my hair bright pink! He had been an alcoholic as a young guy, and drinking
in the school got him right back into his unfortunate habit.
Lurk:
In the last couple years, I have found a good strong drink on ocassion - two
to three days a week helps me deal with highly stressful days. Side effects can
include hangover, and dullness, but, for good or bad, it's something I find
works.
Bronte:
Yeah, it's relaxing and the sweet drinks taste real good to me, but I'm
nervous around the stuff. I think I could like it too much. I have a drink
maybe once a year -- about a glass's worth.
Lurk:
My meditation practice became truncated and then almost absent after
the birth of my first child 14 years ago. Yea, he is a adolescent -
THIS is a challenge. And he is a "GOOD" kid.
Bronte:
You're lucky. I have no kids, but 5 geese, 2 cats and 6 pet bunnies. They are
my babies. Also a challenge, but I love them.
What is your history, Lurk? I presume you once were into TM? What happened
with that and afterwards? Thank you for being polite to me. I feel trust
talking to you.
Lurk:
You lasted 10 years. That's a pretty long time. I took a peak at
the web site. Didn't really get a feel one way or the other.
Bronte:
The best way to get a feel for Ramtha, I think, is to find the white
hard-backed book called "Ramtha." It is a collection of some of his teachings.
They really opened my mind when I first encountered them, like Maharishi did in
the beginning.
Lurk:
BTW, you had an awesome post the other day about the Master blasting away
attachments, and other stuff. I really enjoyed it, but when I went back to read
it again, I couldn't find it.
Bronte:
I continued with that idea today in a post, but it seems to have pissed
people off or bored them. Oh well. I am who I am and we all attract into
conversation or friendship the folks we resonate with. That other post you
mentioned was in the "Spirituality and (Something or Other)" thread -- I can't
remember the exact title. I love to debate about this kind of stuff. It
sharpens my mind and helps me look deeper into the nature of reality. But not
many people like to play ball with something this big. I think it feels
threatening.
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