Arrogance can be offputting. My experience is, that it is usually, in one way or another, shattered by humility. Experience has a way of giving this to us in the most surprising ways.
On May 31, 3:27 am, vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > " But how do we know that someone else is not just exploring a > particular phase in their overall integrity, and may find something > tomorrow to move them beyond ?" > > As PSK said, by the rigidity, definitiveness and finality in one's > public declarations. The evangelists and extremists do that, so do the > doom - sayers ! It is the damage by such declarations that must be > preempted, if we may. The moving beyond, as the 2012 doom sayers > certainly will, is in the future, having nothing to mitigate the > damages and scarring one is causing today. > > " Why is it important to judge a person's view as closed or open ?" > > Because closed views are like stagnant, unreplenished, waters ... > filthy and poisonous ! The open view is above all about the awareness > of what is factual, experiential, deductive or extrapolatory, belief > however reasonable to oneself, and conjectural. It's important to keep > a hold on oneself, and not miss out or obfuscate these qualifying > truths pertaining to our thoughts. > > Once thoughts are shared in such open spirit, we do not consider > ourself and our thought as privileged or overridingly more important > than that of other ( well meaning or like endowed ) individuals. You'd > find the dialogues which then proceed to be relatively free of > desperation and violence, not to speak of the human ' joys, laughters > and flirtations ' fostered by our readiness to appreciate the ' > meanings ' of what our interlocutors offer. In short, we remain human > amongst others ... not seekers or claimants of privileged status or > position. > > On May 30, 10:12 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "those who do not rise and > > merely become adept, great adepts but chilling like lords Voldemort, > > dedicated to a specific concept - structure that is deified but only > > because it assures one's own overriding self - importance." > > > How can we possibly judge whether someone else is doing as you say > > here, or merely in the midst of current exploration and integration? > > After all, we all take our studies in phases. Being open and in a > > state of wonder is important, I agree. But how do we know that > > someone else is not just exploring a particular phase in their overall > > integrity, and may find something tomorrow to move them beyond? Why > > is it important to judge a person's view as closed or open? > > > On May 29, 4:55 am, vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It seems the way I came across to this Group, the ideas and views I > > > presented, have affected some people. Pat may be true in saying that > > > he'd been thus ' helped.' I do remember communicating with a few > > > others through mail. > > > > But my query is : so what ? ... not to dismiss, but to remind > > > ourselves of the duty to go back to our de - anchored view or > > > perception, or continue with the search, even as we live it out in the > > > world, live out the mind and the concept structures that constitute > > > us ... with the desire to know, reflect and awaken into greater > > > peace, from where more loving, effective and fulfilling, and > > > regenerative actions proceed. > > > > I have no doubt that all well - meaning people are doing the same, in > > > their own ways, to consequences appropriate to their own preoccupying > > > natures and exigencies, that mean and form us in the middle of things. > > > Most are vivacious, cooling off their minds from time to time than > > > knowing it. But they are preferable than those who do not rise and > > > merely become adept, great adepts but chilling like lords Voldemort, > > > dedicated to a specific concept - structure that is deified but only > > > because it assures one's own overriding self - importance. > > > > Few indeed see the measure of our acceptance of diversity, and of the > > > plurality about us, as a definite KPI of love, peace and wisdom in our > > > lives. Because for it to be, much of our earned spiritual power, > > > happiness and freedom, need to be subsumed in the practice of ' not > > > this,' ' not this.' > > > > The destination is without all concept structures, of oneself and of > > > the other(s).- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
