Ah, my dear, it's not about accepting or not accepting the competing egos. They're everywhere. And, social media is really irrelevant ; they wouldn't make ( even ) a genius the least bit better.
It is about accepting or not accepting the likes of Jesus, Benjamin Franklin, Descartes, Spinoza, Kierkegaard, Camus, Vivekananda ... who excelled in their spirit and life, knowledge, skills, thought, speech or action ! Because we, the others, are so busy with our smallness, as to refuse to concede and accept greatness anywhere, much less in another human being. Some even sound very ' principled !' Quote : When a man attains mastery over himself and his craft, even his failures become the stepping stones for others to succeed. Unquote On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 2:12 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > In your either/or distinctiveness you sound a lot like Kierkegaard, > Vam. Hasn't social media made life easier in this respect? What is > there not to accept about them competing egos out there? Ain't that > the more appropriate question? > > On 14 Jun., 05:36, vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > The phenomenon is actually simple. It arises from the nature of the > > ego, which in its essence is competitive. > > > > Any person who displays excellence of attitude, knowledge, skill, > > thought, speech or action ... constantly departing from the common and > > the accepted or expected ... possessions do not move him, power does > > not interest him, knowledge arises in him as required or necessary > > without him having to keep it under lock and key ... he can only be > > either banished from our midst or be accepted as a much loved leader > > and highly regarded teacher. > > > > That kind of acceptance is rarely possible, less so in our > > democratised society, where everyone is a leader and a teacher, none > > for more than a few formal minutes, hours, days, weeks or months ! > > > > On Jun 14, 12:54 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Given the quote is from Osho, I would guess he refers to the > > > illuminated man, but then, I would only be guessing at the use of your > > > phrase also. > > > > > On Jun 13, 1:36 pm, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Which enlightened man is meant in this/in your context: the > instructed > > > > man or the illuminated man? > > > > > > On 13 Jun., 17:58, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > "People are afraid, very much afraid of those who know themselves. > > > > > They have a certain power, a certain aura and a certain magnetism, > a > > > > > charisma that can take out alive, young people from the traditional > > > > > imprisonment.... > > > > > > > The enlightened man cannot be enslaved - that is the difficulty - > and > > > > > he cannot be imprisoned.... Every genius who has known something of > > > > > the inner is bound to be a little difficult to be absorbed; he is > > > > > going to be an upsetting force. The masses don't want to be > disturbed, > > > > > even though they may be in misery; they are in misery, but they are > > > > > accustomed to the misery. And anybody who is not miserable looks > like > > > > > a stranger. > > > > > > > The enlightened man is the greatest stranger in the world; he does > not > > > > > seem to belong to anybody. No organization confines him, no > community, > > > > > no society, no nation." -- Osho The Zen Manifesto: Freedom from > > > > > Oneself Chapter 9 > > > > > > > Have you known rebels that make you uncomfortable? Is there a > rebel > > > > > in you that makes others uncomfortable? Is the rebel in you able > to > > > > > break barriers (especially internal?) With what results? > > > > > > > What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - -- ASHOK TEWARI
