I understand your annoyance of the enlightened man dinesh, I think most of us find it easier to use our 'face' in social or public areas - however, have heard it said that it is important for us to embrace our 'shadow', our dark self, in order to integrate the 'face' and the 'dark'. Or, our 'created' self and our more primal self.
On Jun 13, 9:27 pm, Dinesh <[email protected]> wrote: > I am annoyed by the enlightened man. I really am afraid of my self, > the dark one, that which I am trying to to cover up all these years > (with a lot of junk called life), that person brings it out so clear > that it becomes embarrassing. > > On Jun 13, 8:58 pm, 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 -
