This makes sense to me and would certainly account for the messy biographies that are at odds with that other self. It seems irrational!
On Jun 30, 8:42 am, AmandaRheen <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not so sure that the rebel is necessarily enlightened. I agree > with rigsy03 that the rebel is someone who is just more honest about > rejecting what they see 'out there'. But having insight into 'out > there' isn't necessarily the same as having insight into what's > happening 'in here' or having a robust framework attached to why they > might not like what's 'out there'. I wonder if an 'enlightened one' > is more likely to be merely uninterested as opposed to magnetic and > charismatic. > > On Jun 14, 1:58 am, 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 -
