Do you mean auto-biographies On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:18 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 - > -- \--/ Peace
