[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Self in each of us recognizes the Self in another. We are conscious of this to one degree or another, whether our Self has been fully awakened to us, or not. This is how someone somewhat Awake will recognize

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: The Self in each of us recognizes the Self in another. We are conscious of this to one degree or another, whether our Self has

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all respect, I think you have missed the point of what I have written. Perhaps. I am certainly open to any corrections. But perhaps you have missed my point. You have an experience / knowlwedge that you

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] With all respect, I think you have missed the point of what I have written. In order to consider what I have stated as theoretical means that the point value of my Self needs to claim ownership of what I

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: With all respect, I think you have missed the point of what I have written. Perhaps. I am certainly open to any corrections.

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all respect, the bedrock of my Awakening serves as the foundation for that which I write. Accept it or not, makes no difference to me. While I agree with the sentiment, I might present another possibility.

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: With all respect, the bedrock of my Awakening serves as the foundation for that which I write. Accept it or not, makes no difference to me.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread Vaj
On May 24, 2006, at 5:48 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] With all respect, I think you have missed the point of what I have written. In order to consider what I have stated as theoretical means that the point

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was Re: Fundamentalist or reconstructionist med)

2006-05-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] With all respect, the bedrock of my Awakening serves as the foundation for that which I write. Accept it or not, makes no difference to me. And why would I, or anyone, accept your truth or your awakening. simply

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs

2006-05-24 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
>From the alistair shearer translation of the yoga sutras of Patanjali Chapter 2 vs 37. When we are firmly established in integrity, all riches present themselves freely. In a conversation with a friend going through a difficult time it became clear to me that holding any belief as valid or

[FairfieldLife] Beliefs (was: A Sense of Sangha)

2005-06-22 Thread Patrick Gillam
TurquoiseB wrote: One could say that the common denominator in both cases is the rigidity of their underlying belief system and the level of personal identification they have with that rigid belief system. Anything that appears to contradict the belief system is perceived as a personal