[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-21 Thread whynotnow7
Possibly in the lake he has referred to twice lately?? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-21 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: CHANGE THE RECORD, for pete's sake. Good grief, we've heard this one *dozens* of times here, and before that on alt.m.t. Look, we know you get your jollies by putting down MMY, and that you resent it whenever anybody

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread whynotnow7
I completely agree with you, in that making up my own mind about whatever spiritual perspective if any I want to pursue is a more mature approach to spirituality than following a teacher. Its like when we were all alphabet groupies in grade school before we had learned to write on our own.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
I was one of those that used that word 'spiritual maturity'. I was thinking about this just a few days ago, with images of young girls practically dying of passion in front of stars like the Beatles, Elvis, and even Justin Bieber. What you have written here is rather nice. But this is the outer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread authfriend
CHANGE THE RECORD, for pete's sake. Good grief, we've heard this one *dozens* of times here, and before that on alt.m.t. Look, we know you get your jollies by putting down MMY, and that you resent it whenever anybody points out that many of those putdowns don't hold water. We know you feel better

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: I was one of those that used that word 'spiritual maturity'. I was thinking about this just a few days ago, with images of young girls practically dying of passion in front of stars like the Beatles,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread richardjwilliamstexas
Groupie is a term that unfortunately has developed sexual connotations over the years, but it didn't start out that way... authfriend: CHANGE THE RECORD, for pete's sake. Good grief, we've heard this one *dozens* of times here, and before that on alt.m.t... You'd think that at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: If I had to come up with some notion of what the inner aspect of spiritual maturity might be, I'd say that it might be based on equal doses of 1) not taking oneself seriously, and 2) learning to laugh at oneself. Anyone

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: If I had to come up with some notion of what the inner aspect of spiritual maturity might be, I'd say that it might be based on equal

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: If I had to come up with some notion of what the inner aspect of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: snip It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. -

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. - Oscar Wilde Excellent quote! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: snip It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread feste37
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: If I had to come up with some notion of what the inner aspect

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-20 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb