I enjoy your truth-full spunk -- my wife and I have read some Eckhart Tolle every day for years -- I let A Course In Miracles work on me daily since August, 1977 -- yes, no evidence possible in any dream, while awareness-being is not dream or even source of dream -- peaceful dreams conveniently allow some vacation space to explore relaxing beyond dreaming -- "row row row your boat gently down the stream, merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream..." we sang in 1954 Presbyterian summer camp in Bastrop,Texas -- yes, I've myself acted outrageously many times in life -- now limit it to posts on the Net, being 69 -- within mutual chagrin, Rich
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 6:41 PM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson <orionwo...@charter.net> wrote: > Ah... I seem to have an overpowering urge to ramble on for a bit. Please > feel free skip the following soliloquy if one is easily bored by matters > pertaining to the care and feeding of our inner psyches. I've noticed that > on more than one occasion commentary attributed to Mr. Murray seems to bring > out a desire on my part to meddle with the opinions of others. It seems to > generate a desire within me to pontificate at my own expense – and obviously > to the expense of anyone else so inclined to eavesdrop. You have been > forewarned! ;-) > > > > > > From Rich: > > > >> yes, but what's going on since 1989 is more collective > >> mutual delusion, rather than deliberate lying, in most cases > >> -- as one who has twice failed radically at attempting day > >> trading stocks, I notice that Ponzi schemes in all their > >> variety constitute much of what is still presented as > >> legitimate business activity -- disconfirmation is interpreted > >> as some personal failing, not as evidence for the profound > >> delusion of the entire field > > > > Exactly whose delusions are we wrestling with here? > > > > As previously mentioned, I attempted to make a profit in the commodities > market. I was trading commodities close to real-time. What I was doing was > not all that different than trying to make a living as a Day Trader. I lost > a lot of savings in my attempts, and needless to say I wasn't too happy > about it. (I can sympathize with your own circumstances, and I feel your > pain.) Fortunately for me, the economic damage I was personally responsible > for was pretty much self-contained. I didn't pilfer the savings of anyone > other than my own accounts, and as such, only had myself to blame when it > came time to paying my bills. ;-) > > > > FWIW, when forced to confront very blunt lessons, such as the loss of a > significant amount of money due to one's own misjudgments, it becomes easy > to become overwhelmed by the painful memories & the consequences that > ensured. They can color one's outlook on life. It's easy to become > suspicious, even cynical about the subsequent actions and motivations of > ourselves and of others as well. > > > > It's at this stage that one must be alert to the possibility of projecting > the memories of our personal failures onto the actions of others – > particularly activities that seem to strike an unpleasant chord within our > own psyches. This certainly applies to what has been going on in the CF > field for the past 20 years. It also includes Rossi & Co, and any potential > competitors who might be out there, like Piantelli. However, trying not to > project the circumstances of our own failures into of the perceived actions > of others is NOT an easy lesson to master. I’m still working at it. > > > > In other words, It takes one to know one. > > > >> -- in addition, the unimaginable > >> unity and subtlety of the present moment of awareness is the > >> ultimate source of invalidation of all perceptions, concepts, > >> and projects -- so question everything deeply for yourself, > > > > > > On the surface this sounds like an interesting comment, maybe even profound > on some transcendent level. However, to be honest I don't get what you're > trying to say. Are you implying our perceptions at every moment in time are > prone to be invalid - inaccurate??? Well, shoot! Scholars and religious > leaders have been debating the reality of our existence since the dawn of > mankind. In the end, who cares! Regarding the more intriguing phrase > pertaining to "...the present moment of awareness" – I'd like to follow up > with the comment that it has been my experience that a more practical way to > perceive reality is to stay focused on the present moment. Try to remain > conscious of one's own inner "being-ness" and of one's presence in the > external surroundings. Speakers like Eckhart Tolle, inform us of the fact > that we often seem get overly caught up in convoluted memories of painful > past actions, or we get caught up over real or imagined fears of what the > future may bring for us. What Tolle and other speakers of his caliber have > tried to suggest to their audiences is that all of these fixations subtract > from us the simple fact that the only way to change bad things that have > happened to us (from the past), or what we fear could happen to us (in the > future), is to stay focused in the present moment. It’s only in the present > moment where we can actually do something about the past or future matters. > It’s only in the present moment where we can initiate changes in our life. > However, I suspect there are many who find much of Tolle’s writings and > lectures to be a tad boring. Ah well, to each his own. > > > >> as Buddha advised -- tend the garden of your own present moment > >> of awareness". > > > > No doubt about it. Buddha was a cool dude. Well ahead of his time. > > > > Pertaining to the matter of opinions, Buddha also sed - People with > opinions just go around bothering each other. > > > > http://quotations.about.com/od/spiritualquotes/a/buddhistquotes.htm > > > > Ok, I think I've done enuf bothering for one spell. > > > > * * * * * > > > > In the meantime, I’ve heard all the Rossi “previews”. Like most here I’m > looking forward to the October 6 Rossi Show. I’ve got my popcorn, and hoping > the show will at least be entertaining, if not informative. > > > > Regards > > > > Steven Vincent Johnson > > www.OrionWorks.com > > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
