reply to post by Cogito, Ergo Sum
Again I thank you, this time for being yet even more frank about your experience, and how it explains your now clearer type of reticence. I had
picked up on some kind of "allergic" reaction to a certain type of openness, but had not ventured on the possible causes.
I would like to tell you that, for all the esteem I feel towards you as a participant that honors this thread and our exchange, I feel strongly that
some of the issues you bring up on the "guru" dilemma are uniquely yours, and I think you might be projecting some of that on yours truly, with
little to no avail.
First I honestly do not see the "guru" treatment, or any type of following, as you intend to warn.
I would find that especially ironic, since I am one of the strong advocates of informed critique, of rational filtering, and cautious openness.
I just don't see it, and hope to be right.
I realize I might have lots of important and interesting things to say, in a way that is entertaining for some, but since it is done in this ANONYMOUS
format, there is absolutely no danger of this qualifying for anything CLOSE to guru-like treatment.
The "guru" is by definition a charismatic FIGURE, and I cannot see how that is sustainable here. Fads are something else, and even those are caused
by the sensationalistic vein that runs through some of these environments, and as you know, I go after those as well.
In fact, the privacy afforded by this medium, is one of the requisites that convinced me to share BEYOND the sometimes sterile message of information
itself. This so that others could see HOW some of the "deeper" characteristics of the Human kind have manifested in just one cheetah-faced
specimen.
The purposes, which I have tired to stress, are to SERVE the INFORMATION ITSELF, and nothing else. If this is not so, please explain to me just how
this could be otherwise.
On the subject, no genuinely spiritually intelligent person will ever require that you give any intimate personal details of inner experiences or
encourage it.
Again, you seem to be stuck on this.
Trust me, there is little intimacy if at all in my sharing, and the one you CAN find is the one put there on purpose, where it is pointed out that no
matter how strange some of these can be, we are ALL capable and it is well within our possibilities to enhance our lives and understanding in a myriad
of ways, which are always mentioned by many, but "personalized" by very few.
Depicting humanity as a characteristic, and exposing the sphere of the private are two very different angles of display, and I hope you and all who
read can appreciate this.
When I advertise a thread claiming to allow people to experience the true nature of reality for themselves I certainly will offer ways to begin to do
this. It then would be for that express purpose. I have waited to see if you live up to your promise. Without this it will always be hot air to me.
Including my posts.
I have promised nothing of the sort, so here my friend, I am afraid there is a misunderstanding of some kind.
I share INFORMATION, with the clear monition to emphasize PERSONAL EXPERIENCE ABOVE ALL. Realizing that it is sometimes unclear just HOW to approach
some themes, my shared experiences are depictions of some theory in real-life action. Anything beyond that has never been offered, and COULD NOT BE,
only because it is not my position or intent.
So, nothing more and nothing less than promised.
I have delivered 3/4 of what I decided to do, with the right title (so I see no way to disband into the "offers" I presumably made...) and will
finish as said.
Whoever expects more than that, or some type of other, will just have to wait without holding the breath (although, again, I don't even see any type
of line forming).
What I have shared has been practical, and it must remain so. There are reasons for this. I have ventured into recommending some literature, and the
funny thing is that same literature is full both of extremely valuable information (IMO), and of WARNINGS as to HOW the is NO SUBSTITUTE for personal
experience.
As a very friendly and unsolicited piece of humble advice, and seeing that you are formed and informed, I would suggest that you relax ever so
slightly about methods, and emphasize motivations.
This, as I said once to my dear friend Beamish, would help us save SOME perfectly healthy babies being thrown out with the bath water.
I reiterate, there are many things going on, and so much help, assistance and support being put into place RIGHT NOW, more than many people realize.
The fact that there are some that "benefit" from this ( a really dumb concept as far as I am concerned) should not be a reason to close the
"helping" shop of our minds and hearts.
This because, the "divinely indifferent" silence that you advocate, when presented to a person that ASKS for genuine assistance, has some tinges of
self-righteousness and a "spiritual elitism" to which I have never subscribed, and would consider simply conducive to separation.
I would not dare to claim any sort of special status in the area of giving, but if you look at the nature of our "evolution" so far, GIVING is one
of the most rewarded and spiritually desirable characteristics as advocated by ANY movement, be it spiritual, religious, political, etc. Without
forgetting that there are many material and therefore ILLUSORY "facts" that would makes us think otherwise.
Please, let's not succumb to fear, diffidence and distrust for one, two, or even a hundred "love stories" gone sour.
To quote Mercedes Sosa, a South-American folk artist and legend, when asked which had been her greatest love, she responded : "the last one!".
Great testament of our capabilities to live, learn, forget the necessary, treasure and take the essential, and keep on going. It's called evolving.