Theos-Talk Archives (June 1996 Message tt00024)

JHE:
>> Today, we are living in very insidious times. The trend is to
>>no longer view ethics as a standard connected to spiritual
>>roots. When standards are established, they are more often
>>than not based upon the expediency of the situation. I raise
>>ethics here, because in spite of repeated objections from
>>others on theos-l, I still believe that ethics are at the very
>>heart of the TM and  sounds the unchanging and undying keynote.

>I haven't been able to get the word "insidious" out of my mind
>since I read this post.
>Looking it up, I was wondering exactly which definition you had
>in mind.

>1.     Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy
>manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease.
>2.     Intended to entrap; treacherous: insidious
>misinformation.
>3.   Beguiling but harmful; alluring: insidious pleasures.
>
>- Ann E. Bermingham

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