Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00279)

What is meaningful to one is not meaningful to another because what is meaningful is based on the conditioned mind, which is developed as a movement away from pain toward pleasure. Perhaps when we become more objective we will find a common meaning. Different people have different tastes in reading. To me, discussing peoples tastes and preferences in reading is not meaningful as there is little if any constructive information to be received from it, though I was surprised to find the that many people are spending their time reading material that to me is low quality and simplistic. 

That is o.k., though. What saddens me is that many people on here do not seem interested in using a wonderful opportunity such as being in this group to create a special force that will give us the focus and the courage to not fritter our lives away in mechanical chatter. The day is not even over yet and I have already received thirty-two emails (ten with little if any content from one cutesy (to others, perhaps, but not to me) person, and this is not making my day more beautiful. 

There needs to be a certain kind and quality of suffering, which is conscious and not mechanical, to decrystalize karmic formations. If this is not a possibility, if it is too hard, then there needs to be a dedication to create an atmosphere where deep enquiry can flourish and where inspiration can be sparked. 

There too much ordinary life stuff on here to suit my personal taste, though obviously others do not feel the same. Interesting and intelligent messages are watered down and weakened in affect by arguing, political messages, and drivel. This is not o.k. I love you, but I do not like your behavior. 

If a such a thing as a "living master" exists, and he were to come to our group, he would not stay here and work with us. But this is only my opinion, a little person from the honey-makers, and who am I to say? Maybe I am wrong. There is a saying, "from the manure pile grows a rose." But there are people on the internet who are SO serious. This does not mean that they do not have a good laugh occasionally and roast each other with wonderful witty jokes, but they know when to stop and get down to important business. In the meantime, There is WAR and people are getting tortured and burned up. Please do not forget. The amount of human suffering is virtually inconceivable. Do not pretend it will go away when you wish. Reading cheap fiction is one thing, but talking about it is another. It will rob us of any dim possibility we may have of ever learning how to wish. To believe otherwise is a grave "self" deceit. Turn the rock over and see what is under it. 

SO, if you read the bible, you could be an ignorant fundamentalist who takes sophisticated allegorical material on a literal level, or you could be a person of great wisdom who has unlocked some of the many keys and secrets contained in this extraordinary and magnificent book, but I do not know which person you are by you telling me you have read this or that book. I know you by your ACTS, as you know me by my ACTS, and by our ACTS we will be known. Sincerely, Wry


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