Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00314)

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From: <thalprin@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:25 AM
Subject: Theos-World Wry

Hi.

> Hi Wry,
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> Thanks for the kindly note - I enjoyed reading your thoughts.
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> I'm thinking, I bet me grocer wishes there were more buddists
> shopping for bitter fruit. That's funny. I like that.

Grocers don't sell bitter fruit as no one would buy it. But if you don't
take it when it is offered as an act of kindness, you will have to pay, in
one way or another. Sometimes if you have bitter fruit no one will accept,
you might need to pay someone to take it away from you.
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> I believe, yes, in decernment -which- no is not quite the same word
> as discrimenation -however- to each his own.

Discriminbation is another word for wisdom. When the chaff is separated from
the wheat is is not discerned, but rather discriminated from the wheat.
Sorry about this, but nature can be cruel.
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> And, blame, blame would seem to me to be a rascal loop, hopefully,
> not for truly spiritual people to be bound up into.

You don't know. Sometimes there is a special junctures where someone needs
to be blamed, but don't worry, no one is blaming you, as you are not ABLE to
be blamed, but I am.
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> Other than that, hi ho, yes, I feel quite "free" to do as a please
> within reason (of course) and so really, no, you don't need to take
> it upon yourself to try to tell me what to do none-the-less though
> thanks for the very fine suggestion.

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> For example, at times, yes, I might choose to offer you a mirror.
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The holding up a mirror by someone who is not developed is an act of hate.
Of course the kind of people who hold up mirrors for others consider
themselves to be developed. This kind of shenanigan is generally speaking a
movement away from pain for the individual who is holding up the so-called
"mirror," and I see no reason to consider you an exception to this rule.
Some Gurdjieff groups do this as part of a misguided practice and call it
"taking snapshots" of each other. Unfortunately, this is not how human
beings learn or how real transformation occurs. I say, "unfortunately,"
because if people could learn about themselves in this way, the whole
consciousness of humanity would already be transformed, as people love to
hold up "mirrors" for each other. Sincerely and best wishes, Wry


> Have a BEAUTIFUL day,
> Terrie
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