Theos-Talk Archives (April 2003 Message tt00076)

The *winds* are the emotions which travel in the world, maybe we would call
it the *astral* or *subtle* worlds, we sense it with our heart realm, and
our main task as spiritual people is to learn how to handle this. It takes
time, it takes practice, a lot of it, but without this, I don't see anything
beyond mere theories. It is a process of building a big heart with a solid
hedge. The human heart is very shrunk, in order to escape the venomous winds
of this angry world. Of course you know, that when you live in the presence
of angry people, it affects you. The point is how to live with people who
produce non-stop these evil winds, without letting these winds enter your
heart realm, and when such a wind gets in, you know how to eliminate it.
As per e-mails go, your situation might be different, and certainly it is
not right to take a passage from an e-mail, and send it to another list,
while its meaning being changed. I simply don't see what can be done, except
dropping willingly any copyright claim on such e-mails. It is different when
somebody will copy your e-mail for commercial purposes, or to be printed in
a magazine. I would ask permission for this. Best wishes, Etzion
----- Original Message -----
From: "wry" <wry1111@earthlink.net>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 10:15 AM
Subject: Theos-World Message to Etzion


> Hi. Sorry about the multiple messages, It was a mistake. I tried not to,
but something went wrong with my computer.
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> Etzion, I hope I get a chance to comment on your kind and spiritual
comments to me about centering the energy in the heart (my words, but you
know what I am referring to. In Tibetan Buddhism, the whole aim is to bring
what is called "the winds" to rest in the heart, but it is not that easy, as
if one tries to do it, this stirs up the winds. Somehow, though, writing
this message makes me feel happy.
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> So much radical has happened in my life since March 15, it is bizarre and
indescribable, much like a Kafka story. I will try to take your message to
heart, though it seems idealistic to me. If you are living in Jerusalem, you
have probably had a chance to practice under very stressful circumstances,
and indeed you have mentioned being serene under such conditions. I will try
to do this, too, though it is really not my cup of tea concerning practice,
I believe there is no choice, which, oddly, makes me sad. Everything in the
whole universe seems to be contriving to set up difficult conditions so I
can develop spiritually.
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> Even though your message did not strike a perfect chord with me when I
first read it, I thank you again for being so kind as to write such a
message to me. Sincerely, Wry
> p,s, Though I do not agree with what you said about people posting my
material from another list, I appreciate your comment, none the less.
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