Theos-Talk Archives (March 2006 Message tt01632)

You are.  With me.  By responding.  You even changed the title in 
retaliation to 'Still Intoxicated'.  Petty, petty.  Cass was right 
about the enslavement to ego thing, lolol.  Are yours the views of a 
Theosophist?

Vince

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "carlosaveline cardoso aveline" 
<carlosaveline@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Vincent,
> 
> Who's engaging in discussion with whom?
> 
> Carlos.
> 
> 
> >From: "Vincent" <vblaz2004@...>
> >Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> >To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Theos-World Re: Cass and Carlos- Intoxicated
> >Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:22:46 -0000
> >
> >Cass-
> >
> >You wrote:
> >
> >"This is an excellent example of two minds enslaving each other in
> >ego.  Why not just substitute "drunk" with "intoxicated".  Two
> >unspoken truths are the cultivation of a sense of humour and 
common
> >sense, let's get back to both eh guys."
> >
> >Very true, and utmost common sense that you offer here, Cass.
> >Especially about the ego part.
> >
> >I tried the humor thing, but Carlos didn't like it apparently,
> >thinking I was too happy for his tastes.  As for enslavement, he 
and
> >I are both good at that, although Carlos might be hesitant to 
admit
> >it, I don't know.  I love to get preachy when I'm preached at, 
hehe.
> >
> >Carlos-
> >
> >You wrote:
> >
> >"Vincent,
> >
> >Others are mirrors for us."
> >
> >Obviously.  You are welcome to start mirroring.  Think of a twoway
> >mirror, as opposed to simply oneway.  It's easy to preach, my
> >friend, and assert as you have that the other should remain 
silent,
> >but that works both ways.
> >
> >"Theos-talk is not about personal discussions."
> >
> >Where did you get that wild idea?  There are no such restrictions 
in
> >this forum.  At least not that you're exercising.  Although, I
> >certainly wouldn't call our exchanges a 'personal' discussion.  
You
> >simply had a personality conflict with me, and my wordiness rubbed
> >you the wrong way.  I'm a writer.  It's in my nature, whether you
> >like that or not.  If you don't like what I have to say, then 
you're
> >not obligated to respond.  But you did several times, and I
> >responded back.  Don't try to pin that on me, my friend.  You 
played
> >your part.  Naughty, naughty.
> >
> >"Compare the number of sentences and level of "personality 
energy"in
> >the two cases."
> >
> >The problem is that you're comparing each person with the other 
here
> >in the first place.  An evidence of the aforementioned ego
> >conflict.  Something that I said had vexed you, and so you engaged
> >in personal discussion with me, while wildly asserting that this
> >forum is not for personal discussion.  And somehow you believe
> >that 'personality energy' is a bad thing, when factually it is 
not.
> >It's better to have personality energy than none at all.
> >
> >The fact that you had internally flipped the concept 
of 'personality
> >energy' from a good thing into a bad thing in your mind is simply
> >evidence of the personality conflict residing within you.  And so
> >you attempt to correct what you mistakenly believe to be wrong.
> >You're attempting to correct a mispercieved imbalance, because you
> >believe that things should be balanced.  When life is not always
> >that way.
> >
> >And no, my friend, lots of sentences are not a bad thing either 
when
> >one is a writer.  Lots of sentences simply means one has a fluency
> >with words (as do I), and does not imply either excess personality
> >energy or word intoxication.  It simply means that I put quality
> >effort into any endeavor that I undertake, in this case writing.  
On
> >my end, I simply interpret your attention span as perhaps being a
> >bit short.  Although you did read every word.  It just sort of
> >reminds me when I was breaking corporate productivity records at
> >United Parcel Service as a supervisor.  My bosses loved it, but
> >occasionally a coworker would become offended in their sense of 
ego
> >competition.
> >
> >Now what does all of this have to do with Theosophy?  I'll leave
> >that to you to connect the dots, seeing as how you got preachy 
with
> >me.  (Okay, your turn.  You're enslaved, lolol.  And I'm the
> >energizer bunny.)
> >
> >"Peace to you."
> >
> >At last, something constuctive.  Peace to you as well.
> >
> >Blessings
> >
> >Vince
> >
> >--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Cass Silva <silva_cass@> wrote:
> > >
> > > This is an excellent example of two minds enslaving each other 
in
> >ego.  Why not just substitute "drunk" with "intoxicated".
> > > Two unspoken truths are the cultivation of a sense of humour 
and
> >common sense, let's get back to both eh guys.
> > >
> > > Cass
> > >
> > > Vincent <vblaz2004@> wrote: Carlos-
> > >
> > > You wrote:
> > >
> > > "Who called anyone literally drunk here?"
> > >
> > > You comparatively derived a metaphor of 'word' drunkenness 
from a
> > > source of literal drunkenness.  'Another way to get drunk' as 
per
> > > your thread title.  You were deriving a metaphor from the 
literal,
> > > even as all metaphors are derived from the literal as 
comparative
> > > communication devices.
> > >
> > > "I thought you could perceive "getting drunk" is a metaphor."
> > >
> > > Most certainly.  And in the context of your obvious 
offendedness,
> >a
> > > derogatory metaphor at best.  Metaphors are used as 
comparisons to
> > > the literal as a literary device.  You were comparing.  And 
your
> > > comparative metaphor was in relation to something that you 
detest.
> > >
> > > "Pay attention, "Vince"."
> > >
> > > Sounds pretty aggressive, lolol.  Forced perspectives don't 
make
> >too
> > > much headway with me.  I think you're still offended.  At 
what, I
> > > really don't know, because you said that you didn't feel that I
> >had
> > > tricked you.  But you're offended nonetheless.  Do you require
> > > continued assistance working through your offendedness?
> > >
> > > Vince
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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