Guest guest Posted February 28, 2001 Report Share Posted February 28, 2001 another possible strategy... Hi Bob, I think this is a useful strategy, but I would propose another even more radical one just for kicks. What would happen in the world if we all decided to assume the best? If we assumed that everything said was said with good intentions, and hunted for that meaning to assign to words that we hear? the game many of us play now is to assume the worst, and it brings out the worst in others, so if we assumed the best, might it not bring out the best? I'm not sure this will be a panacea, but I'll bet it would be a useful practice. Love, Mark ====== Dear Bob, Mark, Friends, Thanks for your radical, kicking strategy. Mark your words are something to bet and win on . . . It does change the world (our world) to practice in the way you suggest. In a sense, the capacity to understand, to unravel the good intent and best possibility is based on our ability to work at this mode of seeing. Even very angry and negative expression and communication is still an effort (however knotted) to express connection and interaction. Ignorance and circumstance create our negativity and right effort and openness allow us to delve quite skillfully into the possibilities of our experience and contact. Sometimes people hurt us very badly and we must show restraint and patience (if we can). This does not mean being a doormat, it means taking into consideration the best potential and possibilities of a situation. :-) Lobster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2001 Report Share Posted March 2, 2001 Dear Lobster, It's so good to see you again! Knowing you really is knowing the best. People may not be aware of how instumental you were in getting all this started, as you founded ye olde iam list over 3 years ago, the orginal list, before NDS and HS and the proliferation of new groups since. Lobster is a very old friend indeed in internet time. I am so glad everyone here now will have a chance to meet you and get to know your wisdom. Much love, Gloria PS. Can't resist mentioning that Lobster has this devastingly charming English accent. We really should revive using that voice technology, because even once hearing someone's voice goes a long way towards improving email communciation. It's possible to actually hear them in your mind saying what is written from then on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2001 Report Share Posted March 2, 2001 And thank you, Lobster too :-) Love, Wim - "lobster" <lobster <> Wednesday, February 28, 2001 3:04 PM know the best > another possible strategy... > > Hi Bob, > > I think this is a useful strategy, but I would propose another even more > radical one just for kicks. What would happen in the world if we all > decided to assume the best? If we assumed that everything said was said > with good intentions, and hunted for that meaning to assign to words > that we hear? > > the game many of us play now is to assume the worst, and it brings out > the worst in others, so if we assumed the best, might it not bring out > the best? I'm not sure this will be a panacea, but I'll bet it would be > a useful practice. > > Love, Mark > > ====== > > > Dear Bob, Mark, Friends, > > Thanks for your radical, kicking strategy. > Mark your words > are something to bet > and win on . . . > It does change the world (our world) > to practice in the way you suggest. > In a sense, the capacity to understand, > to unravel the good intent and best possibility > is based on our ability to work at this mode of seeing. > > Even very angry and negative expression and communication > is still an effort (however knotted) to express connection > and interaction. > > Ignorance and circumstance create our negativity > and right effort and openness allow us to delve > quite skillfully into the possibilities of our > experience and contact. > Sometimes people hurt us very badly and we must > show restraint and patience (if we can). > This does not mean being a doormat, it means > taking into consideration the best potential > and possibilities of a situation. > > :-) > Lobster > > > /join > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at > www., and select the User Center link from the menu bar > on the left. This menu will also let you change your subscription > between digest and normal mode. > > > > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2001 Report Share Posted March 2, 2001 I know Lobster from the early days of Angelique's K. list. Boy did I love to spar with her... Good training that was... to stay out of her claws. Friends all... Love, Wim Gloria wrote: > Dear Lobster, > It's so good to see you again! Knowing you really is knowing the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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