Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 >> Golly, so juicy. Aren't you glad I'm sharing here? << I am sort of responding to this backwards, but yes...I am glad. (Linda) >> I can't put this mask back on. I'm part of an academic community. I won't get a second chance at this one. (at least not in this lifetime, certainly not at this institution) Ohhhhh Nooooooooo, Mr. Bill...<< You will have already seen, perhaps, the post where I relate my career experience to yours, and I am delayed in reading and responding. I do understand exactly what you mean, though, and it is so much like what I experienced. The political community (especially in Washington, DC) is, I imagine, much like the academic community. You mess with the "wrong" person or make the "wrong decision" and "they" tell you, "you'll never work in this town again," and it's true. >> I see three modes of operating here. One (which I have done for most of my life, as I suspect have most folks) is to be caught up in the drama...to believe that what happens, happens to me, Mark. Another is...to be the still witness commonly referred to as "that" (or "I am that", or whatever name you like Brahman, God, Spirit, so many names - you know what I mean.) Somewhere in between (?) is the being like myself who is aware of these two stances and trying to determine which one is preferable...<< This is beautifully put and reminds me of Arjuna on the battlefield. I have felt these three selves and see the sense in them all (so long as I don't get caught up too much in identifying with the woman behind "curtain # 1 or 3). I have for a long time felt, on those few occasions when these aspects came together, and the #1 (which I would call the intellect or conscious mind) aspect of self helps me to cross the street without getting hit by cars. Otherwise, the #2 (identified with the Sacred) self wanders about in blundering bliss. I also believe that those Beings who are fully Self-Realized can be fully Present in the Oneness, feeling both the Bliss and avoiding the Traffic. (Sorry for the capitals, but somehow this all feels metaphoric as well as dramatic to me.) I may be totally misconstruing your experience...but this is how I relate to it. Shanti ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Not at all. You describe it to a tee (or is it T)... tea? anyway, you got it. (and it is yet a battlefield scene...) Love, Mark I may be totally misconstruing your experience...but this is how I relate to it. Shanti ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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