not true.

April 5, 2001

Well Mark,

there is something said for emotional turmoil too, which often makes the focus

of the inner path to become stronger (not by will, but by itself). Not

surprisingly, a number of realizations (read Zen stories) have come in periods

of stress, inner chaos and loss of the usual pointers of security and

confidence. Facing oneself is never easy. The saying about the path to the

truth being thick with cutting blades and thus avoided by most ppl is still

accurate today. You're more gracious under this pressure than some others have

been.

Love,

Amanda.

On Tue, 03 Apr 2001 12:24:11

Mark Otter wrote:

>This is not true. I've been pretty depressed these past two weeks -

>even to the point of suicidal ideation. I don't know when Michael is or

>is not feeling joy, but I doubt very much that my mood exactly mirrors

>his. (I certainly do wish for him and for all of you to feel joy, and

>when you communicate joy to me, I am empathetic about it, so by all

>means, please express joy - it lifts my spirits.) You mention that

>"a focuses on the aspirations and experiences of

>individuals on the spiritual path." Do you mean to limit the focus to

>positive aspirations and experiences, or are negative aspirations and

>experiences worthy of discussion as well?

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