Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Hello Dearest Friends, I'm Lynette. Some of you know me, some of you dont.... Sometimes I'm quiet as a mouse, and sometimes I'm noisier than a bull in a china shop..... Wellllllllll........................Guess what...!!!! Today I'm gonna be noisy...... What does it mean to be enlightened? NO, Wait, dont answer...... I dont want your answer.... Another spiritual debate begins, another spoken word to describe something that needs no explanation. ...... Aw... You know what? Just let it be. I am enlightened... How dare I say such a thing? hmmmmmmm. Say it, shout it, be it.... You know it......So are you!!!!! What does that mean?????? Oh me, oh my, it means so much..... it means so little...... May, I get personal here.... Some of you may not like what I'm gonna say, some of you will think about what I'm gonna say, some of you may ignore what I'm going to say, and some of you........ Well..... some already know what I'm gonna say.!!..!! *Big deep breath* for you know I'm human.... gotta breathe, you know!! What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be an enlightened human? What does it mean to be a divinely enlightened human... Nothing special about a very special thing as being... We are! Do we not know that to err is human... that to laugh is human, to cry is human, to feel sorrow is human, to sing is human, to dance is human, to make love is human, to struggle with things is human, to believe is human... TO BE IS HUMAN.... There is no such thing as a human that does not experience these things!! None whatsoever... Find me one human that has not experienced any or all of these things.......... Soooooo Why then do we confuse enlighened beings as being something other than what we are??? Why do we assume that an enlightened being does not still struggle with daily things, or still cry, or still laugh? Why do we think that enlightened beings do not make love, do not eat dinner, do not feel pain? Do we not all bleed if we are cut? To be divinely enlightened human being..... Is to just be!! What does that mean?? Does that mean we sit in our perfect little computer chairs and spout spiritual philosophy to the many ears here?? Where is the sharing? We do not share on this list!!!! We debate on this list....... We pretend we are so perfect... Taking away all aspect of our humanity, as we try to sound so wise in our spiritual, intelligent, philosophical debates. Wise to whom?? And then how many of us still cry ourselves to sleep on occasion for an illusive {for dont forget... just because we feel things does not mean we dont recognize that they are illusions of the past} imagined hurt.... Or how many of us get frustrated after a hard day at work, and hollar at our spouse or our children when we get home? How many of us still feel a loss or a pain at the death of a loved one? come on now people!. Wake up, and see that you are already what you seek... You are the enlightened, spiritual being you seek... With all your faults, all your errors, all your mistakes, all your tears, all your loves, all your fears... You are just absolutely beautiful..... Why wear an exhausting mask to try and prove that which you already know you are???? I've been guilty of wearing that mask, and it was the biggest sigh of relief to let it go... I dont have to sound perfect, I dont have to say the right things, I dont even have to do all of the right things, I can even mess up in an arguement, and let emotion carry me away... Because you know what!!!! None of those things take away from who I am... nor do they take away from the truth of who I am. I am still me, even when I mess up. I am enlightened, even when I mess up. Do you know the zen philosophy I'm stating below? or the story of the boat on the river? Before............. a tree is a tree, a rock is a rock During............ a tree is more than a tree, a rock is more than a rock After................ a tree is a tree, a rock is a rock. How much simplier does it get? Of course, some of you will want to cling to your gurus, your gods, your buddhas... But I tell you, truly, your gurus, your gods, your buddhas are/were human.... And humans are beings. I'm Lynette Fletchall, enlightened human being.... And just being, experiencing every moment as it comes... And no more will I spout spiritual words of debate in an attempt at proving who I am... But will always attempt to relate on a human level to all of you... Like it or not...... Its the way it is. And tonight, or early morning now... Is January 1st... almost a year since the dark night of the soul became a reality in my life. Only one short year... And WOW.......... what I've accomplished... with determination, and dedication........ I changed from a struggling, sad, depressed, sexually damaged, emotionally drowning woman to one who can face any difficulty head on, with determination and truth and honesty. With intent and sincerity I thank all of those that had a hand in my growth, from the smallest aid, to the kindest aid, to the most profound. And with all due respect, to the very being that helped me the most, I bow with gratitude to Wilhelm Borsboom. Whom, without his kindness and patience and dedication and friendship, I would not have come so far, so fast. I love you all, I love you Wim. Thanks for letting me share. And forgive me if I sounded harsh about spiritual debate... It needs to be tempered with human experiences, IMHO. Love, and Happy New Year Lynette ***Lynette*** Heart to heart we meet with words, Apart we walk our ways Forever immortal Our stories told Enchantment From all our days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Lynette [Lynette (AT) knoxy (DOT) net]Tuesday, January 01, 2002 9:32 AMTo: Subject: Purely Being and Greetings from Lynette Hello Dearest Friends, I'm Lynette. Some of you know me, some of you dont.... Sometimes I'm quiet as a mouse, and sometimes I'm noisier than a bull in a china shop..... Wellllllllll........................Guess what...!!!! Today I'm gonna be noisy...... What does it mean to be enlightened? NO, Wait, dont answer...... I dont want your answer.... Another spiritual debate begins, another spoken word to describe something that needs no explanation. ...... Aw... You know what? Just let it be. I am enlightened... How dare I say such a thing? hmmmmmmm. Say it, shout it, be it.... You know it......So are you!!!!! What does that mean?????? Oh me, oh my, it means so much..... it means so little...... May, I get personal here.... Some of you may not like what I'm gonna say, some of you will think about what I'm gonna say, some of you may ignore what I'm going to say, and some of you........ Well..... some already know what I'm gonna say.!!..!! *Big deep breath* for you know I'm human.... gotta breathe, you know!! What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be an enlightened human? What does it mean to be a divinely enlightened human... Nothing special about a very special thing as being... We are! Do we not know that to err is human... that to laugh is human, to cry is human, to feel sorrow is human, to sing is human, to dance is human, to make love is human, to struggle with things is human, to believe is human... TO BE IS HUMAN.... There is no such thing as a human that does not experience these things!! None whatsoever... Find me one human that has not experienced any or all of these things.......... Soooooo Why then do we confuse enlighened beings as being something other than what we are??? Why do we assume that an enlightened being does not still struggle with daily things, or still cry, or still laugh? Why do we think that enlightened beings do not make love, do not eat dinner, do not feel pain? Do we not all bleed if we are cut? To be divinely enlightened human being..... Is to just be!! What does that mean?? Does that mean we sit in our perfect little computer chairs and spout spiritual philosophy to the many ears here?? Where is the sharing? We do not share on this list!!!! We debate on this list....... We pretend we are so perfect... Taking away all aspect of our humanity, as we try to sound so wise in our spiritual, intelligent, philosophical debates. Wise to whom?? And then how many of us still cry ourselves to sleep on occasion for an illusive {for dont forget... just because we feel things does not mean we dont recognize that they are illusions of the past} imagined hurt.... Or how many of us get frustrated after a hard day at work, and hollar at our spouse or our children when we get home? How many of us still feel a loss or a pain at the death of a loved one? come on now people!. Wake up, and see that you are already what you seek... You are the enlightened, spiritual being you seek... With all your faults, all your errors, all your mistakes, all your tears, all your loves, all your fears... You are just absolutely beautiful..... Why wear an exhausting mask to try and prove that which you already know you are???? I've been guilty of wearing that mask, and it was the biggest sigh of relief to let it go... I dont have to sound perfect, I dont have to say the right things, I dont even have to do all of the right things, I can even mess up in an arguement, and let emotion carry me away... Because you know what!!!! None of those things take away from who I am... nor do they take away from the truth of who I am. I am still me, even when I mess up. I am enlightened, even when I mess up. Do you know the zen philosophy I'm stating below? or the story of the boat on the river? Before............. a tree is a tree, a rock is a rock During............ a tree is more than a tree, a rock is more than a rock After................ a tree is a tree, a rock is a rock. How much simplier does it get? Of course, some of you will want to cling to your gurus, your gods, your buddhas... But I tell you, truly, your gurus, your gods, your buddhas are/were human.... And humans are beings. I'm Lynette Fletchall, enlightened human being.... And just being, experiencing every moment as it comes... And no more will I spout spiritual words of debate in an attempt at proving who I am... But will always attempt to relate on a human level to all of you... Like it or not...... Its the way it is. And tonight, or early morning now... Is January 1st... almost a year since the dark night of the soul became a reality in my life. Only one short year... And WOW.......... what I've accomplished... with determination, and dedication........ I changed from a struggling, sad, depressed, sexually damaged, emotionally drowning woman to one who can face any difficulty head on, with determination and truth and honesty. With intent and sincerity I thank all of those that had a hand in my growth, from the smallest aid, to the kindest aid, to the most profound. And with all due respect, to the very being that helped me the most, I bow with gratitude to Wilhelm Borsboom. Whom, without his kindness and patience and dedication and friendship, I would not have come so far, so fast. I love you all, I love you Wim. Thanks for letting me share. And forgive me if I sounded harsh about spiritual debate... It needs to be tempered with human experiences, IMHO. Love, and Happy New Year Lynette ***Lynette*** Heart to heart we meet with words, Apart we walk our ways Forever immortal Our stories told Enchantment From all our days. Beloved Lynette, thanks for your sharing , with love Rahasya/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.Your use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Happy New Year Lynette, I was sitting here this morning wondering where you've been lately... and there you show up -- enlightened even! It has been a real pleasure for me watching you bloom this past year. Thanks for all your sharing. Love, xxxtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Thanks... Its been an up and down roller coaster year..... but it was fun nontheless.. One ending is just another beginning, and I'm looking forward to what the year will bring me, with excitement. What do you think? Should I give up Harsha's list or stick around a while? I've been bored with all these spiritual debates, and discussions on enlightenement. Perhaps I should spice up this "religious" space with some poetry? Or bore you with my normal life... LOL... Either way, school starts back tomorrow...... And I've signed my children up for extracurricular classes for the next semester... Megan (14) and Dexter (7) are going to start karate classes... And Monica (8) is going to take gymnastics... So I'll be running 3 nights a week... Have a wonderful new Rumi book, very nice and thick, maybe I'll have time to type of some of his words to share? Love ya, Lynette - <leteegee <> Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:13 AM Re: Purely Being and Greetings from Lynette > Happy New Year Lynette, > > I was sitting here this morning wondering where you've been lately... and > there you show up -- enlightened even! > > It has been a real pleasure for me watching you bloom this past year. Thanks > for all your sharing. > > Love, > xxxtg > > > /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. > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Thanks... Its been an up and down roller coaster year..... but it was fun nontheless.. One ending is just another beginning, and I'm looking forward to what the year will bring me, with excitement. What do you think? Should I give up Harsha's list or stick around a while? I sure hope you stick around. I've been bored with all these spiritual debates, and discussions on enlightenement. Perhaps I should spice up this "religious" space with some poetry? Or bore you with my normal life... LOL... I know many others are bored with the debates and such but I suppose it is all part of being part of a list... and life. I'd like to hear some fun poetry about normal life! Either way, school starts back tomorrow...... And I've signed my children up for extracurricular classes for the next semester... Megan (14) and Dexter (7) are going to start karate classes... And Monica (8) is going to take gymnastics... So I'll be running 3 nights a week... Now if we can get ourself to take karate and gymnastics! Where'd I put that remote? Have a wonderful new Rumi book, very nice and thick, maybe I'll have time to type of some of his words to share? Okay by me... I love his words. Looking forward to hearing them. Have a great new year! Love, xxxtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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