RE: Spiritual Death / Jerry

[Guest guest]

Hello Jerry

 

I hope the health issue will not persist. I will light a candle for you tonight.

 

You know, you do not have to be Christopher Reeves to Be. But I must say that

his courage in pain is a source of admiration to me also.

 

You are a source of inspiration also, if you want to write more about 'health

issue' I will listen.

 

Take care,

 

Antoine

 

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jerry weinstein

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 5:41 PM

Spiritual Death

 

 

Hello Everyone

 

I've returned to the fold after a couple years' absence -- I'm getting

posts via digest form and hope this post gets thru ok. It's nice to be back and

see familiar names again. I know some of the recent dialogue has been pretty hi

voltage, to which I doubt I'll be adding much, as this is surely not the reason

for my reappearance.

 

Antoine, it's funny seeing your quote from Lama Govinda's book, as I've

been reading it again the last couple weeks. I think he was a brilliant, highly

articulate man, and I always enjoy reading him.

 

I'm sorry to say that the theme of renunciation based upon

avoidance/escape has been an issue for me at times. I learned during an earlier

time in my life that avoidance isn't a good thing for me. Self protection seems

mostly to breed more self protection, along with a strengthened inner critic who

is not sympathetic. I dealt with this once, only to have it reappear when k

syndrome caused health issues which led to a restricted lifestyle. I'm dealing

with it now, as the health issues persist.

 

This is one reason I admired Christopher Reeve so much. He suffered the

ultimately debilitating injury, yet continued to lead a very active, high

profile life, both in theater and as an advocate for others in his situation.

When confronted with his example, I realize I may not have any excuses. That

perhaps we always have the choice to confront life rather than to try to escape

it.

 

L&L,

 

jerrysan rinpoche

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

 

Antoine Carré [antoine.carre]

Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:35 AM

Re: Spiritual Death / Jerry

 

 

Hello Jerry

 

I hope the health issue will not persist. I will light a candle for you

tonight.

 

You know, you do not have to be Christopher Reeves to Be. But I must say

that his courage in pain is a source of admiration to me also.

 

You are a source of inspiration also, if you want to write more about

'health issue' I will listen.

 

Take care,

 

Antoine

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

yes... when i found myself paralyzed in rehabilitation center, (it

was before the unfortunate fall of chris reeves) i tore from newspaper

and pasted above my bed a photo of steven hawking, who can only move and

communicate using three fingers, but his humor sparkling eyes bore

witness that the physical is a container and our essence is independent

of it lol

 

may all the denizens of all the worlds be healthy, happy and content!

 

yosy