Civility Again [Was Shakti and Skanda - to Jessica (and DB)]

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Does the concept of 'pride' not also apply to those who fiercely

protect and justify their spiritual practices against those who

disagree with those practices?

 

Certainly 'pride' is a factor in those who attack others on a more

personal level.

 

How about 'pride' being contained in a laissez-faire, above-it-all

attitude of non engagement in a group devoted to discussion

when faced with opinions contrary to one's own? The attitude of

'forgive them for they know not what they do' is not productive.

 

Your wise man is forgetting that he was invited into the house in

order to discuss spiritual issues and practices. If he is only

going to talk about the weather, he is insulting his host.

 

 

Omprem

 

 

 

, "N. Madasamy"

<nmadasamy@s...> wrote:

>

> A wise old man told me once "If you go to a person's home and

> you

> don't like what they are doing, just keep it to yourself and

> leave. If

> you choose to stay, at least have the basic courtesy since the

owner

> have been kind enough to you and have treated you well. Use

your

> words

> wise when you speak. For it is how and what you say that

reflect the

> true nature of the person that you are."

>

> Why I really like this wise old man. He is not educated but just

> another illiterate. Know no scriptures or have the ability to

argue

> in

> discussion forum like this, but he is indeed a wise and simple

minded

> man. By some peoples standard here, he is just another

"drunkard" for

> he like to drink too. Volka from what I observed, but these does

not

> cloud his wisdom and his sense of reasoning. I have known

him long

> enough to say that I rather spend the time listening to him than

to

> those self righteous "scholar" who spend a better half of

> their time

> condemning other people practices.

>

> I am being told that there are great sadhaks who fell because

of

> intellectual pride. They are reborn with a thirst for knowledge

and

> the means to get very close, but they will never reach the

wisdom

> they

> seek until they surrender their pride.