Guest guest Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 exactly! I am definitely not unattached. I need the money for now. at the same time, I do my donations as much as I can and try to improve on it every year, to achieve two things: more detachment and to create an environment to manifest the fluid principle of money. but i don't to the "post your bank details on a website" idea! that is like precious water down the drain! , "Mary Ann" <buttercookie61> wrote: > Well, I don't really care to know anyone else's bank account > details, social security number, etc. but if any group members are > so "unattached" that they want to give all their money away, there > are plenty of worthy organizations, individuals, or criminals who > would like to receive such worldly gifts, so feel free. After all, > money is like blood - it must flow. Hoarding it and holding onto it > causes sludging, according to Dr. Deepak > > , "manoj_menon" > <ammademon@g...> wrote: > > I think I made my point, and your post below is just a way of leg- > > pulling as far as I am concerned. > > > > On the other hand, if you were really serious about it (viz., your > > definition of doing what you say and saying what you do), and if > we > > trace back the conversation to its earlier posts, what you > basically > > said is that yogaman has baser instincts which you want to protect > > by not revealing your bank and cc details! > > > > /message/18552 > > > > If so, then you have judged yogaman and I am not sure you know him > > enough to judge him so ....... > > > > Maybe you need to develop viveka. > > > > God knows I need plenty more of viveka, but not in this case! > > > > > > , "just4amusement" > > <just4amusement> wrote: > > > "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age > > > eighteen", so said Albert Einstein. > > > > > > If people say one thing (i.e. nothing is mine) but their actions > > speak the opposite (i.e. I do not need to feel obliged to share my > > bank and cc details), then they are talking about non-attachment > but > > practicong attachment. > > > > > > Such people arguably need to develop vairagya and viveka, plus > > shadsampat, and especially mumukshutwa. Then all will be clear > and > > they will not be victims of their desire. > > > > > > , "manoj_menon" > > > <ammademon@g...> wrote: > > > > Either way - someone needs protection or not - I do not need > to > > > feel > > > > obliged to share my bank and cc details. > > > > > > > > this is not about "attachment" to money; it's plain common > > > sense > > > > while living in this world. ultimately, nothing is mine, not > > even > > > > the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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