Guest guest Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 The error may lie in the emotional need to scapegoat. If you really care, what are you DOING to help besides negative talk? Do you realize that joining in the hysterical politics of the day is a type of manipulation? Why don't you take these OPINIONS about things to a political room where spreading this sewage is the accepted norm. Who are the proverbial "they" outside of ourselves who are doing all the wrong over and over again? Hmmmmmm. Ammachi, Devi's Daughter <devi.daughter@g...> wrote: > Yes, I think so, too. This is an error many spiritual folks make. > > On Sep 3, 2005, at 9:01 AM, David Cosentino wrote: > > >Condoning someone's behavior > > when they have clearly done wrong time and time again > > in the name of spiritual love is not Love. It simply > > continues to engender the suffering of others. > > i think there is danger in believing that Love means allowing > > someone to perpetrate the most heinous breaches of > > justice, civility, and universal responsibility over > > and over again. Even Jesus angrily threw the > > moneychangers from the temple when it offended his > > sense of spiritual propriety. > > > > Dave > > > > -- > "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu" > > Be Love, > Egyirba (Berijoy) > http://www.egyirba.net > > At the feast of ego, everyone leaves hungry. --Bentley's House of Coffee > and Tea, Tucson, AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Well for starters, I sent my week's gross income to the MA Center. I plan to do more as we go along. I also volunteer as a reading tutor at the local school. What have you done? Oh, and by the way, it is impolite to capitalize your hysterical words in an email. It is considered swearing in emal etiquette. On Sep 4, 2005, at 8:37 AM, ckeniley2003 wrote: > The error may lie in the emotional need to scapegoat. If you really > care, what are you DOING to help besides negative talk? > > Do you realize that joining in the hysterical politics of the day is > a type of manipulation? > > Why don't you take these OPINIONS about things to a political room > where spreading this sewage is the accepted norm. > > Who are the proverbial "they" outside of ourselves who are doing all > the wrong over and over again? Hmmmmmm. > > > > Ammachi, Devi's Daughter <devi.daughter@g...> > wrote: > > Yes, I think so, too. This is an error many spiritual folks make. > > > > On Sep 3, 2005, at 9:01 AM, David Cosentino wrote: > > > > >Condoning someone's behavior > > > when they have clearly done wrong time and time again > > > in the name of spiritual love is not Love. It simply > > > continues to engender the suffering of others. > > > i think there is danger in believing that Love means allowing > > > someone to perpetrate the most heinous breaches of > > > justice, civility, and universal responsibility over > > > and over again. Even Jesus angrily threw the > > > moneychangers from the temple when it offended his > > > sense of spiritual propriety. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > -- > > "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu"  > > > > Be Love, > > Egyirba (Berijoy) > > http://www.egyirba.net > > > > At the feast of ego, everyone leaves hungry. --Bentley's House of > Coffee > > and Tea, Tucson, AZ > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > ▪  Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. >  > ▪  >  Ammachi >  > ▪  Terms of > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 I apologize for my post. It was not my intention to defend a particular political position which seems to be what a couple of you have read. I simply wanted to point out that righteous indignation or even anger might not always be antithetical to the spiritual path. Yes, certainly discrimination is needed. I simply wanted to point out that the Self transcends and embraces all of these emotions. The Self accepts all for it is the most subtle and accepts everything. Everything arises in the Self, even anger. I only wanted to point out, from my point of view at least, that advancing on the spiritual path or even "doing the right thing," doesn't always mean "making nice." I was not condoning the original post nor do I think I was "joining in the hysterical politics of the day." I did not make the original post. If you look back and re-read, I hope you will see that I was not spreading "sewage" or at least I hope that was not the case. That was not my intention. I have no political axe to grind here. I only wished to point out an alternate response to the original post. May you be well, Dave --- ckeniley2003 <ckeniley2003 wrote: > The error may lie in the emotional need to > scapegoat. If you really > care, what are you DOING to help besides negative > talk? > > Do you realize that joining in the hysterical > politics of the day is > a type of manipulation? > > Why don't you take these OPINIONS about things to a > political room > where spreading this sewage is the accepted norm. > > Who are the proverbial "they" outside of ourselves > who are doing all > the wrong over and over again? Hmmmmmm. > > > > Ammachi, Devi's Daughter > <devi.daughter@g...> > wrote: > > Yes, I think so, too. This is an error many > spiritual folks make. > > > > On Sep 3, 2005, at 9:01 AM, David Cosentino wrote: > > > > >Condoning someone's behavior > > > when they have clearly done wrong time and time > again > > > in the name of spiritual love is not Love. It > simply > > > continues to engender the suffering of others. > > > i think there is danger in believing that Love > means allowing > > > someone to perpetrate the most heinous breaches > of > > > justice, civility, and universal responsibility > over > > > and over again. Even Jesus angrily threw the > > > moneychangers from the temple when it offended > his > > > sense of spiritual propriety. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > -- > > "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu" > > > > Be Love, > > Egyirba (Berijoy) > > http://www.egyirba.net > > > > At the feast of ego, everyone leaves hungry. > --Bentley's House of > Coffee > > and Tea, Tucson, AZ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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