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When Shawn held his seclusion-weeks of meditative internet chatting,

pupils from many parts of the world would log-on to attend. During

one of these gatherings, a member was caught claiming enlightenment

while typing rubbish in the chat group. The matter was reported to

Shawn with request that the culprit be expelled. Shawn ignored the

case.

 

Later the member was caught in a similar act, and again Shawn

disregarded the matter. This angered the other members, who drew up

a petition asking that the member be expelled, stating that otherwise

they would leave in a body.

 

When Shawn had read the petition he called everyone into the chat

group. " You are wise brothers and sisters, " he typed to them. " You

know right from what is not right. You may go somewhere else to chat

if you wish, but this poor group member does not even know right from

wrong. Who will teach them if I do not? I am going to keep this

member here even if all the rest of you leave. "

 

A torrent of tears cleansed the face of the member who had been

typing rubbish. All desire for claiming what is not had vanished.

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Nisargadatta , " toby20042004 " <toby.wilson@t...> wrote:

> When Shawn held his seclusion-weeks of meditative internet chatting,

> pupils from many parts of the world would log-on to attend. During

> one of these gatherings, a member was caught claiming enlightenment

> while typing rubbish in the chat group. The matter was reported to

> Shawn with request that the culprit be expelled. Shawn ignored the

> case.

>

> Later the member was caught in a similar act, and again Shawn

> disregarded the matter. This angered the other members, who drew up

> a petition asking that the member be expelled, stating that otherwise

> they would leave in a body.

>

> When Shawn had read the petition he called everyone into the chat

> group. " You are wise brothers and sisters, " he typed to them. " You

> know right from what is not right. You may go somewhere else to chat

> if you wish, but this poor group member does not even know right from

> wrong. Who will teach them if I do not? I am going to keep this

> member here even if all the rest of you leave. "

>

> A torrent of tears cleansed the face of the member who had been

> typing rubbish. All desire for claiming what is not had vanished.

 

 

yes,

 

at times to be loving and understanding

giving attention and " space " to All in

a democratic spirit one gets in return renting, cursing like the ami-go-home

slogan

 

So where is Nisargadatta, Hurg, Tim,

Pete etc ? --awareness to share..

 

Karta

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on 4/26/03 10:32 PM, toby20042004 at toby.wilson wrote:

 

> When Shawn held his seclusion-weeks of meditative internet chatting,

> pupils from many parts of the world would log-on to attend. During

> one of these gatherings, a member was caught claiming enlightenment

> while typing rubbish in the chat group. The matter was reported to

> Shawn with request that the culprit be expelled. Shawn ignored the

> case.

>

> Later the member was caught in a similar act, and again Shawn

> disregarded the matter. This angered the other members, who drew up

> a petition asking that the member be expelled, stating that otherwise

> they would leave in a body.

>

> When Shawn had read the petition he called everyone into the chat

> group. " You are wise brothers and sisters, " he typed to them. " You

> know right from what is not right. You may go somewhere else to chat

> if you wish, but this poor group member does not even know right from

> wrong. Who will teach them if I do not? I am going to keep this

> member here even if all the rest of you leave. "

>

> A torrent of tears cleansed the face of the member who had been

> typing rubbish. All desire for claiming what is not had vanished.

 

 

 

What a creative imagination Toby!!

 

I certainly claim no last say here. While it can be said that no thing can

point to evidence of realisation, much has been said about the apparent

obtructions to it. And if some lucky one exhibits behavior continually that

the obstructions are alive and well, isn't it more compassionate to point

them out rather than let them slide and thus play a part in the (or even

reinforce) the delusion?

 

 

It apparently was not only I who saw this!

 

Namaste brother )))))))))Shawn

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on 4/27/03 12:45 AM, satkartar7 at mi_nok wrote:

 

> Nisargadatta , " toby20042004 " <toby.wilson@t...> wrote:

>> When Shawn held his seclusion-weeks of meditative internet chatting,

>> pupils from many parts of the world would log-on to attend. During

>> one of these gatherings, a member was caught claiming enlightenment

>> while typing rubbish in the chat group. The matter was reported to

>> Shawn with request that the culprit be expelled. Shawn ignored the

>> case.

>>

>> Later the member was caught in a similar act, and again Shawn

>> disregarded the matter. This angered the other members, who drew up

>> a petition asking that the member be expelled, stating that otherwise

>> they would leave in a body.

>>

>> When Shawn had read the petition he called everyone into the chat

>> group. " You are wise brothers and sisters, " he typed to them. " You

>> know right from what is not right. You may go somewhere else to chat

>> if you wish, but this poor group member does not even know right from

>> wrong. Who will teach them if I do not? I am going to keep this

>> member here even if all the rest of you leave. "

>>

>> A torrent of tears cleansed the face of the member who had been

>> typing rubbish. All desire for claiming what is not had vanished.

>

>

> yes,

>

> at times to be loving and understanding

> giving attention and " space " to All in

> a democratic spirit one gets in return renting, cursing like the ami-go-home

> slogan

>

> So where is Nisargadatta, Hurg, Tim,

> Pete etc ? --awareness to share..

>

> Karta

 

 

Sri Niz is here always. And I don't mean that in any personal channeling

kind of way...( God, save me from your realisers!!!)it's just

that...well.....where else is there?

 

(((((((((((((((Niz)))))))))))

 

))))Shawn

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