Professional Avoiders and the Advaita Trip/Wingate

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TheEndOfTheRopeRanch , " dan330033 "

<dan330033> wrote:

> Hi Judi -

>

> Yes, " avoiders " as in " avoiders of responsibility. "

> Using the " no I " concept as a means to avoid any

> critical thinking or inquiry. Just accept what

> you're told and believe that is what surrender is.

> Instead of questioning until you are at the end of the

> rope and find out for yourself what surrender is.

>

> I like your quote below about self-esteem, and it's

> a very odd kind of self-esteem that gets it bandaid

> by believing there is no self to have any esteem.

> You can tell a bandaid is going on by the repetition

> of the same key phrases over and over.

>

> It's like for some people, the mantra " God loves me and is taking

> care of me, " works, but for other people the mantra, " There is

no " I "

> and all is Consciousness, " works.

>

> It's funny when the mind is repeating to itself over and over,

> " There is no mind and no one is here. "

>

> It's like Shakespeare said, " Methinks he doth protest too much. "

>

> Modern-day Advaita appeals to a certain version of the religious

> mind that believes it is too sophisticated for traditional

> religion. Nonetheless, it's basically the same activity.

> It indoctrinates itself in a way of thinking which gets repeated,

> and it tries to surround itself with like-minded people who will

> support and affirm the way of thinking, and it tries to gain

> converts by saying things like, " this is perfect peace, if you

> just join us and think like us. "

>

> It reminds me of " Invasion of the Body Snatchers, " where

> the pods were taking over, and after they did, everyone

> was " part of the same thing, " and all they did from that

> point on was reproduce the pods and try to get other people

> into the " pod life. "

>

> :-)

>

> -- Dan

>

 

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I was watching Seinfeld last night, and they were making fun of this,

these " pod " people, aka going around saying " serenity now, serenity

now " . :-) And I forgot who it was in the show said, uh-oh, watch

out, all they're doing is stuffing it down and eventually they're

gonna blow! :-) And of course Kramer, along with several other of

them, at the end of the show ended up " blowing " , screams and what

not, it was really funny, if you've ever seen that episode?

It really speaks to these advaita mantra guys and what they're doing,

it's the same deal. Who's kidding who " :-) Humorless dolts.

 

Judi