Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Nisargadatta , OConnor Patricia <gdtige wrote: > > --- dan330033 <dan330033 a écrit : > > > Nisargadatta , " pliantheart " > > <pliantheart@> > > wrote: > > > > > Yes... I agree with what you say > > > and did not really intend my remark in such > > > an absolute sense. > > > > > > The context I meant pertained to a list such > > > as this where, based on a message, one comes to > > > all sorts of conclusions about the poster. Perhaps > > > occasionally one can infer something about the > > > poster, but for the most part I see it as > > delusional > > > to do so, and really does not serve anyway. > > > > > > Bill > > > > Yes, we have little to go on -- just words on a > > screen and our > > inferences. Largely, we're dealing with our own > > associations as we > > assign motivation (and even meaning) to someone who > > posts here. > > Although we may pick something up from someone's > > word usage and > > patterns of response. Indeed, a bit of humility is > > called for, and a > > spirit of play seems more helpful than a spirit of > > vindictiveness or > > harshness. > > > > -- Dan > > Words are alive for some of us. > Compassion is rare and precious. It is an openess and > a maturity that orphans grow on. > > it allows this list its richness and meaning. > > Patricia Well said, very appropriate. ~*~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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