Guest guest Posted January 23, 2000 Report Share Posted January 23, 2000 In a message dated 01/23/2000 6:50:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, anunda writes: > May be so ... but they are also the epitomy of Bhakti Yoga .... > you might remember I used the word consciously..... > and if I am to purify the self, do I need to take on these > (as you call them "gifts") If one is purifying their own self, then yes they do need to take these on. When in a state of surrender, the purifying is done for you. > which are merely thought forms projected > (mostly unconsciously) > out of fear or need. > and deny the integrity of my self ... Denying the thoughts and feelings of another that we pick up IS denying our self. > Is it a waste of energy to remove the past Never... > if it serves no purpose in the present Ahhhh.... who said it served no purpose in the present? It can't... or it could. > except to become the basis of future fear ...? If that is the only purpose attached to removing the past, then, well so be it. > I see no need to process the random thoughts of others ... It isn't about processing the random thoughts of others. It is being aware that they are the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions of others. > In other words .. > I do not consider myself a sewerage transfer station. If one sees themself as the one who must do the purifying, they are the sewer station. > You see, having conscious remembering of the state of clinical death, > I have a very clear awareness of the power of projected thought > and prayer ... and how it comes from need .. > and how it entraps the "soul" (for want of a better word here ..) > into expected or hoped for behaviour > I call that manipulation ... and having learned those "lessons" > I have no need to repeat them ... Yes, empathy can produce projected thoughts and turn us into codependent imbeciles. Being aware and accepting and surrendering the empathy produces love, compassion, and the shifting to a more peaceful state for ourselves and another we have recognized as ourself. Being aware and accepting and surrendering the empathy allows inspiration and creativity to flow through us in ways we could never have without the oneness of another's own thoughts and feelings... their angst, their pain, their joys. And the great thing is that it's temporary. Have fun with it instead! Love,xxxtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2000 Report Share Posted January 24, 2000 Hi tg, Beautiful post! I think these words are central: >another we have recognized as ourself Love, Dharma >Yes, empathy can produce projected thoughts and turn us into codependent >imbeciles. Being aware and accepting and surrendering the empathy produces >love, compassion, and the shifting to a more peaceful state for ourselves and >another we have recognized as ourself. Being aware and accepting and >surrendering the empathy allows inspiration and creativity to flow through us >in ways we could never have without the oneness of another's own thoughts and >feelings... their angst, their pain, their joys. > >And the great thing is that it's temporary. Have fun with it instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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