Guest guest Posted March 22, 2000 Report Share Posted March 22, 2000 Not "wicked" - nothing is wicked and everything is suffering - there is a path out of it that many many have discovered. "Suffering" can be understood and one can find freedom from it when one chooses - life is a miracle - E MA HO! The wild geese cast no reflection of suffering, water does not assume any form other than its true nature. Have a nice day - Joyce >> If anyone is at the point of despair where they begin to contemplate drugs, >> really how sad, surely we can find a friend - or even just ask for support > > I don't think it's "sad" or despisable. Suffering is just something that > happens (ie it's not a punishment, or a lesson), and it can be controlled > if one chooses so. If I have an annoying allergic reaction (which I do, > from time to time), I take antihistamine and can't see what is so wicked > about it. However, one should not take addictive drugs in a way that makes > one an addict (you didn't know that the Ativan was addictive, but these > days people are quite well informed). > >> with the mind as prayer - I believe in miracles over drugs. > > Having never seen a miracle, I really can't put much faith in them... > > Ville Vainio - vvainio http://www.tp.spt.fi/~vvainio > Wild geese have no intention to cast a reflection > Water has no mind to assume their form > > > > ------ > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates > as low as 0.0% Intro APR and no hidden fees. > Apply NOW! > http://click./1/975/5/_/520931/_/953731671/ > ------ > > // > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside > back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than > the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of > Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is > Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality > of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, > spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at > www., and select the User Center link from > the menu bar > on the left. This menu will also let you change your > subscription > between digest and normal mode. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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