1997/04/30  12:56  
 kundalini-l-d Digest V97 #202 
  
kundalini-l-d Digest				Volume 97 : Issue 202
 
Today's Topics: 
  A snake curled up beside me. 
  Re: K Birthdays  
  Re: Dear 
  Mailing list 
  Re: Dear Lites 
  What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
  OOooops :/ 
  Re: What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
  Re: What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
  Re: Dear confused in Gloria 
  Re: What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
  Do Right Scooby-Doo? 
  Re: Dear Lites 
  What do you do with the kundalini when you've got it? 
  of right and wrong, Christians and Satanists, good and evil 
  Re: of right and wrong, Christians and Satanists, good and evil 
  No subject 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 14:24:52 -0700 
From: John Halonen <halonenjATnospamix.netcom.com> 
To: "kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com" <kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com> 
Subject: A snake curled up beside me. 
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The snake curled up beside me and became my friend.
 
The diamond reflected into my spirit a soul. 
Lighted with a fire to ignite the universe. 
Disconnected from all at birth. 
Slowly I come to know my name. 
And I find my name is strange. 
A small light is within glowing like a candle. 
A man emerges from nowhere and blows the candle out. 
An incredible loss fills the heart. 
Thunder screams and the light emerges. 
>From a void into the tunnel of life it rises. 
Lighting all as it continues on. 
Erasing all from the mind, but the moment. 
Connecting to the heavens I remain. 
And I have no name.  I am.
 
Blessings to all, 
John Halonen 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:58:25 -0700 
From: corvidaeATnospampobox.com (Karen Jean Armstrong) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: K Birthdays  
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Hi Everyone, Anyone?
 
Want to exchange Birthdays for file?
 
Mine is October 5.
 
Namaste' 
Karen A. 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 12:53:17 -0700 
From: corvidaeATnospampobox.com (Karen Jean Armstrong) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Dear 
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Great Idea Lobster; One more time!
 
Namaste' 
Karen A.
 
 
Lobster wrote: 
> let's all hug! 
You mean group Hug?
 
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 (____     __________   \  \____/  /   __________     ____) 
   (______/          \   `-.____.-'   /          \_____) 
 \    **HUG**   /
 
Most Kind HUGS 
Lobster 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 17:12:33 -0400 (EDT) 
From: MerlinhatATnospamaol.com 
To: Kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Mailing list 
Message-ID: <970429171225_1555790650ATnospamemout03.mail.aol.com>
 
Please take my name off your mailing list at once! 
It lis linfested with idiots!
 
    MerlinhatATnospamaol.com 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 17:27:27 -0400 (EDT) 
From: MerlinhatATnospamaol.com 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Dear Lites 
Message-ID: <970429172652_-1500693262ATnospamemout14.mail.aol.com>
 
I want off this stupid mailing list at once.
 
   MerlinhatATnospamaol.com 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 13:50:02 -0700 
From: corvidaeATnospampobox.com (Karen Jean Armstrong) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
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Is "right" used to describe what personally resonates with each person?
 
--If so, then what is considered right is very personal.
 
One cannot trust that they know what is right for another.
 
Sometimes the persons who exasperate you the most are great allies 
(I say this now but later I may just be stomping my feet in exasperation-- 
Oh well, always learning).
 
I have a friend/teacher who has nudged me--inspired me further...to go 
within.  This being often spouts beliefs that don't resonate with me at all 
(insisting these beliefs are my truth as well) and has often said things 
which have provoked me to a place of frustration from which only meditation 
(going to my Self) could release me.  I love my friend.  Since I have 
started communicating with this person...my meditation practices have 
greatly improved.  Now, I know I won't often find the answers I want 
concerning my own personal journey from agreeing entirely with someone 
elses' opinion but more so by centering and asking Self (meditating)...
 
I'm not saying I am always centered..or that I know all I need to 
know....but I now trust that I know how to walk my path and will recognize 
the various turns and information needed for my personal journey to Self 
when I come upon them.
 
*I am closer to consistently maintaining my center every moment* 
(affirmation--teehee)
 
Although, I have still not learned to trust myself completely...It is a 
practice I intend to keep up...until I trust myself more and act upon 
it...(no matter how long it takes).
 
....but, at least I now notice *what* "BRR-rings" (for me) and *what doesn't*.
 
I sure can be exasperating :)
 
Namaste' 
Karen A.
 
>Dear Ms Serpent, 
>If people knew what path was right for them 
>would they Hail Bopp? 
>You can not trust people to know what path is right for them 
>this is why we have the Pope 
>and Gloria 
>Each individual represents their understanding and people learn to 
>accept, ignore and so on. 
>My feeling about Gloria is she has a great deal to offer 
>and provide in terms of genuine advice, concern and so on 
>Bigotry, intolerance and imperfection are part of our human condition 
>and it is right that this is pointed out in a gentle and caring way 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 13:54:30 -0700 
From: corvidaeATnospampobox.com (Karen Jean Armstrong) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: OOooops :/ 
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>From Scooby-Doo posting: 
>>*I am closer to consistently maintaining my center every moment* 
>>>>(affirmation--teehee)
 
oooooops..........
 
New affirmation 
*I am centered*
 
Namaste' 
Karen A. 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:27:08 -0400 
From: imtgATnospamjuno.com (tg xxx) 
To: Kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
Message-ID: <19970429.182801.5102.2.imtgATnospamjuno.com>
 
Karen wrote... 
<<<Is "right" used to describe what personally resonates with each 
person?
 
Everyone is 'right' until they open their mind. 
Once they do that, then open-mindness resonates.
 
Once open-mindness resonates, 
then you find you could be resonating being 'wrong'. 
 
Once you are resonating being 'wrong', 
then you begin once again to resonate open-mindness. 
 
And with that open-mindness, 
you end up seeing that everyone 
did the best they could do  
at the time for what they knew.  
 
Maybe we should all begin resonating 
ignorance from the start 
as all this mind opening  
back and forth 
is giving me a headache
 
 xxxtg
 
"If you don't know what I'm talking about, I share your lack of 
knowledge.  I don't know what I'm talking about either." 
 
 
 
http://members.aol.com/Teeegeee/tgshome.html     <~~~~ on the web now! 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:13:17 -0700 
From: corvidaeATnospampobox.com (Karen Jean Armstrong) 
To: Kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
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Dear  xxxtg and Everyone:
 
Duh Duh Duh....My brain just hung up...haha 
I have been reading E-mail too long today (it is a day off)--trying to catch up.
 
I'll read this tomorrow to see what you are saying.  I am new to this list 
and I do not know a lot but I took a stab at putting my thoughts out......
 
I am very shy and usually keep my thoughts to myself but thought I should 
start putting stuff out even at the risk of putting my foot in my mouth and 
having people disagree with me....at least my foot is moving...that is an 
improvement from keeping it still like I was before...hehe.
 
Gotta go for now :))) 
Namaste' 
Karen
 
 
>Karen wrote... 
><<<Is "right" used to describe what personally resonates with each 
>person? 
> 
>Everyone is 'right' until they open their mind. 
>Once they do that, then open-mindness resonates. 
> 
>Once open-mindness resonates, 
>then you find you could be resonating being 'wrong'. 
> 
>Once you are resonating being 'wrong', 
>then you begin once again to resonate open-mindness. 
> 
>And with that open-mindness, 
>you end up seeing that everyone 
>did the best they could do 
>at the time for what they knew. 
> 
>Maybe we should all begin resonating 
>ignorance from the start 
>as all this mind opening 
>back and forth 
>is giving me a headache 
> 
> xxxtg 
> 
>"If you don't know what I'm talking about, I share your lack of 
>knowledge.  I don't know what I'm talking about either." 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>http://members.aol.com/Teeegeee/tgshome.html     <~~~~ on the web now! 
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 17:39:36 -0700 
From: Peter Norton <pnortonATnospamatwc.teradyne.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Dear confused in Gloria 
Message-ID: <336694C8.1AAAATnospamatwc.teradyne.com> 
 
>Suggesting that Witches and Iluminati need to be "saved" from their 
>chosen beliefs to become Christians is very intolerant.  
>to be fair.
 
agreed. I never saw that post.
 
Even though I pretend to be a 'Beyond-Good-and-Evil' good 
little Nietzschean, I believe/experience there is such a thing as  
'evil' and 'hell' etc. So I would still find it  
difficult to hug a Satanist!                    |  |  | 
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  x 
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 08:04:43 -0700 
From: E Jason <vv60ATnospamdial.pipex.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
CC: jan.watsonATnospamsympatico.ca 
Subject: Re: What is Right for Scooby-Doo? 
Message-ID: <33675F8B.1426ATnospamdial.pipex.com> 
 
tg xxx wrote: 
>  
> Karen wrote... 
> <<<Is "right" used to describe what personally resonates with each 
> person? 
>  
> Everyone is 'right' until they open their mind. 
> Once they do that, then open-mindness resonates.
 
It is very important to accept one is wrong even if right 
This is why it is *sometimes* (note sometimes) more right to agree with 
someone even if they are wrong. For instance when people have gone into 
an "anger loop" - do you shout them down or say "there is a great deal 
in what you say" and then gradually continue in a more conducive and 
realistic way . . .
 
  
> "If you don't know what I'm talking about, I share your lack of 
> knowledge.  I don't know what I'm talking about either."
 
Most Kind Regards 
Lobster (only knows whats being talked about when not talking) 
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 07:55:05 -0700 
From: E Jason <vv60ATnospamdial.pipex.com> 
To: Karen Jean Armstrong <corvidaeATnospampobox.com> 
CC: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Do Right Scooby-Doo? 
Message-ID: <33675D49.1296ATnospamdial.pipex.com> 
 
Karen Jean Armstrong wrote:
 
> Is "right" used to describe what personally resonates with each person?
 
My Dear Friend, 
The Nazi destruction of Human Life was done as an act that was 
considered "right". 
One of the things people say again and again, is how they trust the 
serpent power over themself. 
The message that Gloria gives on this forum and it seems simple is trust 
in God 
- that is whatever our Highest Concept is. 
The powers of the snake are seductive. 
Do you want power or Truth? (power is not Truth but Truth has Power) 
So I say again Kill the Snake - it will arise in another form anyway. 
 
  
> --If so, then what is considered right is very personal. 
> One cannot trust that they know what is right for another.
 
Some people are in touch with themselves to a degree where they can 
point out that which is real in another person. You will find a more 
able person may make you squirm occasioanlly.   
In fact you have realised and said this below . . . 
  
> Sometimes the persons who exasperate you the most are great allies 
> (I say this now but later I may just be stomping my feet in exasperation-- 
> Oh well, always learning).
 
Most Kind Regards 
E Jason 
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 06:47:12 -0700 
From: brdsng <jener8rATnospammtnweb.com> 
To: MerlinhatATnospamaol.com 
CC: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Dear Lites 
Message-ID: <33674D60.12ACATnospammtnweb.com> 
 
MerlinhatATnospamaol.com wrote: 
>  
> I want off this stupid mailing list at once. 
>  
>                                MerlinhatATnospamaol.com 
say the magic word 
Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 00:58:30 +1000 
From: Bruno Callipari <bruno_cATnospammildura.net.au> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: What do you do with the kundalini when you've got it? 
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  PLEASE ANSWER TOM, LOBSTER OR MISTRESS ANGELIQUE!! 
  My name is Bruno. I experienced kundalini in 1992 and I am 23 years old. 
It's been 5 times now since I've been hospitalised and treated for psychosis 
instead.  But then, who do you go to when you've got kundalini 
anyway?(please answer). I didn't even know what it was or that I had it 
until now.  Also, the psychiatric body are yet to classify my mental status 
and it was only when I was flicking through the latest copy of *Wellbeing* 
magazine that I momentarily jumped a milestone into reality, as opposed to 
out of it like I am feeling. 
  From this list I have gathered that the medication is toxic and suppresses 
kundalini.  I actually upheld jobs with it and was an art student. 
  They say I am skitzo-affective.  The thing is I was mostly rational all 
the way through unless I felt threatened by seclusion and restlessness, and 
through it I mainly spoke of loving and spiritual things, the awakening came 
from intense hurt and alienation, illogically present in my life, when all I 
ever wanted was to love. 
  After being prescribed Lithium, Cogentin, Stelazine and later Risperidone, 
I was told to go off them by the psychiatrist.  I became pure love, 
everything around me I wanted to give love, gender had no bearing, tantric 
to say the least because as my kundalini was from build up so too was my 
sexuality.  But even then it was erratically controlled by the k-force, with 
interference from heavy injections, there were many times I remember as 
blackouts that I was functioning regularly so I must have been out of my body. 
 If I was to go off my medication the impact of my kundalini would be too 
much, because I can't control it - its makeup is intense and comes from 
times in my life that were emotionally enduring.  I can't function with it 
but I feel I am missing out on so much.  Maybe it still manifests no matter 
what the psychiatric drugs do, and it comes out a little.  All I want to get 
down to is that I'm not crazy, which connotates that I did it to myself from 
being subversive, but as I can prove with my diaries that I am editing into 
a book, I was very social against terrible family and school limitations. 
In need of the list's honesty and wisdom, band together buddies - bruno_c 
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 14:17:18 +0100 
From: Tom Aston <yogi.tomATnospamtantrictom.demon.co.uk> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: of right and wrong, Christians and Satanists, good and evil 
Message-ID: <YgVDSBAeZ0ZzEwdbATnospamtantrictom.demon.co.uk>
 
BLASPHEMY AND IMMORALITY CAN BE GOOD FOR YOU, 
 
BUT PLEASE DON'T TRY THESE AT HOME WITHOUT ASKING YOUR TEACHER OR 
CONSULTING YOUR SOUL FIRST........
 
a modern Western Buddhist take on this dilemma that can arise with 
anyone trying to make sense of mystical experience that tends to 
dissolve formal rules and morality, especially where kundalini is 
involved, which can revel in destroying and burning up our most deeply 
held convictions....
 
in general, methinks intelligent and discriminating forms of morality, 
ethics and a clear conception of good and evil are probably healthy 
things in a world where these things are often ignored or 
undervalued....
 
but for the mystic, especially when working with shakti, this is just 
the beginning of the journey, and sooner or later, these dualistic 
distinctions begin to dissolve to be replaced by a spontaneous 
understanding of what is right and wrong....
 
or even a realisation that, in some ways, we live in a non-dual universe 
and there is no right and wrong, or at least, there is no distinction 
between the two at a primordial level.....
 
later on one may formalise some of the principles of this spontaneous 
understanding or intuition...and many of them will probably look 
surprisingly like the tried and trusted principles that have formed the 
core of many spiritual traditions in practice...only they flow from 
within rather than being imposed from without....
 
but there is a point, i found at least, in which the conventional 
spiritual conditioning has to die, and this is where, in the mind at 
least, anything becomes possible and the universe can become both 
wonderful and very very frightening in that it appears amoral, and the 
murderer, torturer and executioner and warmonger may appear, quite 
literally, to be able to get away with murder without paying a price for 
their evils
 
so i'd say there is truth - particularly relevant to the wider 
population -  in those who adhere to dualistic notions of good  and evil 
and also a less wide role - in the cases of the more advanced mystics - 
for those notions that break down and contradict our most deeply held 
beliefs and opinions as we evolve towards a non-dual reality...
 
this is one aspect of Tantric practice that can offend those who do not 
understand the principles involved....especially when things are taken 
out of context.....
 
and is not  recommended except for people who have already developed a 
mature spiritual outlook on life....
 
in this context, even one's ideas of hell and damnation and evil must 
dissolve....
 
and in fact, holding onto them can be a serious obstacle to spiritual 
liberation.....
 
this is not to say there are no hells and no evil in some ways, but 
simply that there is a transitional understanding in which these are 
seen as essentially empty of any meaning...
 
so Satanism is just another spiritual tool and  could be quite a good 
move for some people, for a while, with the right timing, done in the 
right way, if they need to break down their conventional spiritual 
conditioning, and provided it is all a mind game rather than something 
one actually inflicts on others who are not in on the game....but if you 
get it wrong, the costs could be high, perhaps higher than with other 
spiritual methods...so be careful
 
and blasphemy too, can help loosen things up, provided one doesn't draw 
in others who may not understand what's going on, but i'd argue that, in 
general, Satanism and blasphemy are only really relevant for the more 
mature seekers who understand the limitations of conventional rules and 
rituals in spiritual life....and also know how far to go with these 
potentially quite dangerous practices as they can be self-destructive 
and destructive of others.
 
but then, of course, other forms of "white" or "pure" spirituality can 
also be very damaging to our development if they do not arise naturally 
from within, but are rather imposed on us from without and just become 
another form of contraction and repression...read Freud for instance on 
sex, childhood, the family, religion, guilt etc....Christianity has a 
lot to answer for in the West !!!!..and in the developing world too, 
actually.
 
fortunately, the list seems to be a mature and intelligent enough forum 
to understand these kinds of points which i would be wary of making in 
less knowledgeable and openminded company !!!
 
i suppose the real challenge for kundalini yogis is, dare we live 
without rules, or even with rules that contradict the most "sacred" 
rules of others or of our conditioned past ? 
 
and, if so, should we publicise the fact we are doing so, lest we 
influence others who are not ready for this leap into the deep non-dual 
ocean beyond life and death, heaven and hell, religious piety and 
Satanism, with both its boons and risks and many fuzzy areas in between 
?
 
in the wrong hands, any form of ideology or fixed belief system can be 
extremely dangerous whether for oneself or others - be it fascism, 
racism, Stalinism, materialism, imperialism, capitalism, religious 
fundamentalism (including some forms of Christianity), Satanism, 
mysticism....or Buddhism for that matter....
 
although having said that, just as very few truly mad people have ever 
really done much damage to the world compared to the normal and sane 
generals, dictators, businessmen and scientists who worked regular 
hours, paid their taxes and enjoyed recognition and honour, some 
Christians have probably oppressed and screwed up more people than 
Satanists have ever done, although i have yet to see definitive research 
on this thesis !
 
but at the same time, few of us are unable to live without some core 
ideas or principles to guide us...so i suppose i'm saying understanding 
our own level of development and spiritual chemistry is crucial and 
realising that the infinite has innumerable, and sometimes paradoxical, 
forms, some of which we are likely not to like given the world is a big 
place with many people, but which we should perhaps learn to tolerate or 
even understand....
 
and as i begin to voice well-meaning aphorisms, time to dissolve back in 
to the void where Mad Tom is worshipping the moon in the name of the 
Prince of Darkness....HOWL HOWL HOWL !
 
Yogi "No Rules, but tries to be careful about it" Tom 
--  
Tom Aston 
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 11:07:12 -0700 
From: Peter Norton <pnortonATnospamatwc.teradyne.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: of right and wrong, Christians and Satanists, good and evil 
Message-ID: <33678A50.EB0ATnospamatwc.teradyne.com> 
 
many good points, Tom, some thoughts/rants/ripostes re: 
  
> in general, Satanism and blasphemy are only really relevant for the more 
> mature seekers who understand the limitations of conventional rules and 
> rituals in spiritual life....and also know how far to go with these 
> potentially quite dangerous practices as they can be self-destructive 
> and destructive of others.
 
this may be so in a theoretical sense, but in practice, methinks 
such practices would appeal to the more immature and more deluded 
seekers, even more so when labelled with 'for mature audiences only'.
 
but I admit I know not of what I speak, I am only guessing at what 
Satanism (even if there is such a thing) entails (is that a pun?).
 
> sex, childhood, the family, religion, guilt etc....Christianity has a 
> lot to answer for in the West !!!!..and in the developing world too, 
> actually.
 
yes yes yes 
when will the Pope ever repent on behalf of all the churches and  
all the missionaries?  Fortunately, though, many real Saints have been 
fostered and preserved and have benefitted humanity greatly.
 
> in the wrong hands, any form of ideology or fixed belief system can be 
> extremely dangerous whether for oneself or others - be it fascism, 
> racism, Stalinism, materialism, imperialism, capitalism, religious 
> fundamentalism (including some forms of Christianity), Satanism, 
> mysticism....or Buddhism for that matter....
 
well said. 
just attended a book talk last night by Stephen Batchelor, who was/is 
a Tibetan/Zen Buddhist who was speaking on his new book 'Buddhism 
Without Beliefs'.  I think he would agree with you.
 
> some Christians have probably oppressed and screwed up more people than 
> Satanists have ever done, although i have yet to see definitive research 
> on this thesis !
 
this would be easy to 'prove' I am sure, but suffers from some kind 
of fallacy that no doubt has a technical name, wherein the numbers 
of Christians far outweigh the numbers of Satanists.  So, if it were  
the other way around, would fewer people have been screwed up?
 
> but at the same time, few of us are unable to live without some core 
> ideas or principles to guide us...so i suppose i'm saying understanding 
> our own level of development and spiritual chemistry is crucial and 
> realising that the infinite has innumerable, and sometimes paradoxical, 
> forms, some of which we are likely not to like given the world is a big 
> place with many people, but which we should perhaps learn to tolerate or 
> even understand....
 
Does anyone have children out there?  Mystress?  Yogi?  If your child 
came home with his Satanist friends, I wonder how tolerant  
you would feel then.  There is an air of unreality in all this talk 
of tolerance.
 
Granted, the dark side should not be repressed, and it is very useful  
and educational to have some experience of evil and hell, which will  
show up sooner or later on the path, but to be so dogmatic about 
'tolerance' of these aspects as valid practices is a kind 
of overcompensation reaction to the hyper-repression of middle class 
religion, IMHO.
 
Maybe the problem is we cannot conceive of a form of  
'intolerance' that is not repressive and punitive?  I like the  
word 'recognition' which implies respect and acknowledgment, but  
without repression.
 
> to the void where Mad Tom is worshipping the moon in the name of the 
> Prince of Darkness....HOWL HOWL HOWL !
 
no doubt a good practice for the more mature  
seekers who understand the limitations of conventional rules and  
rituals in spiritual life. 
 
It seems this discussion has assumed Christianity is ignorant of the 
need to recognize and come to terms with the dark side.  But there is 
the story of Jesus in the desert coming to terms with it,  
and I was just reading where Saint Francis was  
exhorting his followers to love Satan, once upon a time, moving  
everyone to tears of sympathy for the Deluded One.  
 
anyway, wish I could remember the prayer of Saint Francis, it is  
a good expression of tolerance, goes like:
 
"May I seek to understand others, rather than to be understood."
 
so, please 'scuse me if I have misunderstood you!
 
cheers 
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 15:16:38 -0700 
From: E Jason <vv60ATnospamdial.pipex.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
CC: jan.watsonATnospamsympatico.ca 
Subject: No subject 
Message-ID: <3367C4C6.7FC2ATnospamdial.pipex.com> 
 
Going beyond our capacity is very much something we can not do 
but it can be done 
Using language to express more than is said is impossible 
so they say nothing more 
Limitation is then based on certainty 
yet the uncertain changes without such restrictions 
For example constant improbability eventually becomes probable 
and even expected though still unlikely 
Nobody can think of a question without an idea of the answer 
just as the answer provides possible questions 
In this way the unrestricted mind can not engage in meaningful dialogue 
whilst providing questions or answers 
Similarly defining itself in self referential thinking 
engages meaningful dialogue 
deleting the cause of its incapacity
 
Most Kind Regards 
Lobster
 
 
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