Hyena, are you aware that Carlos Castaneda was faking it all. I mean this is quasi-buddhistic bullshit fit for socially awkward people.
And yes, I am saying this as big fan of CC.
Faking what? If it works then how can it be fake? I do believe that Carlos was just used as a puppet by those Mexican sorcerers and I know that Carlos himself failed to follow the teachings of don Juan but that does not invalidate the teachings. Especially when you apply your own common sense and test the whole thing out yourself. Do you really need BBC to tell you what's what?
Every relationship between people is artifical in some way and starts inside, but this approach does not help to go deeper. You are only putting here oil into flames. If one has to solve his inner problem to not fight with other people is the same problem as that he has to fight with other people to solve his problems.
Yes, I am putting oil into flames, deliberately, because I want to see what happens. I'm not doing it to help anyone specifically or to feel like a guru or to secretly hope that I'm doing something for the greater good. None of that. I'm doing it to learn. I know that these ideas will meet opposition and the only way to really test their plausibility is to confront the opposition. If it's real it can take the pressure.
I somehow like your posts very much, but there is a truth above the truth always. And I think you know it. Nothing can be described in very short sentence, e.g. "opposition is always present" -> therefore it has no sense to trying to avoid it. That is nonsense that ends in asylum. Yes, opposition is always present, but there are situations where it actually amazingly has sense to avoid it, or at least try. To rest, to change perspective. That is also the cosmic dance.
You are right but you misinterpreted my original intent. I wanted to draw misterbigg's attention to the fact that his refusal to defend Ripple seems like an emotion driven excuse rather than a ruthless choice. If he pretended to be upset then I would congratulate him for the impeccable practice of controlled folly. If, however, he was really upset by the nature of Ripple's opponents then here's a chance for him to evolve and show his self-importance who's the boss.
There's nothing wrong with refusing to defend Ripple here in this topic but there's something wrong with the self-pity that makes you feel as if this situation is hopeless and no one here understands you and everyone here is against you. I wish people reminded me my own indulging when it happens. When I get upset on a phone and start raising my voice, for example