... Exactly. What if the guru is thinking "yes, yes, there goes another one with more devotion than intelligence or moral sense. When will I find a grown up...
... I can only confirm what others have said. I never heard it as a "ruling", only that it was one of the practices he encouraged. He did tell me to do it, but...
... Well, speaking for myself alone, I'd listen to my gut. But the answer is different for each person. Part of our challenge in the 21st Century, I think, is...
I want to thank the list members who did their best to answer my question about the Karma Pakshi practice. What I had heard here seemed so strange that I...
... Hi Kirt. OK, I'm dense...what is your question? What's the difference between gut & ego? If that's your question, there is a world of difference--stuff...
What kind of guru would "test" a student at the expense of a living being? I can't imagine that. On the other hand, a crazy yogi like Tilopa might really ask...
... Hi Lu! ... No, your not. I *AM* being deliberately provocative but am trying to raise a real point about valid knowledge, intuition, and decision making...
... Well you should look at the faces of sangha members when it's suggested that we have a BBQ with real meat for visiting lamas. You can tell who the ...
... (questions about intuition)(for want of a better word) ... Well, Sarcastic Lu would say, "you know it's valid when it happens," but of course this is not a...
In a message dated 7/1/2003 11:14:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Seems like they oughta ask the partner... Wendy in Louisville [Non-text portions of this...
I need some advice. I'm in the middle of a contract/employment pissing contest between two companies each with their own internal multiple factions. The main...
this is basically the same as how do you know when a dream is really Dharmic or an ego-projection. for me personally it has to do with whether or not i am...
Kirt, I am a bit befuddled (always) about why companies think that they own people just because they pay employees a (hopefully) fair salary for work...
Robert, thank you for that explanation. Now I understand the context of your question, it is easier to put a reply in a meaningful way. Thanks again. Back in...
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... Dharmic or an ego-projection. for me personally it has to do with whether or not i am attached to the outcome... Yam, thank you, you said a whole lot more...
... Not at all. But, have these gut things every been wrong? This does not appear to be as highly developed for other people. My point is actually that...
... It's a complex thing. I'm highly paid. However, I'm a programmer > 40 and we have a tech depression. To replace me you would generally need a PhD in ...
We seem as a species to have a great deal invested in being 'right' over being 'wrong'. What's wrong with just being? One can then deal simply with what arises...
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... Part of that is ego and part of that is trying to ensure as much success as possible. Questions of knowledge at their heart are trying to ensure as much...
... Oh, Demchok! I just got engaged to him!!! He's very cool!! ;-) I look forward to hearing more about your experiences--those you are free to share, of...
... I can't honestly think of a time that the "gut punch" has been wrong. I can think of plenty of times where I have had "flashes" that have been wrong! I am...
... I don't know. I'm an intuitive person so I've had lots of correct intuitive insights (and some invalid ones). But I can't determine if there was an ego...
... Aha! I *knew* it!!! (Relax, it's a joke.) But I can't determine ... So I would ask--why does this (ego involvement) matter? If it intuition works? Or even...
... And did the head of the company push the right buttons with you, the computer scientist? As far as I know computer scientists expect logical input to the...
... Sometimes (actually rarely) I also have similar experiences, and I would even stick to my 'knowing' if everything seems to be at odds first, but this...
