tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post115789224063554370..comments2023-09-08T00:47:50.511-07:00Comments on Naked Reflections: Replies to Comments On Yesterday's PostStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-1158120916550356682006-09-12T21:15:00.000-07:002006-09-12T21:15:00.000-07:00True spirituality is actually quite soberTrue spirituality is actually quite soberCounter Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004946132694355748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-1158120859044011352006-09-12T21:14:00.000-07:002006-09-12T21:14:00.000-07:00Anon,I was speaking of something more constructive...Anon,<BR/>I was speaking of something more constructive or for a riteous cause like shooting a murderer in the act or Bin Laden or such. Not something selfish and destructive like suicide or the inability to work things out within a family. There are other options in the latter case. <BR/>Insanity is not good and is the furthest thing from spirituality.Counter Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004946132694355748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-1158097238916264742006-09-12T14:40:00.000-07:002006-09-12T14:40:00.000-07:00Reply to: Counter Mag asks: "Is it possible to lo...Reply to: Counter Mag asks: "Is it possible to love someone and still put a bullet in their head?"<BR/><BR/>My husband discovered his parents on the kitchen floor after his mother shot his father and then herself. His adoptive father (an uncle) once stated that this woman was one of the bravest people he knew. As a survivor of suicide myself, I've been pondering the statement as well: Is it possible to still love someone and hang yourself in their basement so they discover you? <BR/><BR/>Was there insanity at work?<BR/>Is insanity maybe the closest thing to truth and spirituality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-1157897865430325192006-09-10T07:17:00.000-07:002006-09-10T07:17:00.000-07:00You eloquently raise substantive and interesting p...You eloquently raise substantive and interesting points.<BR/><BR/>I agree that it's not wholesome to blind oneself to one's true feelings. But I would also suggest that it's equally unwholesome to wallow in negative feelings toward others that they themselves did not cause, but which you caused yourself in reaction to their conduct. Do I like it when people come here and post spiteful or nonsensical comments? Of course not. But that doesn't stop me from genuinely seeing or trying to see the people who do it as precious human beings whose essence is divine and whom I would prefer to have as friends than enemies or antagonists. There need be nothing "smarmy" about that or about calling such people "my friend."<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more that spiritual work is a very comprehensive undertaking that doesn't involve denial. But it seems to me that part of that comprehensive package is to be aware of one's feelings while at the same time endeavoring to bring them and one's conduct into fuller harmony with one's insight and principles. It seems to me that real "spiritual work" also does not consist of simply venting one's feelings in ways that benefit no one.<BR/><BR/>As for Tony Robbins, you may be right, you may be wrong. I'll get back to you on that when I'm in a better position to judge.<BR/><BR/>Thank you sincerely for your comments.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-1157895937938694532006-09-10T06:45:00.000-07:002006-09-10T06:45:00.000-07:00If you've ever wondered why you're so passive-aggr...If you've ever wondered why you're so passive-aggressive, this is the reason. Like a child, you are trying to deny your hostility and aggression, when what you need to do--and what proper religion teaches you to do--is to channel it in a healthy and moral way.<BR/><BR/>You cannot deny who and what you are by superficially denying it with the smarmy "my friend" business. Spiritual work is much, much more complicated than simply engaging in denial. It is much more than listening to con artists such as Tony Robbins who specialize in telling suckers that it is possible to paper over their problems by simply superimposing shallow thoughts on their unconscious. Those thoughts will have no effect whatsoever on the unconscious mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com