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Moving Deeper into Tao ProcessFrom: Michael Winn
Subject: General
Date/Time 2006-10-10 14:31:57
Remote IP: 66.32.123.26
MessageSean,
I appreciate the shift in tone and attitude in your final posts - very different from your initial letters, which I felt were tyring to elevate your case for a pricy workshop by dumping on others in the HT. Totally unnecessary and unproductive, and hopefully the exchange has gotten you clearer about how to more effectively communicate.
I welcome open sharing of experiences from all teachers and traditions relevant to peoples cultivation. I also welcome honest, detailed, constructive criticism based on one's own experience - that can be useful feedback for all involved. Criticism can be made without making blanket judgements.
My view is that Tao is about process, and that process will take many different forms at different time cycles and for different people. The life force is here to help us complete our destiny, and each of us has a unique destiny.
There is a real danger of dis-empowering others by making higher truth claims for oneself and one's teachers/lineage.
Higher power is not higher love nor wisdom, and greater power may not bring higher completion if not handled wisely. Look at the experience of John Chang's student in greece, whose practice theatened his life. There are real risks involved, an argument for proceeding gradually and assessing them at each stage of the process. That kind of assessment is difficult when there is a huge upfront price tag. I am not suggesting it is the case here, but I know of many other cases where people have felt unable to change their path/community because they had committed all their resources to it and it seemed easier to stay rather than move on.
As a footnote, I believe I have corrected the potential dangers I discovered in some of the initial teachings of the HT and vastly improved their depth and efficacy. At least that is MY experience of them :) and not sure what else is worth sharing. And I will trust Inner Guidance any day over Other Guidance. I prefer to make my own mistakes, not others.
peace,
Michael
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