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Re: Rares Comments.From: HCWB
Subject: General
Date/Time 2006-10-12 05:43:09
Remote IP: 24.20.254.218
MessageHi Craig,
I finally managed to find this guys posting. The HT forum is rather prehistoric and I didn't scroll down enough; nobody can stretch a dime like Michael Winn! Ron used to tease him because he was so freaked out about making a buck; selling Daoist formulas like a used car salesman. (said in good fun)
Anyway, I don't think Rares is saying he was with our group, but with another group led by David.
Here's my two cents: I think the guy is pretty reasonable. But, his is just one view, fueled, of course by the same pride that fuels all of us to dismiss things such as this. If you read it carefully, he's basically saying the same thing Michael Winn has been saying for the past 15 years, "I have gotten to a point where I'm satisfied that I know enough and I'm comfortable." My Buddhist training has taught me a little about human nature and it basically is in line with what David has said. Basically, pride, which is the idea that we don't need or don't want to learn anymore from others, is the most common human characteristic when it comes to most of us. I guess I've just made a personal commmitment to keep learning and stay humble. Beware the arrogance of ignorance, as David states over and over in his conversations with us. He simply means that there is never a point where someone can say, "I know enough" and be right.
My first Tai Chi teacher, from China and a Buddhist, was fond of saying, "There's always a higher mountain." He understood what keeping life in perspective is all about.
In all fairness, it is quite possible that Michael or this Rares are actually on to something and prefer to consult the "Guru within, so to speak." But, personally, I prefer a guide who has reached a high level in their practice, because that's what I'm into and I think I will progress faster and more effectively and I'm willing to pay for it. Anyway, we all get to where we are going in our own time and are own way and it's ment to be that way.
Best, Sean
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