tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post7122099917662020518..comments2023-09-17T08:25:55.536-05:00Comments on hypgnosys: materialism.......Dr.Alistairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-14933255654781509212006-10-19T11:31:00.000-05:002006-10-19T11:31:00.000-05:00and the brotherhood begins in the brother. when yo...and the brotherhood begins in the brother. when you begin to see brotherhood it comes to you. not before.Dr.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-48178169950759749472006-10-19T11:29:00.000-05:002006-10-19T11:29:00.000-05:00well, anger is a mask.....for other things that we...well, anger is a mask.....for other things that well up at times in our psyche. what you do with the anger is the key.<br />anger is a great propulsion system for change, when used constructively. or it can be terribly destructive.Dr.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-84446626708447561732006-10-18T01:46:00.000-05:002006-10-18T01:46:00.000-05:00Where I am coming from is a brotherhood of man irr...Where I am coming from is a brotherhood of man irrespective of cultures. America's freedom of opportunity is at the expense of the economic suppression of developing nations. To justify this with pseudo-spiritual bullshit makes me angry.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-37841900838395158342006-10-16T09:36:00.000-05:002006-10-16T09:36:00.000-05:00how does one know when one is on the right path? w...how does one know when one is on the right path? well,the path metaphor fails here. what has happened in my life is that i continue to be asked to do these things, so i have taken training to ligitimise my practice to gain greater acceptance in traditional culture.<br /><br />i don`t impose my views on others. i find them coming me for guidance.<br /><br />about leading people astray.i don`t ask people to do radical things. i show them how to stop unhealthy habits, mostly. most of my spiritual teaching comes in discussion with other practitioners and healers.<br /><br />regarding advancing earnings, that`s a many faceted question. some of my desire is to experience more. i would love to own a sitar for instance....maybe visit my family in scotland and england more often. who knows. i don`t put limits on earnings or make judgements about material things, unless it`s pathalogical.......<br /><br />a bit about poverty. i do believe it is a an act of seperation from abundance......in this culture. in some places there isn`t the means to accumilate. what i have found is that when i focus on what the universe has to offer the opportunities are wide open. when i look back on where there were reverses, it was because of attitude.Dr.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308832220555479141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15492396.post-84194856536692796982006-10-16T04:40:00.000-05:002006-10-16T04:40:00.000-05:00No, we cannot separate the spirit from the animal....No, we cannot separate the spirit from the animal. I think they are one and the same.<br /><br />If you already earn a decent living then it is for you to explain to yourself why you consider it important to advance your earnings further.<br /><br />Myself, I try to live independently of pressures to earn more. I've spent many years putting earnings ahead of self-fulfilment. To be comfortably poor is my delight: to live simply, travelling less, consuming less, having fewer possessions and no debts. <br /><br />I would not impose my ways on others as a moral imperative, even though they are better for our earth than a high-consumption life-style.<br /><br />I suppose that there is such a thing as closing yourself off from "the abundance and love of the universe" but this particular defect is not one shared by all those who suffer poverty. Many of those who seek riches do so because they driven by a sense of insecurity and lack of love.<br /><br />The desire to be rich and successful has on the other hand led to a proliferation of gurus, coaches, inspirational speakers and writers whose work may not be harmless to its consumers.<br /><br />What makes you so certain you are "on the right path in this material/spiritual existence", anyway? I am not suggesting you are on the wrong path, because I don't presume to judge that there <i>are</i> any wrong paths, at least for the individual. What does concern me greatly, and what makes a bit of self-doubt healthy, is the risk of leading others astray with unhelpful advice.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com