Guest guest Report post Posted May 8, 2003 > Hideeho Kheyala, > > > A little inquiry, here: > > > > Isn't the rebelliousness to the ignorance just further ignorance? > > And isn't the fact that we already know that, the true reason for > our > > anger? > > Facts cannot make us angry. Judgements can make us angry. > Judgements are not facts. > > > So it really isn't the ignorance of others that is so painful....it > > is actually our own resistance to it, right? > > Yeah, to allowing others to just be who they are. > But that ain't no fun when we don't allow ourself to be who we are > too. :-) > > And if we can observe > > our own resistance (even when it's enormous, 'cause Silence is > always > > bigger and always wins in the end), > > Not always. > Sometimes silence is golden. > Sometimes silence is yellow. > > which is Wisdom, then we don't > > have to perpetuate the ignorance by broiling internally or saying > or > > doing anything that we will later regret. > > Right! Usually (always?) when we say something in anger, we regret > it. But we don't have to broil internally at all. What's to get mad > at with the ignorance of others? There are sooo many things we all > are ignorant of. Like I was just at the advaitan list checking it > out, and boy did I feel dumb. :-) > > Recognizing ignorance in another doesn't have to press our buttons. > It just is what it is. If it's important for you to speak up about > another's ignorance, then say it. There's a lot of places and things > I've experienced, but also a lot I haven't. > > > Just discovering this in this moment, myself, > > And where else would you be? hi Teegee, ignorance pere se, leaves me cold I can skip it, but when it is bullied drilled and trolled in, and I see its damage within a group: I see it parakeeted by unsuspecting newbies, or when I notice, that the ignorant remarks were made with the knoledge to their falsity, just to make a point oh!!! that is when I am furious and I went my anger in full force untill the BS is revoked oh god help me! <grin> Karta > > Hugs, > xxxtg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
