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Spiritual types and personalisms
#4412726 - 07/16/05 07:43 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Rather than debate ideas, way too many of the self-proclaimed "path-walkers" would rather discuss me (or others). This is all fear-based because they tremble when their beliefs are questioned and so must lash out rather than do any deep self-examination.
It is easy to spot when someone starts their thread with, "Swami, you are a ..."
This is a place to exchange thoughts not to discuss personalities.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4412735 - 07/16/05 07:47 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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What is a path-walker? I walk the paths in the nature preserve by my house...
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4412745 - 07/16/05 07:49 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Let's turn this around..
if you were approached by a guy that tells you he was aboard an alien space ship? Would you not first think about the talker, and not his words? Wouldn't you consider what does it make him say that? You would probably stand there thinking what it's about, is he a liar, or is he sick or whatever..
You would not be able to separate the talker from his words
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: OldWoodSpecter]
#4412753 - 07/16/05 07:54 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I would know that the talker was human and that humans are notorious for misperceiving. I certainly would not ask him if his mother abandoned him as a child. I would want to know the details of the sighting.
For decades I took everything said at face value when I investigated; only after thousands of such trails turned up cold, did I "become cynical" or realistic about such claims.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4412772 - 07/16/05 08:03 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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no misperception, the guy said he was inside, talking to alien creatures, would you not analise him in your head?
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4412774 - 07/16/05 08:03 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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So when you start threads and make statements about an entire group of people. Say they are very mislead and mistaken. That your decision is fact and must be accepted bacause you have a percieved logical edge?
Swami when you go out of your way, as you have done in this thread, to invite a debate about how someone questions your ideas and conclustions. What do you think will happen ?
Then you complain whin and bitch about it..........
That's what your doing now right ?
And when you say " That person is not playing fare"
Tehn you make such judgements like "Rather than debate ideas, way too many of the self-proclaimed "path-walkers" would rather discuss me (or others). This is all fear-based because they tremble when their beliefs are questioned and so must lash out rather than do any deep self-examination."
And then you ask why do people always question me ?
Maybe it is you who fears the truth ?
I do not know I am not you
And you are not me
So please stop deciding what I am fearfull off and stop make conclustion aboput me and others based on your own conclustions.
While I may do that from time to time it will be based on facts taht you present not what I conclude
That it a fatal weakness I think you have. I conclude LOL Love
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Fucknuckle]
#4412782 - 07/16/05 08:07 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've never seen one of these 'Swami is a' threads..
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Kalix]
#4412786 - 07/16/05 08:09 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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But you will see many " Swami say you are a " threads
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Fucknuckle]
#4412821 - 07/16/05 08:19 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I have seen a cpl.. This being one that almost offended me, I think Swami is jaded and cynical enough to be a cute anachronism though.. Swami is a valuable addition to the Shroomery.. In my mind, he is the archetype of the skeptic..
And a lot of times he does have valid arguments, but sometimes he doesn't, for instance, when commenting on shamans using rattles and smoke to cure illness, how can we be so sure our medicine is so much more effective? We have never even done clinical trials comparing Shamanism to modern Western medicine..
I think it is important to remain skeptical, but I also think it's important not to attack peoples belief systems with generalizations that border on racist.. To a tribal or aboriginal person, the idea that we treat illness with pills, or cancer with toxic radiation is just as absurd as the idea that they treat illness with song, trance, drums, rattles, and smoke
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Kalix]
#4412844 - 07/16/05 08:25 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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And a lot of times he does have valid arguments, but sometimes he doesn't, for instance, when commenting on shamans using rattles and smoke to cure illness, how can we be so sure our medicine is so much more effective?
One of the major reasons Native American populations were low was due to infant mortality. This problem has largely been addressed by modern medicine.
True or false?
After the arrival of the Europeans in America, the Indian shamans were unable to stop the spread of small pox through shamanic means.
True or false?
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Kalix]
#4412851 - 07/16/05 08:28 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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The name or word "Swami" appears 1000 times in posts over the last five years.
Discussing me is NOT discussing S&P.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4412852 - 07/16/05 08:28 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Swami said: Rather than debate ideas, way too many of the self-proclaimed "path-walkers" would rather discuss me (or others). This is all fear-based because they tremble when their beliefs are questioned and so must lash out rather than do any deep self-examination.
It is easy to spot when someone starts their thread with, "Swami, you are a ..."
This is a place to exchange thoughts not to discuss personalities.
I thought this was funny you said that then said this...
"Funny how many claim to have deep insight into the workings of the universe and the human condition whilst tripping and/or meditating and then state "you're a jerk for not agreeing with me" and "btw, can someone please help me with my failing relationship" and "how do I deal with a tyrant boss" and other ordinary problems.
If your mind-blowing perceptions cannot help you deal with day-to-day stuff, then they are near-worthless with no more substance than any other dream."
The part I like best is when you said this "This is a place to exchange thoughts not to discuss personalities"
Ok without turning this into a cat fight. Let me ask you a question
Explain the two sided coin you have presented. Put the mojo in your convections Swami. I don't understand the position you have made. I would like to know how a person is to have a discusion with you when you will not discuss you. Oh you demand that many of us will not examine ourselves. Can you examine yourself. Oh wait this is not the place to have a personal discussion. See swami what you have done ?
I mean how am I suppose to follow guidelines that you demand when you yourself go out of your way......
Maybe I should use your tech. I will say all I want about anyone but withhold there name and thereby fall within what is acceptable ?
Isn't that what you do ? Hide behind a mask to say what you feel ?
How do you expect to get any real respect when you do these things? What is the point ? Please explain
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4412907 - 07/16/05 08:44 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Swami said: And a lot of times he does have valid arguments, but sometimes he doesn't, for instance, when commenting on shamans using rattles and smoke to cure illness, how can we be so sure our medicine is so much more effective?
One of the major reasons Native American populations were low was due to infant mortality. This problem has largely been addressed by modern medicine.
True or false?
After the arrival of the Europeans in America, the Indian shamans were unable to stop the spread of small pox through shamanic means.
True or false?
First off, I have to admit that Iknow next to nothing about infant mortality rates in pre-european invlovement Native American cultures, do you have a source for this?
Second I would like to ask, if a culture that was technologically advanced to ours, was spreading, say, anthrax by giving us some gift, would that immediatly discount our medicines?
Why is it that so many people that have ready access to Western medicine use homeopathy, shamanism, yoga, etc.. in conjunction with Western medicine? Wny not integrate what works into a cohesive method for treating illness??
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4412995 - 07/16/05 09:10 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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After the arrival of the Europeans in America, the Indian shamans were unable to stop the spread of small pox through shamanic means. __________________________________________________________
Cancer still kills and has not been conquered. Over 100,000 deaths a year are attributed to reactions to pharm medications and medical procedures. Heart disease, still a major killer. The list goes on. But that doesn't invalidate modern medicine.
Shamanic healing did work for some things. Things of a spiritual or psychological nature. The fact that they couldn't treat everything doesn't invalidate it. Also many modern medicines were first derived from plants used by shamans, with some good effect.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Icelander]
#4413018 - 07/16/05 09:15 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Building from Icelander's point.. Let's not forget that the Shaman serves MANY roles in the tribe. Healer was just another one. And lest we forget that approximately 25% of western pharmaceuticals come from rainforest products. keeping in mind that less than 1% of these tropical trees and plants have been tested by scientists. Shamanic healing did, and does work for a great number of things. They hold more knowledge in their heads about natural medicine than all of our books on it combined.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Shroomism]
#4413062 - 07/16/05 09:27 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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And the fact the modern medicine has only been around for 150 years or so. The Shaman have had 25,000 years to get it right
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4413105 - 07/16/05 09:40 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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"This is all fear-based because they tremble when their beliefs are questioned and so must lash out rather than do any deep self-examination."
Good point. A spiritual path should constantly lead one to adopt new paradigms. Old ideas should be discarded as they become outmoded so that new ideas can be implemented. This is sometimes a painful process, but it is a healthy one that assures stasis will not occur. When one finds stasis growth stops. To use a path of the spirit to "harden one's shell", so to speak, is to embrace falsehood at it's very root.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4413120 - 07/16/05 09:45 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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"One of the major reasons Native American populations were low was due to infant mortality. This problem has largely been addressed by modern medicine."
I have to call you on this one though. Have you ever heard of population control. It ensures a population of animals stays healthy so that overpopulation does not occur. This was NOT a problem to the Native Americans, but a natural means of population control. Man is after all merely an animal.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#4413147 - 07/16/05 09:51 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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This was NOT a problem to the Native Americans
Depends on the perspective. To the squaw who lost her child it certainly was. To a small tribe that needed more warriors, it was definitely a problem.
From the perspective of natural balance it wasn't.
Either way, the shamans were unable to address the issue with their methods.
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Re: Spiritual types and personalisms [Re: Swami]
#4413162 - 07/16/05 09:55 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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What does that have to do with their effectiveness?
Obesity/heart disease is currently the leading cause of death in the US, by far. All the miracles of 'modern medicine' haven't done a thing for it. It's only gotten worse. By that same rationale, I guess modern medicine is completely worthless.
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