[Liabmeasez]

i know my posts are coming out a bit confrontational. i apologize if i've unnerved any one by them. if it clears things up, i was reading the mayan calender thread and found out that my day glyph is flint. in retrospect, this has been a theme that has played out in my life from one moment to the next, it is my desire to know truth and only truth that has me here at this place at this time. i had to give up a lot of comfort to be 'here' and readjust my thinking.

just because some one is 'enlightened' does not necessarily mean that they have the entirety of truth. look up adi da some time. this man claims to have truth, and in fact many vouch for his charisma and spiritual presence and yet, he's known to have sexually and financially manipulated many of his followers. he thinks that he is a direct manifestation of god, but unfortunately he thinks that it's his job to enlighten every one by having them serve him. he claims that the truth can only be found by abandoning the ego by replacing it with the will to serve him. very cultic.

aaron. i'm all for being friends with an equal who may have a greater understanding than me. that person can even be enlightened, so long as there is no distortion towards superiority over others, intellectual or otherwise. superiority is separateness, it is the opposite of oneness. if we are all one, then how can one part of the one claim to be any more than another? the response 'you don't know me' seemed a bit cryptic, and i didn't see the follow up comment before i made my last post. is there truth in your words? like many things, there is truth every where. your words have truth in them as well. weather it is the absolute unequivocal unadulterated truth remains to be seen. it is not a matter of what you are saying, but perhaps the cryptic and authoritative nature of the way you are presenting it that bothers me. i'm not trying to tear you down so much as i'm trying to get to the truth. i know that i sound like i'm challenging you, thats not my desire.

i think one great bit of wisdom is "watch out for false prophets. they come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. by their fruit you will recognize them. do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. "

i look forward to seeing your angle on things, if you are connected to the infinite as you say you are, then there is more wisdom i can gain, no matter weather your an antagonist or a catalyst. in fact this very conversation has already done a lot to make me think and evaluate myself on many levels. a good conversation or debate is always something i enjoy. so while i may have come off on the wrong foot, welcome to the forums.

love and light.