Theos-Talk Archives (March 1995 Message tl00234)

Paul, my prediction is that you will never find a method--thick
skin, thi= n skin, or whatever--to deal with UNEXPECTED hostility
after it has come yo= ur way.  If we could somehow easily
dissolve the consequences of imperfect Mindfulness, there would
be no need to perfect Mindfulness, would there?

Here are a couple possibilities to consider: =


1.  Perhaps you were not fully Mindful of how threatening the
writing of = a book like THE MASTERS REVEALED could be to certain
individuals.

2.  Perhaps you were not fully Mindful of how easily some of
these individuals could give themselves permission to be unkind.

If you had been fully Mindful of these things--but nevertheless
chose to write the book and interact with these individuals
afterwards--you might = have EXPECTED everything which has been
coming in your direction.  You might h= ave even been satisfied
in a perverse sort of way--since you would just be receiving
something you had EXPECTED, after all.

Now, of course, you have some =93karma=94 to deal with.  You can
choose t= o fight back and forth, trying to think of good
responses to ever-evermore sniden= ess following evermore
snideness, or you can just quit.  If I were you, I thi= nk I
would just quit.  If people want to talk to you about your book,
let them=

first qualify themselves as meditation-developed theosophists by
being ab= le to maintain at least a minimal standard of courtesy
and kindness.

EXPECT that the majority of on-lookers will understand and
commend your silence.  .  .  .

Best wishes,

Richard Ihle