Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tl00146)

----- Original Message -----
> From: <WLR7D@aol.com>
> Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 3:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Randy to anyone: physical evolution AND PSYCHO-MENTAL
EVOLUTION also.

> Alan--It's my hope that some sort of foundation can be built with
"obvious"
> truths and from there create larger explanations.  We must be able to
start
> with something that we can agree is true.  We have limitations.  I
keep
> coming back to the barriers creatures face in terms of portions of
reality.
> We can't smell like a dog,  but a dog can't do calculus--nor does it
even
> know such a thing exists.  I understand there may be realms beyond
this
> superhuman body and mind I have, but wonder why the constant
questions.  A
> dog does not seem disturbed by the fact that it can't comprehend math.
> What's the deal?Randy

Lucky dog!

I agree with all you say above.  I am quite convinced to my own
satisfaction that there are realms beyond this (superhuman?) body and
mind, but I cannot *prove* it to anyone.  What I can do is to tell what
I have experienced and how it does/does not fit in with various
teachings and dogmas (dogma being a non-pejorative term for teaching
applied to a particular school of thought).  I can also suggest ways to
go about attempting to gather evidence for oneself, but for this I need
to know the person on a face to face basis for some time, as there are
plenty of fruitcakes eagerly waiting to grab the wrong end of the stick,
after which I would get the blame for any disasters.

So the deal is - from my point of view - "This is The Teaching as I have
received it.  Don't believe a word I tell you.  Go check it out."

Over ......

Alan :0)

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