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Old 02-08-2010, 05:22 PM   #391
trainedobserver
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Default Re: The ego what is it? How to transcend?

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Originally Posted by greybeard View Post
Even one healed is a miracle!
Actually it would be more rightly called and anomalous event. But I'm picky that way.


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When there is pain and suffering its a great teacher. It teaches the one suffering how to cope with their lot and it teaches others compassion.
In my personal experience and the experience of the young lady I mentioned, I have found that pain and suffering are highly over-rated and completely unnecessary.


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Sai Baba's ashram and Baba was asked if he could heal them, by a person not connected with them.
Sai baba is a known fraud to all but his devotees. I hope you have not been taken in by his chicanery.

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One explanation is frankly as good as another trainedobserver.
One mans proof another ones fantasy.
The universe doesn't work that my friend.

To delude oneself with pleasing fantasies is indeed a life option which many people engage in, unfortunately it works better for some than others. I see no difference between salving oneself with such notions and doing so with consciousness altering or mood altering substances but that is my personal opinion built upon my own subjective experiences in the land of spiritual woo-woo. Your mileage may vary. Don't forget to put your walking shoes in the trunk, you never know when you're going to breakdown and have to walk.

Peace

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