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TranceAm · 09-26-2008, 11:07 PM

"Almost all of our members are not using there real names. I realize there are many reasons why this is and none of the answer I will receive are really good answers. But in order for any of us to really trust one another we need let go, stop hiding behind the “username” and reveal ourselves to the world."

How about this for a candy apples:

My "real" name (As you call it and we all are "trained"/"educated"/"indoctrinated" with and even punished if we don't use it....) is the name given to me, and put into the system and databases for control and commercial purposes.. Nothing more then the catalog entry of all the stuff like fingerprints, credit cards, drivers and other licences,
DNA and god knows what more..

However, my "real" name was never the name >I< chose for myself.
As a matter of fact, "I" had nothing to do with it, and no influence over it.
It was chosen for me, and basically as much worth to me as my Social Security Number. (Keep in mind, that I am grateful to my parents to have given birth to my physical body, and I don't blame them that they had to obey the system of how to name/register me....)

Here in this virtual world I can use my OWN name, the one "I" identify with, the one "I" chose for myself, and will identify with (if nessesary.) long after I lose my "real" name.

To make it even more interesting:
i got 2 names chosen for my spirit... TranceAm is for Peace,
And my "real" name is nothing more then the bumper sticker on the physical appearance, when you meet my physical appearance..

Is this answer good enough?
btw2, Each message/post/reply has to get credit for itself by its message..

TranceAm -> Conditioning -->

http://www.osho.com/magazine/tarot/T...?All=Yes&Nr=16

Unless you drop your personality you will not be able to find your individuality.
Individuality is given by existence; personality is imposed by the society. Personality is
social convenience.

Society cannot tolerate individuality, because individuality will not follow like a sheep.
Individuality has the quality of the lion; the lion moves alone. The sheep are always in the
crowd, hoping that being in the crowd will feel cozy. Being in the crowd one feels more
protected, secure. If somebody attacks, there is every possibility in a crowd to save yourself.
But alone? - only the lions move alone.

And every one of you is born a lion, but the society goes on conditioning you,
programming your mind as a sheep. It gives you a personality, a cozy personality, nice, very
convenient, very obedient. Society wants slaves, not people who are absolutely dedicated to
freedom. Society wants slaves because all the vested interests want obedience.

Osho One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green Chapter 4

Commentary:

This card recalls an old Zen story, about a lion who was brought up by sheep and who thought he was a sheep until
an old lion captured him and took him to a pond, where he showed him his own reflection. Many of us are like this
lion - the image we have of ourselves comes not from our own direct experience but from the opinions of others.
A "personality" imposed from the outside replaces the individuality that could have grown from within. We
become just another sheep in the herd, unable to move freely and unconscious of our own true identity.

It's time to take a look at your own reflection in the pond, and make a move to break out of whatever you have
been conditioned by others to believe about yourself. Dance, run, jog, do gibberish - whatever is needed to wake up
the sleeping lion within.

09-26-2008, 11:07 PM	#19
TranceAm Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: South Carolina USA Posts: 368	Re: Morality and truthfulness in the forums. "Almost all of our members are not using there real names. I realize there are many reasons why this is and none of the answer I will receive are really good answers. But in order for any of us to really trust one another we need let go, stop hiding behind the “username” and reveal ourselves to the world." How about this for a candy apples: My "real" name (As you call it and we all are "trained"/"educated"/"indoctrinated" with and even punished if we don't use it....) is the name given to me, and put into the system and databases for control and commercial purposes.. Nothing more then the catalog entry of all the stuff like fingerprints, credit cards, drivers and other licences, DNA and god knows what more.. However, my "real" name was never the name >I< chose for myself. As a matter of fact, "I" had nothing to do with it, and no influence over it. It was chosen for me, and basically as much worth to me as my Social Security Number. (Keep in mind, that I am grateful to my parents to have given birth to my physical body, and I don't blame them that they had to obey the system of how to name/register me....) Here in this virtual world I can use my OWN name, the one "I" identify with, the one "I" chose for myself, and will identify with (if nessesary.) long after I lose my "real" name. To make it even more interesting: i got 2 names chosen for my spirit... TranceAm is for Peace, And my "real" name is nothing more then the bumper sticker on the physical appearance, when you meet my physical appearance.. Is this answer good enough? btw2, Each message/post/reply has to get credit for itself by its message.. TranceAm -> Conditioning --> http://www.osho.com/magazine/tarot/T...?All=Yes&Nr=16 Unless you drop your personality you will not be able to find your individuality. Individuality is given by existence; personality is imposed by the society. Personality is social convenience. Society cannot tolerate individuality, because individuality will not follow like a sheep. Individuality has the quality of the lion; the lion moves alone. The sheep are always in the crowd, hoping that being in the crowd will feel cozy. Being in the crowd one feels more protected, secure. If somebody attacks, there is every possibility in a crowd to save yourself. But alone? - only the lions move alone. And every one of you is born a lion, but the society goes on conditioning you, programming your mind as a sheep. It gives you a personality, a cozy personality, nice, very convenient, very obedient. Society wants slaves, not people who are absolutely dedicated to freedom. Society wants slaves because all the vested interests want obedience. Osho One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green Chapter 4 Commentary: This card recalls an old Zen story, about a lion who was brought up by sheep and who thought he was a sheep until an old lion captured him and took him to a pond, where he showed him his own reflection. Many of us are like this lion - the image we have of ourselves comes not from our own direct experience but from the opinions of others. A "personality" imposed from the outside replaces the individuality that could have grown from within. We become just another sheep in the herd, unable to move freely and unconscious of our own true identity. It's time to take a look at your own reflection in the pond, and make a move to break out of whatever you have been conditioned by others to believe about yourself. Dance, run, jog, do gibberish - whatever is needed to wake up the sleeping lion within.