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“Among the most remarkable features characterizing Zen we find these: spirituality, directness of expression, disregard of form or conventionalism, and frequently an almost wanton delight in going astray from respectability.” –D.T. Suzuki The following dialogues between myself and participants of the Bushido/Master of Life trainings were recording in the seminar room. In a few situations, we have shortened the communications when we could do so without changing the meaning. 1. “I came to this workshop angry with you about things you’ve written, and now I’m even more upset,” said Angelia, a woman in her early forties with short-cropped brown hair. She hid excess weight beneath a loose-fitting dress and shawl. Two-hundred people were gathered in the hotel ballroom. Angelia spoke into a microphone, her voice reverberating through the room. “Do you want to tell us why you’re angry, Angelia?” “Some of the things you say about our spiritual beliefs,” she said, scowling. “You’d rather I deny what is and pander to New Age correctness?” “Oh, come on.” “You should thank me for projecting your shadow-side.” “What’s that mean?” “Me reflecting what’s unresolved within you—a mirror for fearful emotions you need to integrate. It’s a great opportunity.” “This is ridiculous. You’re unaccepting of things we all believe,” she said, crossing her arms while managing to hold the microphone to her lips. “Beliefs such as think only positive thoughts, attain enlightenment, lead a selfless life, become a projection of love, meditate, meditate, meditate? Things like that?” “For starters.” “Doesn’t work, Angelia. It denies reality and ignores an unconscious balance that must be manifested. It’s an attitude that keeps life from fully expressing itself.” “I fully express my life. And I think positive thoughts ninety-eight percent of the time.” “Like right now?” She laughed. “You’re part of the two percent.” “So when angry, jealous, greedy, judgmental, or prejudicial thoughts come into your mind, you just push them aside and refuse to acknowledge them?” “That’s right,” she said. “You drive them down into your unconscious, where they remain, festering?” “I see it as rising above them.” “You think they’re gone?” She shrugged. “They’re not gone, Angelia. They’ve been repressed . . . avoided, and now they’re festering, waiting for an opportunity to be expressed.” “What do you mean expressed?” “Maybe you’ll get an ulcer, or yell at someone who doesn’t deserve it, or you might repress for years until your shadow side manifest as arthritis, or cancer, or . . . “ Angelia interrupted, “But you talk about how the mind functions as a computer—positive begets positive and negative begets negative.” “Only real positive can beget positive. When you limit the expression of life, you’re repressing, which begets negative.” “Well how do you get around it?” she said, her frustration evident. “If you feel anger but deny or refuse to express it, you’re repressing, which is fear. But to recognize the anger and dismiss it without emotion is an expression of detached mind. True detachment can only result form expanded awareness.” I turned my attention to the seminar participants. “When you draw boundaries and say, ‘I’ll never think negative thoughts,’ or ‘I’ll always do this’ or ‘I’ll never do that,’ you pit your willpower against your unconscious, but it never works. Your unconscious will always find a way to balance life.” 2. “How can you put down selfless service?” said Janie, a woman of bout fifty with long graying hair. She wore several bold pieces of Native American jewelry. “It doesn’t exist.” “Oh really? Well, I’ve devoted the last five years of my life to taking care of my dying father. I would much rather have enjoyed myself, dated, taken some vacations.” “What would you think of a daughter who left her father to die with uncaring strangers, Janie?” “Somebody utterly lacking in compassion, who is also creating negative karma.” “You see yourself as being a loving, compassionate daughter?” “Yes.” “And you would have felt terribly guilty if you had refused to care for your father?” “He didn’t have anyone else” “And you certainly wouldn’t want negative karma?” She shook her head. “So you did it for yourself, Janie. Just like everyone else on the planet, you lived up to your self-image of being a good daughter, and you avoided painful guilt. Your father was served, but you did it for yourself.” No response. “You can stop fooling yourself about what you do.” No response. “You can stop waiting for a gold star.” * * * * * "Dick Sutphen's Metaphysical World" radio show airs on www.contacttalkradio.com 11 AM -- 12 Noon (Pacific Time) every Wednesday. (This is the most popular show on the CTR
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We will be adding additional seminars and appearances, but for now, this is what we've pinned down: * * * * * ON-LINE ORDERING of all Dick & Tara Sutphen books, tapes & CDs is now available at: www.prohypnosis2.com / www.mp3prohypnosis.com Or TOLL-FREE PHONE: 1-800-421-6603 / Or send a fax and credit card info to: 1-818-706-3606. Astrology charts, geographic location charts and special computerized charts and reports to help you create your own reality are available by clicking here. E-MAIL LIST To be included on Dick Sutphen’s Master of Life Column e-mail list, click HERE and in the SUBJECT slot type “Subscribe. NOTE: To ensure the successful delivery of this newsletter to your inbox, if you have spam e-mail filtering, please add: admin@sutphenweb.com to your email list, safe list, whitelist or address book. To be removed from this mailing list, click your e-mail reply button and type the word REMOVE in the "Subject" slot. Thank you for your interest in our communications. This column is copyright 2009 by Dick Sutphen, Box 38, Malibu CA 90265. |
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