10-13-2011, 12:00 AM
BarefootInTheSand wrote:Interesting shift occuring, and perhaps I should leave well enough alone as it sounds like you two are agreeing to disagree...however, Wolf seemed to be describing a higher self or soul of himself and Gonzo a teacher with a duty to others as well as his expectation that as a teacher one should be buddha like in nature. Ironically, I haven't seen or felt any evidence that Wolf was attempting to act like a teacher...then again I haven't read the whole forum. I would agree, however, with Gonzo that the term "nagual" is probably not the best one to choose...it doesn't exist in the spanish language and there is a wider audience of people who are seeking their higher self or soul awareness that have not read Castaneda and a language that everyone would understand would have a greater benefit. I also get Wolf's point about using the name as a reminder to prop him to be in his higher self when posting...whatever works.
To clarify a bit I wasn't suggesting LW be Buddhalike, rather that in a way they were stuck with a similar task: teaching. Each "teacher" has his own ways. Some manage to pontificate, draw disciples, etc, like Jesus, like Buddha, like Mohamed. Some manage to be written about, usually after they're dead, like some Zen masters. Some manage to remain obscure, somehow, and get scribes to get out their teachings as in the case of don Juan. LW does what he does primarily by hosting a forum that somehow draws a variety of folk. He doesn't pontificate, but he hosts...still, he's stuck with it.
To clarify a bit I wasn't suggesting LW be Buddhalike, rather that in a way they were stuck with a similar task: teaching. Each "teacher" has his own ways. Some manage to pontificate, draw disciples, etc, like Jesus, like Buddha, like Mohamed. Some manage to be written about, usually after they're dead, like some Zen masters. Some manage to remain obscure, somehow, and get scribes to get out their teachings as in the case of don Juan. LW does what he does primarily by hosting a forum that somehow draws a variety of folk. He doesn't pontificate, but he hosts...still, he's stuck with it.