06-09-2012, 12:00 AM
Gonzo wrote:
That someone may post a challenge to an established belief does not in itself indicate the person is not "on the path" nor that he is not "doing the work".No, but what DOES indicate NOT being on the path is spending more hours every day on forums or in chat rooms (the latter in particular - which are the breeding ground of conflict and gossip-mongering). Can't serve two masters. Either one is DOING the path, or one is sitting addle-brained in a chatroom TALKING about what one is NOT doing, creating and dispensing rumors, and generally wasting tremendous amounts of time and energy that can never be regained.
I made that mistake for years. Finally came to my senses and broke the absurd addiction.
That someone may post a challenge to an established belief does not in itself indicate the person is not "on the path" nor that he is not "doing the work".No, but what DOES indicate NOT being on the path is spending more hours every day on forums or in chat rooms (the latter in particular - which are the breeding ground of conflict and gossip-mongering). Can't serve two masters. Either one is DOING the path, or one is sitting addle-brained in a chatroom TALKING about what one is NOT doing, creating and dispensing rumors, and generally wasting tremendous amounts of time and energy that can never be regained.
I made that mistake for years. Finally came to my senses and broke the absurd addiction.