It's just a forum, people. Not a single organization. Think of it as a public square with bulletin boards.
*Anyone* can walk through it, and if they so choose, decide to stick a notice on one of the boards.
Anyone else has the choice to read - or not read - any of it, and if they so choose, to stop and have a conversation with the person who wrote it.
Of course you're going to get all sorts of personalities, troubles, agendas - like anything else, it's a blank canvas, a psychological "projective test" where everyone's distortions color their interpretations and expressions.
But, so what?
Unless one is coming here with the (possibly unconscious) hope that the forum will fulfill some unfulfilled *need*, it can be all good fun - read the people who you find have something of value to say, let the rest slide. And I find that there are plenty of people here whose thoughts, wisdom, and/or expressions of spiritual love are inspirational, nourishing. I love that. But it's not going to be everyone - and that's OK, isn't it? Others are working on whatever their work happens to be at that moment, and in these somewhat conflictual interactions occurs the polishing that eventually, like all catalyst, helps to create the pearl.
But no one is forced to get sucked into anyone else's vortex - just read the post and choose to walk on by. It's that easy, and if it doesn't feel easy - guess what, don't blame the poster but notice your own ego tripping you up, making you want to defend, prove yourself right, argue back, etc.; and having noticed that, much useful work on the self can be accomplished, with thanks given for the catalyst that made it possible.
It's like a buffet. Take whatever tastes good to you, leave the rest - maybe it tastes good to someone else. There is even an "ignore" function that can be used to hide another member's posts.
There is no "forum". It's just a bunch of people sharing their distortions with one another around a particular topic. Come to think of it, that describes "the world" pretty well, too.
I love you all.
P.S.
"Whosoever carries the light within need never fear any darkness."
*Anyone* can walk through it, and if they so choose, decide to stick a notice on one of the boards.
Anyone else has the choice to read - or not read - any of it, and if they so choose, to stop and have a conversation with the person who wrote it.
Of course you're going to get all sorts of personalities, troubles, agendas - like anything else, it's a blank canvas, a psychological "projective test" where everyone's distortions color their interpretations and expressions.
But, so what?
Unless one is coming here with the (possibly unconscious) hope that the forum will fulfill some unfulfilled *need*, it can be all good fun - read the people who you find have something of value to say, let the rest slide. And I find that there are plenty of people here whose thoughts, wisdom, and/or expressions of spiritual love are inspirational, nourishing. I love that. But it's not going to be everyone - and that's OK, isn't it? Others are working on whatever their work happens to be at that moment, and in these somewhat conflictual interactions occurs the polishing that eventually, like all catalyst, helps to create the pearl.
But no one is forced to get sucked into anyone else's vortex - just read the post and choose to walk on by. It's that easy, and if it doesn't feel easy - guess what, don't blame the poster but notice your own ego tripping you up, making you want to defend, prove yourself right, argue back, etc.; and having noticed that, much useful work on the self can be accomplished, with thanks given for the catalyst that made it possible.
It's like a buffet. Take whatever tastes good to you, leave the rest - maybe it tastes good to someone else. There is even an "ignore" function that can be used to hide another member's posts.
There is no "forum". It's just a bunch of people sharing their distortions with one another around a particular topic. Come to think of it, that describes "the world" pretty well, too.
I love you all.
P.S.
"Whosoever carries the light within need never fear any darkness."
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