joeblast wrote:. . .you arent very well versed in the fundamentals of practices that lead to these things emerging. There is no disrespect in that, it is just a plain observation."
You just can't quit . . . can you (?)
The demonstrable fact of the matter is . . . that you know nothing about me, my experience, or my practise. THAT . . . and ONLY that . . . is "just a plain observation".
Let me offer you something . . . that you should have already learned long ago.
If there is ANY chance AT ALL . . . that someone has a lot of (maybe even more?) experience than you do (perhaps in a parallel tradition that you know nothing about?) . . . then you should feel under some near-absolute obligation to give him the benefit of the doubt about it.
It doesn't obligate you to assume that he DOES have that experience (for example, when sharing problematic information) . . . but it does obligate you to otherwise NOT assume that he does NOT.
I challenge you to verify this universal principle with ANY senior teacher -- perhaps your own.
I certainly give YOU the benefit of the doubt.
That all being said . . . thank you for your answer to my question. I was pretty sure of it already . . . but confirmation is helpful and encouraging to me as I translate a whole variety of such experiences from one tradition to another.