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Originally Posted by ketzer
Do we expose our mind to all teachings and philosophies and hope we do not get drawn down dangerous paths of ignorance and false truths, or do we try to avoid exposing our minds to false, yet deceptive and persuasive, teachings?
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IMO,
neither of the 'options' you mention will lead to one's being
free of 'negativity' (etc., etc., etc.)
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Originally Posted by ketzer
Just how confident are we in the evolved state of our consciousness to recognize the difference?
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The
more one 'lives' and 'learns' the
more confident one becomes. Of course, there's the 'teen-age'
variety of "I know-it-
all, I'm
invulnerable"
false-bravado 'confidence' to beware of!
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Originally Posted by ketzer
How many times have I allowed myself to be fooled in the past, only to look back in wonder in how I let it happen?
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That's part and parcel of being
open to 'living'
and 'learning'. Am right in there withchoo, fellow try-'on'-for-size-
er.
