hi steve,
yes i deleted it in obliging to your request to relax. =) i did send you a private message further clarifying since you asked for an explanation. feel free to reply whenever you're able.
peace.
I was primarily thinking of myself relaxing. I really believe I need to investigate this subject and to be able to relax not only my body but my mind, breath and heart beat to experience my greater being. At times I am able to do this. However it would be nice to do it at will and anytime and not be subject to the imposition of tenseness and restlessness.
I am requesting nothing of you Eric. Sometimes I have to go back to what I have said to understand how you come up with some of the things I say. In this incident I pulled up everything I have said about you in this thread below but find nothing about requesting you to relax. What makes this forum unique is that people can express what they want, when they want about any subject as long as they are not derogatory about other members. I think you read into things in a subjective way which seems to be a pattern. Please consider that when I say things it is difficult to spend extra time with long clarifications and explanations. My posts are long enough and time consuming as well. Unless I directly state something try not to 'read into my words' for a personal meaning. For this reason I am cautious about sending a private message to you lately. If someone finds something helpful that may apply to them...That is great! But without asking it is very difficult to know what is going on in someone's head when they make observations about life and who they may apply to...Perhaps many times they apply to myself!!! I am fortunate to have many people I spend time with and my comments here are not directed at anyone in particular but rather are my experience with people and situations in my life from many years and incarnations. Here is what I said about you:
The best example I can give about relaxation with other people is my relationship with my friend Eric here on the forum. We disagree on politics but fortunately are still friends. I am not sure though... that we are going to come to any harmonious resolution on this topic at anytime in the future. So it has entered my mind that we may just be spinning our wheels; so to speak. At this point I am just observing the situation. What I mean is that the mind continuously goes over a topic and can be a detriment to social and spiritual progress and I believe this is what Mccoy's point was.However if I am wrong...Let me know.
In the case of Eric and i; he believes that others should be given a chance. While I do not disagree I take a more cautious view and I am reminded of what Paramahansa YOGANANDA said about treachery....
Nomaste Eric
Thanks for your insights. I too find the shower very relaxing and it helps me focus on my breath more since your breath mixes with the steam in the shower. Hope you spend some vacation/retreat time here in Michigan. Stay with me I'll show you all kinds of nature in the Manistee Forest! I am not sure what you mean by justifying my views. I think you will need to explain. But yes I believe we have come to an impasse on our views about Donald Trump. I doubt very seriously that anything is going to change in our views anytime soon. I believe history will show his legacy. I am happy to see your posting here to balance out our political differences with something we really agree on... Thanks
P.S. some of this thread may not make sense because my response was based on what has become edited and deleted material by another member.
