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Post by Martin Brofman on Aug 24, 2006 6:51:21 GMT 1
For me, there is no problem with the word "myope." It is not like calling someone a "cancer victim," but rather, a "cancer patient," and an accurate description of the symptom being experienced at the time. I am not defending any individual here - just the point of view. In fact, I would point out that the person using the term is, in fact, nearsighted.
Again, the strong resistance to the term is unnecessary, and shows a sensitivity on the part of the person about the symptom they are experiencing. While I can understand that the person may feel that they are described in that way as being who they are, I again mention that it is not who they are, but simply what they are in the middle of experiencing.
The rest of this stuff sounds just argumentative to me, and unnecessary. Can we move past it? It's just a semantic thing that has triggered some sensitivities - but anyway, it's good to see that it can be discussed without resorting to personal attacks.
I also wonder whether this whole brouhaha about the word is a side-track to the real subject being discussed.
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Post by lizzy on Aug 24, 2006 9:27:50 GMT 1
So, to wear glasses or not to wear glasses?
My friend who is nearsighted was interested in the correlation between vision and consciousness. She admitted she hides behind her glasses, as she is very sensitive. Interestingly the more she has followed her life path and become more of who she is, her glasses keep disappearing.
Is this absentmindedness or her consciousness wanting to be seen properly in the world, so creating situations for the glasses to be unavailable?
What does everyone think?
Lizzy.
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Post by andrew on Aug 24, 2006 11:22:19 GMT 1
Lizzy
In my own model of myopia "I" tends to be in control....it is a left brained view. Either way if one part of a person wants to hide behind glasses to avoid facing life head on then its reasonable to imagine that ones soul nature or true nature does not like that
Whatever role we lead i think we have that inner intelligence to know what is right for us.
I dont really see how a person can hide behind their glasses. However if they believe they can then it is true for them. Therefore if a part of them knows that false reality exists, then that part knows that without the glasses they will have nothing to hide behind and will be obliged to face life head on.
What is absentmindedness anyway? often its a higher intelligence telling us something. The only question is what. Perhaps with glasses she might be busy and rushing here and there and without them she is forced to move slower? Can only guess but her reaction to the guesses can lead you or her to the real answers.
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Post by Martin Brofman on Aug 24, 2006 12:46:26 GMT 1
Hi, Lizzy,
Sounds like your friend's Spirit is guiding her on a path of clarity, and letting her know that her glasses are unnecessary as she more and more lives her truth.
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Post by lizzy on Aug 24, 2006 15:04:13 GMT 1
Thanks Martin, I think so too, which is really great.
Is there a connection between the size of the iris and consciousness?
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Post by Maria on Aug 24, 2006 15:11:25 GMT 1
That's interesting Lizzy. I notice that my glasses get lost, stepped on, twisted and all that now. And I only wear them to drive and sometimes in unfamiliar places when I need to figure out where I'm going.
But my vision is the same....maybe even a bit worse than it was. So I wonder if perhaps I like seeing a blurry world? Maybe for me it's better than clarity? Something to ponder.
Peace,
Maria
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Post by Martin Brofman on Aug 24, 2006 16:56:19 GMT 1
Just get okay with the non-clarity - stop worrying about it - and when you are just observing it, it can fine-tune itself. Otherwise, being tense about it makes your vision less clear.
Lizzy - some people say that the larger the pupil, the more evolved the being. I do not really know if that is true. I would say that the person is more relaxed, anyway.
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Post by eromeo on Aug 24, 2006 21:24:01 GMT 1
Somewhere on these boards, Martin said that he didn't consciously work on healing his vision, he said it happened as a side-result of the changes he made in his way of being. I think this is the key for everyone.
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Post by eromeo on Aug 25, 2006 0:29:36 GMT 1
The subject of "changes to a person's being" is far too diverse to even get into here. It is different for everyone. Suffice to say, I don't believe that focusing solely on one's vision will serve to improve it. I believe in an integrated approach, in which a person begins to perceive his or her life in a more healthy, non-ego-driven way. This takes in every aspect of the person's being, the vision being part of it, if that's one of the symptoms, but it's not over-focused or obsessed on.
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Post by eromeo on Aug 25, 2006 1:27:39 GMT 1
"More or less we do in fact totally agree. I am even wondering if in fact you are Martin Brofman?" What a great compliment, Andrew. I thank you.
I recommend you take your own advice: "It is true i am obsessing on my vision. However my message to other people is that it is not your eyesight you need to consider but rather a tranformation of the personality that is associated with that symptom."
I believe that a person can send a far more potent message to others by his or her own behavior, setting an example for others by doing, rather than trying to persuade by words.
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Post by eromeo on Aug 25, 2006 2:20:01 GMT 1
"Possibly you are right and the idea of being a vision teacher is a complete waste of time when there are other things to be done. -- You do want me to be different and at this moment I still dont really understand why that is so important to you..."
Just become what you believe in, and then people will come to you and ask how you do it. By just being the embodiment of the healing principle in action, people will be drawn to you, like a magnet.
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Post by eromeo on Aug 25, 2006 2:20:50 GMT 1
PS : I like the picture.
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Post by eromeo on Aug 25, 2006 3:01:33 GMT 1
Credibility comes from living it, yourself. This is why Martin, for instance, is so effective. He doesn't try to push it on anyone. He has lived it, and he continues to live it, and he shares what he's lived and it comes across as authentic, genuine and true, because it IS authentic, genuine and true. That's why he is able to help others as profoundly as he does.
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Post by Jess on Aug 25, 2006 3:39:08 GMT 1
Eromeo: I think that's the crux of it, with all of us - to stop serving two masters. which cannot be done without the mind splitting. I've been working very hard on this for a long time now, and I'm making progress.
Andrew: I like the pic too.
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Post by eromeo on Aug 25, 2006 3:49:39 GMT 1
Jess - Yes, exactly. This was something I did for a long time too, the ego thing. Never felt authentic while I was doing it because I knew I wasn't coming from a genuine place of purity. Now, I'm free...or rather, freer...It's still something I deal with all the time, it never goes away completely. I just monitor myself closely and laugh at my backsliding whenever it happens, rather than punish myself for it.
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