Re: Betrayel

slider wrote:
> kami wrote:

>> does one have to be "mentally ill" in order to be a sage or have a closer
>> connection to a higher whatever?
>>
>> another problem is, why are only speficic individuals "blessed" with this
>> gift, while rest of the population has to contend with no connection? are
>> they less deserving in effect? less deserving from birth unto death,
>> regardless of their actions in life?
>
>### - this is better... because it brings into debate whether or not such  
>a thing as mental illness actually exists or not,

Definitions exist.
Meanings used in contexts often vary.
To be a sage, to have a closer connection to a higher whatever.

Eckhart Tolle might be seen as enlightened, or not.
Prior to an experience he was very depressed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckhart_Tolle

Whether he has a connection to the Present
or is a charlatan woo-guy could be an interpretation.

Non-dualists who speak of non-dualism often smile.
They may know, know better than to say, yet speak.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra

Deepak Chopra might not have suffered from any type
of mental phenomena different from others who had
a mystical or religious type of unity-consciousness trip.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem_Karoli_Baba

Neem Karori Baba was reported to have had an ability
to manifest the paranormal at times. 

Why are some individuals able, at times, and
not at other times is a good question, imo.

So-called, normal people, might have abilities
which go without question, unobserved
by even their own selves naturally.

Why some folk can't experience any sort
of a figure-ground reversal may be curious.
Even taking shrooms in a controlled setting
might not do the trick.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Chapel_Experiment

Dao that are dao aren't always the Dao.

- Cheers!