The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #71430   Message #1227627
Posted By: freda underhill
17-Jul-04 - 10:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: Spirituality
Subject: RE: BS: Spirituality
Our perceptions are influenced by our beliefs and fears. What appears offensive to one person is not so to another. Strong reactions indicate strong opinions, but they do not necessarily have any connection or relation to the person being reacted to.

That's why juries are told never to follow their "hunches" or gut instinct. Because those hunches are often emotional reactions and biases. None of us knows how shaman "should" behave (how many of us have met one?) - people have different attributes. Two bears has made it clear that he is not a guru, that he faciltates a process, and he does not charge money. So he does not have to be perfect. I am more suspicious of people who project as "holy" and saintly. They can be very manipulative.

who can cast a stone?