Don't Forget Ouspensky

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Ashley Smith was much in the news recently, as the woman who turned in the Atlanta judge killer. What a woman! Not only is she good-looking, she is intelligent. Although she speaks with a 'southern drawl' we find her (Being gassed here. The VS is still running at 1/3rd power and the HHG is on.) somehow expressive of American Womanhood in general and we admire her.

I was especially interested in her 'story:' her husband had been stabbed to death and she found herself a single mother who needed a fundamental resource to sustain her and her child. She naturally turned to her religion and eventually stumbled on the book, 'The Purpose-Driven Life.' This sort of thing is very common among people who have been deeply wounded. In Ashley's case her major clue was her religion, which led her to that book.

We all turn to religion at times of intense suffering. But suppose you happen to be an Atheist or an Agnostic and you have no 'religion?' What then? Suppose that you are 'so far gone that you can never return?' In that case what do you do? (Major demonstration just above me as I wrote that: several stomps.)

It gives me great pleasure to inform all of you lovely and glorious idiots that in this particular case you are still in luck: there is something out there for you too!

In my case there were several resources. The first was Carlos Castaneda's series about 'the warrior' and 'the man of knowlge.' I loved those books, at least the first three of them. Later there was the outrageous Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who 'sermoned' a number of books designed to appeal to 'outcasts' like me.

These two are only a sample of 'alternative resources' for those who have 'gone beyond.' There are many more of them. And don't forget Ouspensky!