Is meditation turning me into a whimp?

[Ananda]

Good to see this topic again and after looking back at it... I guess meditation has made my life free from fights[] and who is here or there to be a wimp anyhows[:p]

Love,
Ananda

[maheswari]

who is here to be all those labels??
by nature i am peaceful...i dont go into fights that involve beating
but sometimes i am aggressive in the way i talk...sometimes my voice tone shows real irritation
ananda now i am scared of you......lol...it is better to cu at a safe distance[]
woosy power ? ...lol...

[Etherfish]

quote:Originally posted by escapado

yes I agree with you etherfish
Still I wouldnt say "(physical) fights are always bad and should be avoided at any cost"
sometimes you have to/it's worth it/it's an old fear you want to get over

Yes I fully agree - anything you have a fear of should be done to the max. I had a fear of heights so I learned to sky dive; I had a fear of blood and knives, so I learned to be a surgical assistant; I had stage fright so I joined groups who perform on stage, etc. Fears should be dived into completely!

[Ananda]

quote:Originally posted by maheswari


woosy power

A+[8D]

[Delara]

I once punched a guy who grabbed my butt!
the only guilty feeling i have is that i didn't punch him on his jaw...it would have been a knock out!
I think meditation has a lot of work to do over here before I act peacefully in such occasions

[Etherfish]

Yeah, punching him on the butt doesn't hurt very much.

[Delara]

quote:Originally posted by Etherfish

Yeah, punching him on the butt doesn't hurt very much.

Ahhh you mean give him a kick that will make him "Out Of Service" for the rest of his life!!!
...
good idea but you see the punch in the face was a reflex reaction!!
hope there won't be next time...but good idea for next time

[Etherfish]

[Ananda]

[Delara]

never mentioned that incident before nor allowed myself to think or remember it for long!
My intention in mentioning it here just to show a simple situation where being peaceful is not applicable anymore.
Speaking for myself!never reacted violently to oral abuse!but when it comes to feeling physical threatenedI become very violent!
Sorry if my reply is a bit irritating or way far from your peaceful solutions...If this is the case then the best thing is to ignore it...

[Ananda]

A+ dear Delara, I fully agree with you. There are other situations also, like facing radicals or fundementalists... If we'd let them have their way, they would take it all...

All in all I don't know why but once one starts practicing meditation for a while... Sticky situations become way much less and almost non existent plus things become peaceful around you or you make them so even when they're usually not.

Speaking for myself, if I would get hit by someone I won't stand and smile at him. He'll have a negative reaction from my side[!]

Om Shanti Om

Love,
Ananda

[Delara]

Dear Ananda;
you are very generous with grades I have to admit!wish u were my teacher
yes i agree...maybe because one attracts people and situations which are on same frequency or vibration level ,who knows![]

[Ananda]

Good one.. And yes this whole vibrational thing is quite true IMHO, ever since I've been on the spiritual path and i've been attracted or attracting a lot of people who are like minded to me and we have crossed paths in the most places you wouldn't expect[]

Love,
Ananda

[Etherfish]

The greatest martial arts masters believe that avoiding or defusing a violent situation is the best solution. The second best is stopping the violence without permanently injuring or killing your opponent. These masters can easily kill you in a second, and choose not to. Nothing wimpy about them at all.
Sometimes the wimpiest people are the ones who are quick to use too much force.

[Ananda]

A+ Dear Ether[]