It encompasses authentic ways of being - probably New Age. Do you have
something against that?
Yes, I do.
The term cheesy seems to apply to those that are at odds with what is depicted, e.g.
often when couples kiss if someone is not predisposed to feeling love.I'd be interested to hear what flaws you perceived in it.
I'm not predisposed to sharing at the moment, Amy. Thank anyway. 🙂
Hay WS
Yeah i made it about half way, its just words without depth or real insight. Like much of modern spirituality very little is the real deal. Sound bites and flowing robes, chuckle 🙂
Succinctly put, as always, Steve 🙂
What astonishes me is that the modern spiritually stuff is being lapped up (from what I hear on the grape vine) like modern kitchens etc. were in the 50's; and yet it just as artificial, mass produced and plastic.
And whilst that's going on, the likes of yourself and Paul - who actually have a real, genuine and authentic clue are going almost entirely unnoticed - Oprah hasn't sent you the royal invite to appear on her show..... it's baffling. It's like - huh! I can't quite believe the mix up...........:confused:
WS
Know what you mean.
Going back a long time ago at some of the big MBS fairs i well remember watching and working with some very well known Spirituality/healing superstars totally compromising what they may have discussed privately with me just to make money; the secret, feed a persons expectations and they are hooked.
The really sad thing that some of those same people are still wandering round trying to find answers many years later, they are still looking for something that actually works!
Truthfully if i actually tried to control what i was able to do it simply would not happen, i would end end up working with something less than what is possible.
Simplicity is hard to grasp for many =)
Well, after seeing the comments about not making it all the way through, I thought it was going to be something like half an hour long... but it was just 2 mins 58 seconds... come on guys (and gals) even if you think it's pants you can put up with a few minutes to see it through. :rolleyes:
I wouldn't particularly class it as cheese myself, as there's plenty of "feel good" and "inspirational" videos about... but unfortunately, they mostly fall into the same standard of production... a collection happy and pretty quality photo's in a slideshow with some 'wise word' captions appearing throughout... and to be honest they get a bit samey and boring after a while.
As it says, we should speak the truth (completely agree with that), so I will... I found it a tad wishy washy in the message (yes, what some people would call "new age spiritual") rather than being soundly wise. Some of the messages are being put across in the form of "do this thing, because you benefit from it" e.g. the message "Treat others with dignity and make sure your behaviours are respectful"... "it will make you a person of quality". But in truth, living truthfully shouldn't be about doing things because it makes you better, that's something that comes from the ego (wanting ourselves to be better than others, in comparison), it should be about doing things because it's the correct action to take in the moment. In the Reiki principles we have "Just for today" (in the present moment) "... Honour and respect your teachers" (everyone is our teacher); no mention of ".. and this will make you a better reiki practitioner". That's what I like about the Reiki principles, they're not about what can be done to makes yourself "better", but all about meeting the needs of the moment and acting appropriately for the benefit of all.
So, for me I don't see this as a video for "being authentic", but more of a self (small self) empowerment and feel good video, nothing more.
And yes I did watch it from start to end, and even went back to re-read bits. 😉
All Love and Reiki Hugs
Succinctly put, as always, Steve 🙂
What astonishes me is that the modern spiritually stuff is being lapped up (from what I hear on the grape vine) like modern kitchens etc. were in the 50's; and yet it just as artificial, mass produced and plastic.
And whilst that's going on, the likes of yourself and Paul - who actually have a real, genuine and authentic clue are going almost entirely unnoticed - Oprah hasn't sent you the royal invite to appear on her show..... it's baffling. It's like - huh! I can't quite believe the mix up...........:confused:
As someone who is involved in New Age spirituality I can tell your knowledge is cosmetic and misguided. You have probably just seen the more superficial, commercial aspects of it and made a judgement based on that as being representative. Let me assure you this is most certainly not the case. Believe me I am totally genuine and can spot a fake a mile off. Pseudos don't cut it in the world of spirituality.
I frequent spiritual forums and have met gifted and deep people there who are real, authentic and wonderful people.
Oprah gives a springboard to some valuable exponents of a deeper way of living. Most notably she gave a platform to Eckhart Tolle whose profound teachings on how to escape the misery of the ego (as expounded in his book The Power Of Now) proved to be of real practical benefit to so many. Perhaps he is someone you had in mind to "knock" - if so, have you read any of his books?