ATD re light & evil

[Paul Mackin]

On Jan 4, 2007, at 2:59 PM, David Morris wrote:

> In a similar vein, an office mate decided to give all here a copy of
> the DVD of "The Secret," which on the cover states:
>
> "This is the secret to eerything - joy, health, money, relationships,
> love happiness... everything you have always wanted."
>
> I haven't watched it yet, probably will just toss it out.  I had enugh
> of this power of positive thinking crap to fill a lifetme already.  It
> is a big trap, and when it collapses is devastating.  Nothing more
> than a cult.
>
> David Morris

This stuff sells.

The various public broadcasting stations use gurus of this type of  
crap such as Dr. Wayne Dyer in their fund raising drives.

The unbridled optimism of it seems to put people in a giving mood.

Drives bloody-minded people like me  nuts.


>
> On 1/4/07, Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> Evil was at least to a considerable extent "all in the Mind."
>>
>> All we had to  do was to let the Light in.
>>
>> Doesn't the quoted passage represent this latter-day American  
>> trend--even though the echo of ancient and medieval idealist  
>> metaphysics is plainly heard?
>>
>> Naturally a  certain degree of  healthy-mindedness and optimism is  
>> a good thing (as William James observed}.
>>
>> Pretty essential to an everyday normal existence.
>>
>> Or the downside is, it can lead to  Denial.