Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: The Honest Guru Datum: dinsdag 17 juni 2014 7:49 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 510 Amsterdam, June 17th, 2014 THE HONEST GURU - Reflections on Unknowingness - DAVID LANE Honesty is a virtue that is hard to come by. Sure people claim to have it or at least aspire to it, yet very few of us can be totally frank about our lives, our motivations, our hidden desires. It is particularly difficult for those who are in positions of authority. Why? Because it is precisely when we have some social status, some social leverage, and some social mobility that we run the risk of hurting another's feelings. Is a mother totally honest to her child? Does she not lie or deceive on occasion to avoid hurting the feelings of her tiny beloved? Is a teacher completely forthcoming to his student? Does he not blind himself occasionally from the obvious drawbacks of his pupil? Naturally, we would all admit to lying or deceiving at one time or another. The problematic issue in this is where we draw the line between harmless social lying and damaging personal dishonesty. It is a difficult issue, no doubt, and one which each of us faces moment-to-moment, day-to-day, and year-to-year. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/lane78.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html