04-20-2020, 04:58 AM
You so silly Tom. And so fragile. And petty.
Yes, TomK is the quintessential Petty Tyrant. I don't know where the term first appeared, but I found Carlos' explanation to be spot on:
A petty tyrant is a person who causes distress by imposing his/her will on others using psychological pressure rather than physical force. The petty tyrant feels he may impose his will because he believes that he is a superior being and because he wants to operate from a position of authority.
Petty tyrants are the button-pushers, the individuals that have the ability to throw things off-balance for you if you let them. Many petty tyrants are unaware that they are the cause of so much frustration. They are effective teachers because they force the warrior to closely monitor their own reactions and habitual behaviors. The result is mindfulness and the ability to shift the assemblage point, even if ever so slightly, in order to loosen the fixation to the conditioned response that causes the reaction in the first place.
Though I now see that Wikipedia has a page for the term that credits other, more recent, than Carlos, I still find the reference in contact with Don's teachings to be more apropos to the situation we face with TomK.
Further reading...
https://www.suzannewagner.com/showcase/w...castaneda/
Yes, TomK is the quintessential Petty Tyrant. I don't know where the term first appeared, but I found Carlos' explanation to be spot on:
A petty tyrant is a person who causes distress by imposing his/her will on others using psychological pressure rather than physical force. The petty tyrant feels he may impose his will because he believes that he is a superior being and because he wants to operate from a position of authority.
Petty tyrants are the button-pushers, the individuals that have the ability to throw things off-balance for you if you let them. Many petty tyrants are unaware that they are the cause of so much frustration. They are effective teachers because they force the warrior to closely monitor their own reactions and habitual behaviors. The result is mindfulness and the ability to shift the assemblage point, even if ever so slightly, in order to loosen the fixation to the conditioned response that causes the reaction in the first place.
Though I now see that Wikipedia has a page for the term that credits other, more recent, than Carlos, I still find the reference in contact with Don's teachings to be more apropos to the situation we face with TomK.
Further reading...
https://www.suzannewagner.com/showcase/w...castaneda/