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Frank follows Monroe's approach in that he wants to 'strip everything down to the bare bones' so that everyone can have a chance of understanding it. Ok maybe he does go overboard sometimes in his caustic remarks about mystics and so on, but it has to be said that it is about time some of these self-proclaimed 'mystics' were knocked off their tree.
Remember that Monroe himself actually apologised if his stripped down 'mechanical' model sometimes falls short of portraying the wonder of it all; that task is better suited to poets. Because of this, Monroe's approach can appear to some as rather cold and 'unmystical' if by 'mystical' you mean 'awe inspiring' or 'wondrous'.
However, in Monroe's opinion this is a necessary sacrifice so as to be able to explain a basic model or guide that will allow as many people as possible to go and experience the wider reality for themselves. Everyone can be assured that once they actually *experience* the wider reality for themselves, they will find that it is every bit as wondrous and awe inspiring as they might imagine it to be, more so in fact, when you think about it all. It's all very mystical in that sense, but in order for the most people to get the most benefit and so as to provide a solid practical guide that can allow people to go and see for themselves, rather than relying on what others have to say, it is necessary to adopt a solid, no nonsense, no frills approach. This might not suit everyone but it does suit a lot of people and it is democratic in the sense that it is designed to appeal to as wide a range of people as possible.. There are no degrees of knowledge or grades of initiation etc etc.
It is this 'graded' approach that comes under fire as this hierarchical system is unfair and elitist and completely unnecessary. This is what the phasing model approach tries to get around by being no nonsense and telling people like it is, so that they can then go out and check for themselves, not just go by the rantings of some guy from the pulpit.
Doug
Frank follows Monroe's approach in that he wants to 'strip everything down to the bare bones' so that everyone can have a chance of understanding it. Ok maybe he does go overboard sometimes in his caustic remarks about mystics and so on, but it has to be said that it is about time some of these self-proclaimed 'mystics' were knocked off their tree.
Remember that Monroe himself actually apologised if his stripped down 'mechanical' model sometimes falls short of portraying the wonder of it all; that task is better suited to poets. Because of this, Monroe's approach can appear to some as rather cold and 'unmystical' if by 'mystical' you mean 'awe inspiring' or 'wondrous'.
However, in Monroe's opinion this is a necessary sacrifice so as to be able to explain a basic model or guide that will allow as many people as possible to go and experience the wider reality for themselves. Everyone can be assured that once they actually *experience* the wider reality for themselves, they will find that it is every bit as wondrous and awe inspiring as they might imagine it to be, more so in fact, when you think about it all. It's all very mystical in that sense, but in order for the most people to get the most benefit and so as to provide a solid practical guide that can allow people to go and see for themselves, rather than relying on what others have to say, it is necessary to adopt a solid, no nonsense, no frills approach. This might not suit everyone but it does suit a lot of people and it is democratic in the sense that it is designed to appeal to as wide a range of people as possible.. There are no degrees of knowledge or grades of initiation etc etc.
It is this 'graded' approach that comes under fire as this hierarchical system is unfair and elitist and completely unnecessary. This is what the phasing model approach tries to get around by being no nonsense and telling people like it is, so that they can then go out and check for themselves, not just go by the rantings of some guy from the pulpit.
Doug
