Guest guest Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 , "Harsha" <harsha-hkl@h...> wrote: Hi Harsha, Thanks for posting this question here as well. James > > nisarga@c... [nisarga@c...] > > Hi folks, > I would appreciate your views on the question: > "Is hunger an illusion?" > Thanks, > James > ________________________ > You ask a wonderful question James about the nature of hunger. Here is the > definitive hint. No need for gratitude. This stuff is a piece of cake for me > (sorry for the reference to food!). I will pass this on to a > as well. > > Hunger is an illusion right after having had breakfast. Gradually it appears > to become real before lunch and has to be dealt with in a fitting fashion. > This cycle continues indefinitely until the body drops. After that there is > the hunger to get another body (being born again). That hunger disappears > after having received a body. > > Hunger is essentially the fundamental desire to survive. From that appear > thousands and millions of other hungers. > > Meditation means to know the true nature of this hunger. That is why > meditation on the breath is taught in many traditions. In and out. The > hunger to breath is most fundamental to the body. One can't help it. > > If you look at any spiritual practice (fasting, pranayama, meditation) they > all focus on hungers of various types. Through any one strand of hunger you > can go back to the fundamental hunger and understand its Source. > > That fundamental hunger to know One's Own Nature calls. Always calls. The > Buddha Nature calls. The Original Face calls. It does not sing out, come to > me! Come and look at me! It calls by Simply Existing. By Simply Being! It > Calls ItSelf. It breathes It Self. With every breath the reminder is there. > It Sings to It Self! > > Lots of Love > Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Dear Harsha, What a wonderful answer to a wonderful question. Love, \/\///\/\ /\/\ Heaven \/ Lingam X Yoga \/ Kunda /\/\ Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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