Guest guest Posted June 20, 2001 Report Share Posted June 20, 2001 Hi Tony, Yes. Thank you for sharing this. Isn't it all a question of maturity and a deeper understanding? Love, james , "Tony O'Clery" <aoclery> wrote: > , "Omkara" <coresite@h...> wrote: > > > > Dear Linda, > > > > Imho, issues are only "issues" if they are made into issues. > > > > When ahimsa arises naturally -- when vegetarianism arises naturally > > out of a sense of compassion, then spontaneously it is the proper > > action. > > > > When it arises out of a sense of duty or out of a sense of fear > > or "ethics," then it is artificial, as seen here. Only what arises > > spontaneously and naturally (effortlessly) in the course of events > > > Namaste All, > > Yes that is put better than I do but it means the same thing. > Spontaneously is when the Vijnamayakosa is purified enough to > understand compassion as it is, not as it is painted. Which is what I > have been saying all along. Purification of the body and intellect is > necessary for the enhancement of this 'awareness sheath'. > > There are several types of humans. > 1. Human animal, carnivore and eats, sleeps, mates, defends. > > 2. Aspiring human, someone who is on the spiritual path and is > purifying the intellectual sheath. > > 3. Human Being, A person who has made it so to speak, to the true > human level, as opposed to the animal human. > > 4.Divine Human, or Jivanmukti, essentially no longer a human ego at > all. > > Those in the first category cannot easily accept spiritual values, and > I would never attempt to influence them at all. > > Those in category 2. can be influenced by teachers but usually their > egos get in the way. The paradox of the spiritual path is that as it > makes one think about oneself, it initially develops the ego more. > They go through a stage of spiritual materialism and become 'grim > reamers', with lots of scriptures etc, but not much personal > experience at this stage. At the latter stage of this, they start to > drop the intellectualising and realise they and they alone are > responisible for themselves and what they do. > > True meditation helps a lot at this stage, for now empty words are > useless, thought word and deed have to be the same. This is the > disvestment stage, where attachments and pleasures of the world are > recognised to be what they are. Dying now one would hope at least to > be in meditation, and if not then repeating some concentration mantra, > so as not to think of things of the world. > > For one's last thoughts effect the next incarnation and are a > continuing of such. This has to be a daily practice for the deathbed > is just as likely to have distrations as any other time. > > Yes Como hopefully Tony is predictable!! > > Om Namah Sivaya......Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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