Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 a big grateful ditto on all that Mazie has said in her reply to you. Advaita is sublime gnosis. Its pratitioners are warriors of the highest order. Yet, and yet....... I am in love with the duality, the intermediary levels, with the journey itself. I want to explore all the myriad planes of created existence. I want to dance in ever finer levels of polarity. I seek always the eternal here in the duality, and love it all. with love and respect eric. , "jodyrrr" <jodyrrr@h...> wrote: > , "mazie_l" <sraddha54@h...> wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > In "Autobiography of a Yogi" Swami Sri Yukteswarji says: > > > > "The causal world is indescribably subtle. ... > > [snip] > > It's a quaint idea Mazie, and perhaps beautiful to behold, > but unfortunately it has little to do with self inquiry. > > Who we are is quite beyond all that, and we needn't ever > reach the casual plane or experience it to come to the > understanding of ourselves as the Great Self. We can skip > right over these additional layers of Maya, and most of the > sages of advaita recommend that we do just that. Dearest Jody, Yes, it is quaint and beautiful. I know what you are saying is the truth. I like seeing this marvelous view sometimes as I play in the poet's playground and gather what I find there. I do understand the truth though. All that I have finally come to understand by studying and listening to Advaitists is beyond compare. My Bhakti nature finds the swinging along in joy just right for me right now. The messages that you share have opened my eyes up more than you might imagine dear Jody. I appreciate that quite alot. I can't begin to name all who have helped me here to come to a fuller understanding of Advaita. Love, Mazie /join All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 Well, Eric and Mazie, it's not as if we're given a choice -- to paraphrase "Madge," the manicurist from that old TV commercial: "Maya, you're soaking in it." What Jodyji is pointing out is that, while "Madge" is quite correct, Maya is not who we actually are. The direct realization of that fact is jnana, and Jody's long personal history as a bhakta obviously did not preclude the advent of that wondrous grace. On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 14:11:56 EST ErcAshfrd (AT) aol (DOT) com writes: Dear Jody, a big grateful ditto on all that Mazie has said in her reply to you. Advaita is sublime gnosis. Its pratitioners are warriors of the highest order. Yet, and yet.......I am in love with the duality, the intermediary levels, with the journey itself. I want to explore all the myriad planes of created existence. I want to dance in ever finer levels of polarity. I seek always the eternal here in the duality, and love it all.with love and respecteric. , "jodyrrr" <jodyrrr@h...> wrote:> --- In , "mazie_l" <sraddha54@h...> wrote:> > Dear Friends,> > > > In "Autobiography of a Yogi" Swami Sri Yukteswarji says:> > > > "The causal world is indescribably subtle. ... > > [snip]> > It's a quaint idea Mazie, and perhaps beautiful to behold,> but unfortunately it has little to do with self inquiry.> > Who we are is quite beyond all that, and we needn't ever> reach the casual plane or experience it to come to the> understanding of ourselves as the Great Self. We can skip> right over these additional layers of Maya, and most of the> sages of advaita recommend that we do just that.Dearest Jody,Yes, it is quaint and beautiful. I know what you are saying is the truth. I like seeing this marvelous view sometimes as I play in the poet's playground and gather what I find there. I do understand the truth though. All that I have finally come to understand by studying and listening to Advaitists is beyond compare. My Bhakti nature finds the swinging along in joy just right for me right now. The messages that you share have opened my eyes up more than you might imagine dear Jody. I appreciate that quite alot. I can't begin to name all who have helped me here to come to a fuller understanding of Advaita. Love,Maziehttp://come.to/realizationhttp://www.atman.net/realizationhttp://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucemrg.htmhttp://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucsong.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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