Concepts about concepts and thoughts about thoughts

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, Harsha wrote:

> The play of concepts is endless. Concepts about the body, the mind,

> spirit, universe, cosmos, big bang, small bang, how the world came into

> being, shiva, shakti, etc.

>

> And then there are concepts about concepts, and thoughts about the

> nature of thoughts!

 

 

hihihi

 

but I think its fun

 

only the *enlightened and the ex

catherdra guys tick me off

 

 

 

>

> What to do? The questions are thoughts and the answers are thoughts.

>

> And thinking about questions and answers requires thoughts.

>

> What to do?

>

> Nothing to do.

>

> The quicksand of concepts entangles one more and more, the more

> seriously one takes them. It is the stuff of religion, philosophy,

> spirituality, great writers, great thinkers, great teachers, great

> leaders, etc.

>

> The presumption to understand, teach, and help others to improve

> themselves reveals the unrelenting grip of the ego.

>

> But the ego is not bad. It is something natural. It arises as a natural

> condition.

>

> The wise say, that, "I am the doer" notion is bondage.

>

> The real method to self knowledge is simple.

>

> To go to the root of the ego or the mind, one needs to become aware of

> one's complete helplessness. That takes time. That takes spiritual

> maturity. To feel truly that not my will Lord but thy will be done. In

> doing so, the surrender can take place and one can naturally do what

> one is destined to do.

>

> If by Grace, one can bring the awareness upon its own essence, to see

> and feel its own essential being, that is all that needs to be one. That

> is all that can be done!

>

> In this awareness, one can stare at the originating point of thoughts

> and feelings and symbols and visions which rise in it, and see itself as

> the source, not as a thought but as a well of being that perpetually

> springs forth in itself and dissolves in itself never losing its

> inherent quality of naturalness, sat-chit-ananda.

>

> It is the essence of simplicity. Pure Being. That is what Sri Ramana

> taught. To be aware of the "I AM" as feeling/awareness. That is the

> direct practice. To be simply aware of yourself.

>

> Spiritual practitioners seek complex and glamorous practices leading to

> rich experiences and knowledge. This is good as well. All according to

> one's inclinations.

>

> But there are some who have consumed enough knowledge and enough

> experiences and lose the desire for any of it. Spontaneously, the

> directness of one's own awareness manifests as one's own self. One's Own

> Self is the Self of all. One Heart. Same Heart. All Heart.

>

> Love to all

> Harsha