Growth into Grace - Sivadancer was Seeking-Knowing-Becoming

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Namaste Ralf,

 

There is no need to change whatever practices you are already doing.

The most important thing is to know WHY you are doing them, seeing

them as tools to uncover the Self from its shroud of ignorance.

Whatever you are doing, do it with full attention. The practices, like

the intellect, will eventually be naturally discarded as well.

 

All practices, done properly, lead to the knowledge of Advaita. This

is THE highest philosophy on this earth, propounded by Sri Adi

Shankara. In order to establish Advaita Vedanta, Shankara traveled the

width and breadth of India, debating with and defeating ALL other

philosophies, including Buddhists, dualists, Tantrikas, Shaktas,

Shaivaites, Vaishnavites, ... ALL other philosophies. His life story

is an excellent introduction to this philosophy and if you would like

to read on it, visit:

 

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AUM

 

, Ralf <ralf@F...> wrote:

> Hi Sivadancer

>

> In reply to Sandeep, you wrote

>

> > Until ignorance is destroyed through proper practice, ego DOES

exist.

> > This is an Upanishadic truth. Also, your version of the Four Noble

> > Truths has some interesting additions that only apply after the

> > ignorance is removed by practices. This is the Third Noble Truth

--

> > the Eightfold Path for the cessation of Sufferings. Even Buddha

said

> > that there IS suffering, there is ignorance, there IS ego and you

have

> > to practice to remove it.

> >

> > The main problem with any discussion about God/Consciousness is

that

> > it enters the intellectual realm, and no amount of

intellectualizing

> > will ever lead to true Knowledge. It is like a sword that is not

quite

> > sharp enough. But if you keep shaprening and keep trying,

practicing,

> > eventually you wear away the sword to nothingness...intellect goes

out

> > the window, and you're one step closer.

>

> That was a pleasure to read, thank you.

>

> What practices do you use, advocate or have experience with, and

what

> are your views on how it is that they help us past ignorance, ego

> and suffering?

>

>