Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 The scriptures declare 'see the Self', 'see God'. It is not easy to understand these ideas Because Self is One it cannot be seen How can one see God? It is only by becoming food to Him. ~~~~~~~~~~~ A.R. Natarajan ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Scriptures declare that seeing the Self is seeing God. Being single, how can one see one's own Self? If oneself cannot be seen, how can God be? To be absorbed by God is to see Him. ~~~~~~~~~ S.S. Cohen ~~~~~~~~~ God is the Self, we said, but 'how to see one's own Self', which has no second to perceive or reflect it? Here seeing the Self is knowing the Self, the Self being pure knowledge, itself the seer and itself the seen. Knower and known are thus one and the same being. Therefore seeing God is being dissolved in God or Self. 'Being single' draws attention to the freedom of man from his upadhis (adjuncts), which are anything but 'single' with their koshas, organs, faculties, and their manifold qualities such as shape, size, colour, smell and taste. Therefore, to be himself, that is to be 'single', man the ego has to shed all these superfluities which he has been mistaking for himself, and remain as consciousness in the heart. That is the true vision or being of God. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Commentary by Cohen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Hi Gabriele Ive been humming a song all day about what you quote. God is watching me God is watching me In all the eyes I see Just see the love behind the eyes And let them set you free It isn't anything you say It isn't anything you do It's just the light behind your eyes That makes me just like you Love isn't an object. Michael --- Gabriele Ebert <g.ebert wrote: > The scriptures declare 'see the Self', 'see God'. > It is not easy to understand these ideas > Because Self is One it cannot be seen > How can one see God? It is only by becoming > food to Him. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > A.R. Natarajan > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The Scriptures declare that seeing the Self is > seeing God. Being single, how can one see > one's own Self? If oneself cannot be seen, > how can God be? To be absorbed by God > is to see Him. > > ~~~~~~~~~ > S.S. Cohen > ~~~~~~~~~ > > God is the Self, we said, but 'how to see one's own > Self', which has no second to perceive or reflect > it? > Here seeing the Self is knowing the Self, the Self > being pure knowledge, itself the seer and itself the > > seen. Knower and known are thus one and the same > being. Therefore seeing God is being dissolved in > God or Self. > 'Being single' draws attention to the freedom of man > > from his upadhis (adjuncts), which are anything but > 'single' with their koshas, organs, faculties, and > their manifold qualities such as shape, size, > colour, > smell and taste. Therefore, to be himself, that is > to > be 'single', man the ego has to shed all these > superfluities > which he has been mistaking for himself, and remain > as > consciousness in the heart. That is the true vision > or > being of God. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Commentary by Cohen > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Hi Gabriele Ive been humming a song all day about what you quote. God is watching me God is watching me In all the eyes I see Just see the love behind the eyes And let them set you free It isn't anything you say It isn't anything you do It's just the light behind your eyes That makes me just like you Love isn't an object. Michael --- Gabriele Ebert <g.ebert wrote: > The scriptures declare 'see the Self', 'see God'. > It is not easy to understand these ideas > Because Self is One it cannot be seen > How can one see God? It is only by becoming > food to Him. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > A.R. Natarajan > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The Scriptures declare that seeing the Self is > seeing God. Being single, how can one see > one's own Self? If oneself cannot be seen, > how can God be? To be absorbed by God > is to see Him. > > ~~~~~~~~~ > S.S. Cohen > ~~~~~~~~~ > > God is the Self, we said, but 'how to see one's own > Self', which has no second to perceive or reflect > it? > Here seeing the Self is knowing the Self, the Self > being pure knowledge, itself the seer and itself the > > seen. Knower and known are thus one and the same > being. Therefore seeing God is being dissolved in > God or Self. > 'Being single' draws attention to the freedom of man > > from his upadhis (adjuncts), which are anything but > 'single' with their koshas, organs, faculties, and > their manifold qualities such as shape, size, > colour, > smell and taste. Therefore, to be himself, that is > to > be 'single', man the ego has to shed all these > superfluities > which he has been mistaking for himself, and remain > as > consciousness in the heart. That is the true vision > or > being of God. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Commentary by Cohen > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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