Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 RamanaMaharshi, Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> wrote: > ---Dear Hur,I had the same experience too -very strange-like being in the Cinemaya and suddenly > saying after a period of identification 'it's only a film'.In some ways I find the Cinema analogy > more powerful than the dream analogy - but it is a matter of preference . > Here goes: > God produces the film ,directs the film , writes the script and music, creates the scenarios ,acts > all the parts ,projects the film and enjoys the show .The Self is the light in the projector,the > brain and senses create the projection in glorious technicolour ,3D with feelie and smell > effects .All is on the silver screen of Consciousness and the film is already in the can . > > Seeing this it is absurd to complain about the part which God has decided to cast {Alan or Hur]in > this 'Great Box Office 6 Thousand Million Extravaganza' as it is for Bogart, to say in the middle > of Casablanca "I don't like what's going on here Harry, never play that tune again" > > Love in Him , Alan > i remember the memories of god but in all honesty i don't know god. although love and awareness remains, god disappared from my life. call it just another mental state but it's not something that i did that i can take the blame or credit for it. if you are personalizing consciousness as god, to make it sound more interesting, then surely i can understand god playing the spielberg. but the problem with that personal model of consciousness is that for the religious person, an advaitin is either a delusional person who imagines he's god...or he's an enlightened mystic who has united with god. if there's no personal god in an advaitin's world but only consciousness, there's nothing to unite with. hur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 --- Hur Guler <hurg wrote: > RamanaMaharshi, Alan Jacobs > <alanadamsjacobs> wrote: > > ---Dear Hur,I had the same experience too -very strange-like > being in the Cinemaya and suddenly > > saying after a period of identification 'it's only a film'.In some > ways I find the Cinema analogy > > more powerful than the dream analogy - but it is a matter of > preference . > > Here goes: > > God produces the film ,directs the film , writes the script and > music, creates the scenarios ,acts > > all the parts ,projects the film and enjoys the show .The Self is > the light in the projector,the > > brain and senses create the projection in glorious > technicolour ,3D with feelie and smell > > effects .All is on the silver screen of Consciousness and the film > is already in the can . > > > > Seeing this it is absurd to complain about the part which God has > decided to cast {Alan or Hur]in > > this 'Great Box Office 6 Thousand Million Extravaganza' as it is > for Bogart, to say in the middle > > of Casablanca "I don't like what's going on here Harry, never play > that tune again" > > > > Love in Him , Alan > > > > i remember the memories of god but in all honesty i don't know god. > although love and awareness remains, god disappared from my life. > call it just another mental state but it's not something that i did > that i can take the blame or credit for it. if you are personalizing > consciousness as god, to make it sound more interesting, then surely > i can understand god playing the spielberg. > > but the problem with that personal model of consciousness is that for > the religious person, an advaitin is either a delusional person who > imagines he's god...or he's an enlightened mystic who has united with > god. if there's no personal god in an advaitin's world but only > consciousness, there's nothing to unite with. > > hur >Dear Hur , the terms God,Brahman,Consciousness,Source,Self.Awareness can be taken as synonymous for this demonstartion .Choose the word you resonate with best -it could be then that the movie is titled "Consciousness Playing At Being Hur Guler" I'll bet it will have a good run .Love in His Grace,Alan ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://uk.messenger./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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