Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Suffering > > Q: There are great people, public workers, who cannot solve the misery of > the world. > > M: They are ego-centered, hence the inability. If they remained in the > Self, they would be different. > > Q: Why did the Self manifest as this miserable world? > > M: In order that you might seek It. Your eyes cannot see themselves, but > put a mirror in front of them and then, and only then, do they see > themselves. Similarly with creation. See yourself first and then see the > whole world as the Self. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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