Guest guest Posted February 3, 2000 Report Share Posted February 3, 2000 Dear Jerry, At 09:26 AM 2/3/2000 -0800, you wrote: >Jerry Pickard <sanscan > >Thank you Laura, I don't see my life as being spiritual at all, I'm more >like an empty cup. Excellent! Remain the empty cup, and *please* don't destroy any possibility of real spirituality by considering your life or yourself as " being spiritual! " Spirituality is inherent in simply existing. Because you exist, you are spiritual already. >I know I need to cultivate a more disciplined method before I can meditate > " the way it says in the books. " The question is, why do you have to meditate " the way it says in the books? " In fact, there are many other 'paths' besides meditation. Self-inquiry, discrimination (a.k.a. Jnana or Gyana) is another. Simple burning love for God is another. Giving without attachment to results is another. This idea that we have to follow something " formal " in order to " attain something " is the most destructive idea, and it was invented by priests so that those priests might have power over the populace. With Love, Tim ----- Sum Ergo Sum Visit " The Core " Website at http://coresite.cjb.net - Music, Poetry, Writings on Nondual Spiritual Topics. Tim's other pages are at http://core.vdirect.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2000 Report Share Posted February 3, 2000 Thank you Tim. With love, Jerry Tim Gerchmez wrote: > > Tim Gerchmez <core > > Dear Jerry, > > At 09:26 AM 2/3/2000 -0800, you wrote: > >Jerry Pickard <sanscan > > > >Thank you Laura, I don't see my life as being spiritual at all, I'm more > >like an empty cup. > > Excellent! Remain the empty cup, and *please* don't destroy any > possibility of real spirituality by considering your life or yourself as > " being spiritual! " Spirituality is inherent in simply existing. Because > you exist, you are spiritual already. > > >I know I need to cultivate a more disciplined method before I can meditate > > " the way it says in the books. " > > The question is, why do you have to meditate " the way it says in the > books? " In fact, there are many other 'paths' besides meditation. > Self-inquiry, discrimination (a.k.a. Jnana or Gyana) is another. Simple > burning love for God is another. Giving without attachment to results is > another. This idea that we have to follow something " formal " in order to > " attain something " is the most destructive idea, and it was invented by > priests so that those priests might have power over the populace. > > With Love, > > Tim > > ----- > Sum Ergo Sum > > Visit " The Core " Website at http://coresite.cjb.net - > Music, Poetry, Writings on Nondual Spiritual Topics. > Tim's other pages are at http://core.vdirect.net > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds. Get rates as low as 0.0 percent > Intro or 9.9 percent Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW. > <a href= " http://clickme./ad/NextcardCreative5CL " >Click Here</a> > > ------ > > ..........INFORMATION ABOUT THIS LIST.......... > > Email addresses: > Post message: Realization > Un: Realization- > Our web address: http://www.realization.org > > By sending a message to this list, you are giving > permission to have it reproduced as a letter on > http://www.realization.org > ................................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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