Guest guest Posted February 15, 2000 Report Share Posted February 15, 2000 Dear Victor, At 07:22 AM 2/15/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Victor Torrico <vtorrico > >Tim, > >V: We all are or have been dabblers in the divine. Until >one decides to get serious what happens? -- merely more >dabbling. So the question is -- How does one get out of the >dabbling mode? Is it even possible to get out of the >dabbling mode? This gets right down once more to is there >free will or are we merely pawns in the game of life? The way to get out of dabbling mode is by dropping the dabbling, plain and simple. If the dabbling is fun, you may not want to drop it. If you don't want to drop it, you won't drop it. It's a matter of being honest with yourself. If you like dabbling, dabble. If you don't, stop. To go beyond dabbling, the answer lies in your awareness. Obviously, you know you're aware (conscious) -- and now here's the thing: that simple awareness which allows you to think, see, hear, etc... is the divinity in you. The only real " you " is that awareness itself. That's why the masters say " it's closer to you than your own skin. " Because of your awareness, you know you have skin! Become aware of your awareness, and simply maintain awareness of awareness. Sounds tricky, because it's so simple. Here's something to try in meditation: (1) Notice that you're aware. Because you're aware, you can see, hear, smell, taste, feel, and think. If you weren't aware, you could do none of these things. (2) Remain aware of that awareness. That is not necessarily a relaxed state. Your body may become tense. But Awareness is fascinated with itself, so eventually it will become habitual if you practice it. You may notice certain things going along with maintaining awareness of being aware. Feelings of bliss, a sense of lightness or disconnection with the body, a sense of tension in the body (it isn't easy to stay aware of awareness, there are a lot of distractions). Practice it awhile. If you try this, let me know how this goes. 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 15, 2000 Report Share Posted February 15, 2000 2 AM 2/15/2000 -0500, you wrote: >>Victor Torrico <vtorrico >> >>Tim, >> >>V: We all are or have been dabblers in the divine. Until >>one decides to get serious what happens? -- merely more >>dabbling. So the question is -- How does one get out of the >>dabbling mode? Is it even possible to get out of the >>dabbling mode? This gets right down once more to is there >>free will or are we merely pawns in the game of life? > Q: Is " dabbling " separate from awareness? Q: Are the " distractions " such as hearing, seeing, tasting, thinking, feeling, sensations etc separate from awareness? Q: Where is the " unreal " " me? " Q: " Who " is aware of " awareness? " Where is this one when there arises seeing, hearing, tasting, thinking, feeling? Q: Is awareness a divinity? seems kind of dual Q: Does awareness make value judgements. Yes, No? If not who does? j The way to get out of dabbling mode is by dropping the dabbling, plain and > simple. If the dabbling is fun, you may not want to drop it. If you don't > want to drop it, you won't drop it. It's a matter of being honest with > yourself. If you like dabbling, dabble. If you don't, stop. > > To go beyond dabbling, the answer lies in your awareness. Obviously, you > know you're aware (conscious) -- and now here's the thing: that simple > awareness which allows you to think, see, hear, etc... is the divinity in > you. The only real " you " is that awareness itself. That's why the masters > say " it's closer to you than your own skin. " Because of your awareness, > you know you have skin! > > Become aware of your awareness, and simply maintain awareness of awareness. > Sounds tricky, because it's so simple. Here's something to try in > meditation: > > (1) Notice that you're aware. Because you're aware, you can see, hear, > smell, taste, feel, and think. If you weren't aware, you could do none of > these things. > > (2) Remain aware of that awareness. That is not necessarily a relaxed > state. Your body may become tense. But Awareness is fascinated with > itself, so eventually it will become habitual if you practice it. > > You may notice certain things going along with maintaining awareness of > being aware. Feelings of bliss, a sense of lightness or disconnection with > the body, a sense of tension in the body (it isn't easy to stay aware of > awareness, there are a lot of distractions). Practice it awhile. > > If you try this, let me know how this goes. > > 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 ---------------------------- > > FREE ADVICE FROM REAL PEOPLE! Xpertsite has thousands of experts who > are willing to answer your questions for FREE. Go to Xpertsite today > and put your mind to rest. > <a href= " http://clickme./ad/XpersiteCPC " >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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