Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Dear Rob; The group I moderate is almost that way too. So you are high and supurbly knowledgeable about spirituality and I grovel in the dirt with weird interpretations, but still our groups a similar. Anyway I wont give up Exclusive because when I post something I read it many times and continue my studies. Love, Alton Realization , " Rob Sacks " <editor@r...> wrote: > Either way, I think we can safely say the group is moribund. > > - > " Master of Change " <lostnfoundation> > <Realization > > Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:34 PM > Ramana was wrong.. Re: Self Inquiry Theory > > > > If no one responds to this offering, then shall we pronounce this > > group moribund? > > > > Love, > > Alton > > > > > > Realization , " Master of Change " > > <lostnfoundation> wrote: > > > A Ramana snip from Self Inquiry Theory.. > > > > > > " Although the concept of 'I'-ness or 'I am'-ness is by usage known > > > as aham-vritti it is not really a vritti [modification] like other > > > vrittis of the mind. Because unlike the other vrittis which have no > > > essential interrelation, the aham-vritti is equally and essentially > > > related to each and every vritti of the mind. Without the aham- > > vritti > > > there can be no other vritti, but the aham-vritti can subsist by > > > itself > > > without depending on any other vritti of the mind. > > > The aham-vritti is therefore fundamentally different from other > > > vrittis. " > > > > > > The other vrittis may be related to each other. For example, you > > > were abused as a child many times with a lot of different > > > experiences. The repressed memories are stored in the > > subconscious > > > and bubble up into consciousness as thoughts or mental states. > > One > > > thought on that subject may therefore be connected to all other > > > thoughts that may arise from those earlier similar experiences. > > The > > > charge and stress that ensues when one thought bubbles into > > > consciousness is increased by all the other similar experiences. > > > Therefore those thoughts have an essential relationship. > > > > > > Another example. Someone calls you stupid for the first time. You > > > react somewhat but not significantly. Then people continue to call > > > you stupid and each time they do there is more stress experienced. > > > The aggregate of those thoughts compounds the degrees of the > > > reactions. > > > Now when someone calls you stupid you may get so angry that you > > > become violent. You then take up meditation and those thoughts > > again > > > surface into consciousness and because there are so many similar > > > incidents each thought has so much debilitating interconnected > > > charge. Again we must conclude that those thoughts have an > > > essential relationship. > > > > > > Namaste, > > > Alton > > > > > > > > > > ..........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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