Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 > > I don't know this group you folks are talking about. > > But I do know " the fear of going insane " is very big. > > There reaches a point where the mind is like > hanging on by the skin of its teeth. It seems it would be the ultimate fear in some ways....when losing one's mind is seen as synonomous with losing one's 'self'.....gone would be one's identity, one's sense of purpose, one's memories, even to a certain extent - one's personality. It would really be like dying! Which reminds me: I remember hearing once an interview of Roseanne (the commedianne). She talked about the year she was in a mental hospital. When asked how it was, she said, " It was really, really great! " She said she had never been so uninhibited and free. ( Hard to imagine from what I've seen of Roseanne. ) Kind of gave me pause when I heard that. > > And you throw in some word, > and it can push the mind over the edge. > > And there is no freedom from this fear of insanity, > until the mind realizes it is already insane. How so, El? Do you mean in an 'absurd' kind of way? Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 El: > > I don't know this group you folks are talking about. > > > > But I do know " the fear of going insane " is very big. > > > > There reaches a point where the mind is like > > hanging on by the skin of its teeth. ------------------------------ Melody: It seems it would be the ultimate fear in some ways....when losing one's mind is seen as synonomous with losing one's 'self'.....gone would be one's identity, one's sense of purpose, one's memories, even to a certain extent - one's personality. It would really be like dying! -------------------------- El: Yes. --------------------------- Melody: Which reminds me: I remember hearing once an interview of Roseanne (the commedianne). She talked about the year she was in a mental hospital. When asked how it was, she said, " It was really, really great! " She said she had never been so uninhibited and free. ( Hard to imagine from what I've seen of Roseanne. ) Kind of gave me pause when I heard that. ------------------- El: Yes. Good story. ------------------ El: > > And you throw in some word, > > and it can push the mind over the edge. > > > > And there is no freedom from this fear of insanity, > > until the mind realizes it is already insane. ----------------------- Melody: How so, El? Do you mean in an 'absurd' kind of way? -------- El: No, not absurd. At least not in a funny way. It is like everything you have built up in your life is no longer making sense and is slipping away. Everything you based your life on is turning out to be a bunch of crap. Hollow. An empty bag, like Ted Turner of CNN has described his success. All this stuff, IS THE MIND. And it's going.............. No place to stand anymore...... Even grabbing at profound straws, they don't hold up, any puff of wind can blow them over. (Like Sandeep w/his whatever that " R " word is.) And it can't b.s. itself anymore, it starts seeing this..... And one fine day, it just sees too much, and throws in the towel.... Yes, it is the approaching of death alright. The death of the mind. That is the only death there is. The separate entity illusion. The separate doer illusion. It is also the death of the suffering over the death of " loved ones " . And much much more. Blessing beyond blessing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 Having spent time in 'mental hospitals' (psych wards) in the late 1980's due to panic attack disorder, I can absolutely attest to this. It is fantastic. The usual inhibitions people have are just not there. Everyone's " in the same boat " and it's a most unusual experience... Most of them ban all physical contact including hugging, because quite often absolutely crazy, passionate love affairs have a tendency to start in places like that. Namaste, Tim Nisargadatta, " Melody " <melody@s...> wrote: > It would really be like dying! Which reminds > me: I remember hearing once an interview > of Roseanne (the commedianne). She talked > about the year she was in a mental hospital. > When asked how it was, she said, " It was > really, really great! " She said she had never > been so uninhibited and free. ( Hard to imagine > from what I've seen of Roseanne. ) > > Kind of gave me pause when I heard that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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