Guest guest Posted April 14, 2001 Report Share Posted April 14, 2001 Dear List(s), The word " you " here relating to the human race at large, or the 'spiritual community' at large, or just as a pointer. **There is only Understanding**. But what do 'you' do? You create something other than Understanding, which you label " Understanding, " and then go off looking for it. Does that make sense? There is nothing but Understanding, timeless, located nowhere. But you create an idea called " the body, " and seek to get rid of it, or 'transcend' it. You create the idea of " time, " and then seek to find the timeless. You create the idea of 'thought' and seek to still it. The 'food body' (an idea you created) is troublesome to you. The idea of death, which you invented out of thin air, is displeasing. Constantly creating 'meaningful things' and then chasing after them (or 'meaningless' things which to avoid), you ignore Understanding. You *ignore* Understanding, in search of *everything but*! There is nothing else. Literally **NOTHING** else. Still, you continue to create 'other things', and go chasing. You create the idea of 'The Supreme' and then seek to find it, as though Understanding could be an object or a subject, 'located somewhere'. You go 'inward', first creating the concepts of 'inward' and 'outward' and then chasing 'inward' -- while avoiding 'outward'. Constantly paying attention to *EVERYTHING BUT* Understanding, Understanding is missed. And that's the most incredulous thing, because there is nothing BUT Understanding. How do you manage to miss it? How are these various dreams (like " Understanding " ) so much more interesting than the Everpresent, never-lost, never-gained Understanding? Puzzled, Omkara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2001 Report Share Posted April 14, 2001 Understanding is the child of a barren woman. There is nothing to understand. --------------------- Nisargadatta, Tim Gerchmez <coresite@h...> wrote: > > Dear List(s), > > The word " you " here relating to the human race at large, or the 'spiritual > community' at large, or just as a pointer. > > > **There is only Understanding**. > > But what do 'you' do? You create something other than Understanding, which > you label " Understanding, " and then go off looking for it. > > Does that make sense? > > There is nothing but Understanding, timeless, located nowhere. But you > create an idea called " the body, " and seek to get rid of it, or 'transcend' > it. You create the idea of " time, " and then seek to find the timeless. > You create the idea of 'thought' and seek to still it. > > The 'food body' (an idea you created) is troublesome to you. The idea of > death, which you invented out of thin air, is displeasing. > > Constantly creating 'meaningful things' and then chasing after them (or > 'meaningless' things which to avoid), you ignore Understanding. > > You *ignore* Understanding, in search of *everything but*! > > There is nothing else. Literally **NOTHING** else. Still, you continue to > create 'other things', and go chasing. > > You create the idea of 'The Supreme' and then seek to find it, as though > Understanding could be an object or a subject, 'located somewhere'. > > You go 'inward', first creating the concepts of 'inward' and 'outward' and > then chasing 'inward' -- while avoiding 'outward'. > > Constantly paying attention to *EVERYTHING BUT* Understanding, > Understanding is missed. And that's the most incredulous thing, because > there is nothing BUT Understanding. How do you manage to miss it? > > How are these various dreams (like " Understanding " ) so much more > interesting than the Everpresent, never-lost, never-gained Understanding? > > Puzzled, > > Omkara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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