Cathy/Words

[Guest guest]

Dear Cathy,

 

The one 'benefit' I see to sharpening intellect is in improving

concentration. Not being an 'end goal' in itself, but in a variety

of meditative (and other) techniques, concentration is used to induce

a condition of 'one-pointedness' -- that is, thought being sharp and

focused rather than loosely scattered all over the place with

conflicting wants, needs, desires, all that.

 

That kind of 'one pointedness' (most often pointed out in Buddhism)

can be 'helpful' in various ways. I won't get into it, because it

may not involve the 'paths' of very many here, but just to say that a

heightened ability to spontaneously and easily 'sharply focus'

attention can be very beneficial on some 'paths'.

 

Namaste,

 

Tim

 

Nisargadatta, cathywb@p... wrote:

> Maharj's teaching is unique enough and mind scrambling enough to

> give the intellect something to chew on for some time. But I find

> that the man was more than his words. Even more than his delivery

> which was somewhat akin to a volcanic eruption. The fact that he

> was sitting in the midst of life speaks volumes in itself. He

> didn't separate himself in the least. He let all kinds of people

> troup into his life and he let his family life carry on too in the

> most ordinary way. I think he points us back to our ordinariness

> of life, the unglamorous part, the part of us that isn't defined by

> the definition of being spiritual. And in that place, the ordinary

> place, we find life. I won't even capitalize it because that

> creates dualism. It is important that we don't spend our time with

> each other, flexing our intellects. We can have all the theories

> and negating of words and yet none of that touches who we are right

> this moment!

> Happy Easter!!