Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 I AM EVERYTHING. I AM NOTHING. I AM BOTH. I AM NEITHER. I AM BEYOND THE MIND ALTOGETHER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 - <elizabethwells2001 <Nisargadatta > Thursday, May 17, 2001 2:05 PM Maharaj quote > " Either you are responsible for everything, > or you are responsible for nothing. Hi El, ....from which of the " you's " perspective ? Is there more than one 'you' ? Can the apparent or relative 'you' be responsible for anything ? ...and who is this other 'you' that can be responsible for everything ? ~dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 > > > " Either you are responsible for everything, > > or you are responsible for nothing. > > Hi El, > > ...from which of the " you's " perspective ? > Is there more than one 'you' ? > Can the apparent or relative 'you' be responsible > for anything ? > ..and who is this other 'you' that can be responsible > for everything ? > > > ~dave This is really funny. I remember there was this guy from Texas I used to work with at the ashram. I would say... nice day today... and he would say... why thank you! I thought it was pretty funny... but got old after a while. He took credit for everything in the universe.... really annoying... Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 Nisargadatta, " Paul J. Cote " <pjcote@l... wrote: " Either you are responsible for everything, or you are responsible for nothing. ------------------- Hi El, ...from which of the " you's " perspective ? Is there more than one 'you' ? Can the apparent or relative 'you' be responsible for anything ? ..and who is this other 'you' that can be responsible for everything ? ~dave ----------------------- This is really funny. I remember there was this guy from Texas I used to work with at the ashram. I would say... nice day today... and he would say... why thank you! I thought it was pretty funny... but got old after a while. He took credit for everything in the universe.... really annoying... Paul ------------------- Paul, It seems your friend at the Ashram was " playing God " . In the Krishna story, Krishna was also " playing God " . But can you see the difference? El .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 > " Either you are responsible for everything, > or you are responsible for nothing. Hi El, ....from which of the " you's " perspective ? Is there more than one 'you' ? Can the apparent or relative 'you' be responsible for anything ? ...and who is this other 'you' that can be responsible for everything ? ~dave Hi Dave, Just as there is no stand alone item, there is no who, no nouns. Only being behaviour - verbs. All is behaviour-motion, 'a who' cannot be isolated from it. :* Skye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2001 Report Share Posted May 23, 2001 Nisargadatta, " Paul Cote " <pjcote@l...> wrote: > I believe my Guru is one who gives all responsibility to God. I > believe in that vein as well, though have a sense of doership. > Now, my friend was taking all the blame and credit onto himself for > all of reality. Doesn't it seem weird to you? Sorry to 'butt in', but that does sound weird. Sounds almost like a sort of psychosis, actually. " God-complex? " No offense (just joking), but ask him to strike you down and then bring you back to life <laugh>. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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