Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 What (S)self? In deep sleep, where is that (S)self of yours, conscious, unconscious, subconscious, cosmic conscious.........or any other conscious? I am nothing, I have nothing, I can do nothing, yet everything comes out of me. How can something come out of nothing? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Nisargadatta, elizabeth_wells2001 wrote: > > How can something come out of nothing? > -------------- Simple. The dream seems real until you awaken from sleep. Likewise the dream of the world dissolves when you awaken to your reality as the eternal and free Being. The world appears to be something but in reality it is nothing. You are dreaming that you are a mortal and limited woman in a formed and finite universe. One day you will realize that the world is no more substantial than smoke or a cloud. Something did not come out of nothing. Quite the reverse, nothing come out of something, namely, God. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 > > How can something come out of nothing? > > -------------- > Something did not come out of nothing. Quite the reverse, nothing > come out of something, namely, God. > > Patrick --------------- Yes. Defining " God as Ultimate Reality " . And nothing(-) and something(+) as 2 sides of the same self-cancelling coin. Leaving " Nothing, not even the idea of Nothing " , aka " Pure Spirit...the Real Something " . El .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Patrick, what you wrote sounds clear. I wonder what is your personal experience, so far? caiti --- Patrick O'Neill <proneill wrote: > Nisargadatta, elizabeth_wells2001 wrote: > > > > How can something come out of nothing? > > > > -------------- > > Simple. > > The dream seems real until you awaken from sleep. > Likewise the dream > of the world dissolves when you awaken to your reality as > the eternal > and free Being. > > The world appears to be something but in reality it is > nothing. You > are dreaming that you are a mortal and limited woman in a > formed and > finite universe. One day you will realize that the world > is no more > substantial than smoke or a cloud. > > Something did not come out of nothing. Quite the > reverse, nothing > come out of something, namely, God. > > Patrick > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Nisargadatta, Caiti <caitionline> wrote: > Patrick, > what you wrote sounds clear. I wonder what is your personal > experience, so far? > caiti ---------------------------- Probably the same as your experience: that of an earnest student who desires to know God. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Yes, Patrick, but what does that mean in your case? caiti Patrick wrote: > Probably the same as your experience: that of an earnest > student who > desires to know God. > > Patrick Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Messenger http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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