Guest guest Posted October 20, 2001 Report Share Posted October 20, 2001 Thought is nothing but the regergitated memory of man. When that ancient sucker goes out the door, so does thought. Thought and becomming are not separate. Who is there to say what is left when that goes? El ----- Nisargadatta, Jan Sultan <swork@a...> wrote: > Exist in the present; die to your past - Mata Amritanandamayi > The mind is your past. Die to your past and you will suddenly become fully > conscious. The past is nothing but dead debris. Get rid of it and you will > learn how to witness. When you die to your past, to your thoughts and your > memories, then you will be fully in the present. When you truly exist in > the present, you are simply witnessing. The past can only exist as long as > there are thoughts. When the thoughts are eliminated, the past disappears > and you abide in your own Self. The Self does nothing but witness. The Self > is not a person - it is Pure Awareness. It is completely detached from all > phenomena. It is the state of becoming the one subject, the core of your > existence. > > http://www.ammachi.org/teachings/main.htm > > ______________________ > With Love, > Cyber Dervish > ```````````````````````````````````````` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2001 Report Share Posted October 20, 2001 As Jesus remarked: It is finished! -- Dan > Thought is nothing but > the regergitated memory > of man. > > When that ancient sucker > goes out the door, > so does thought. > > Thought and becomming > are not separate. > > Who is there to say what is left > when that goes? > > > > El > > > ----- > > > Nisargadatta, Jan Sultan <swork@a...> > wrote: > > Exist in the present; die to your past - Mata > Amritanandamayi > > The mind is your past. Die to your past and you > will suddenly > become fully > > conscious. The past is nothing but dead debris. > Get rid of it > and you will > > learn how to witness. When you die to your past, > to your > thoughts and your > > memories, then you will be fully in the present. > When you truly > exist in > > the present, you are simply witnessing. The past > can only exist > as long as > > there are thoughts. When the thoughts are > eliminated, the past > disappears > > and you abide in your own Self. The Self does > nothing but > witness. The Self > > is not a person - it is Pure Awareness. It is > completely > detached from all > > phenomena. It is the state of becoming the one > subject, the > core of your > > existence. > > > > http://www.ammachi.org/teachings/main.htm > > > > ______________________ > > With Love, > > Cyber Dervish > > ```````````````````````````````````````` > > Make a great connection at Personals. http://personals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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