Guest guest Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 " Again the important point to remember is that you should keep asking yourself questions. Do not make statements. Ask questions to yourself. The mind hates that. " " When the mind begins to wonder about itself, it becomes weak. So the more you ask the question, the weaker the mind becomes. If you make statements, you keep saying to yourself, " I am God, or I am Consciousness, or I Am Absolute Reality, " the mind likes that because it wants to become God. It wants to be God, so then the ego thinks it's God. And you walk around with a chip on your shoulder. But when you go the other way, when you ask " Who am I, where did the mind come from? " the mind becomes weak, it doesn't like that. As you said, it begins to see the mystery and becomes weaker and weaker. It devours itself, so to speak. " " Grass grows spontaneously, but we can imagine we are making it grow with our willpower. The same with the activities of our bodies " I'm enjoying his book, Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 Good to hear from you Shawn! re: > when you ask " Who am I, where did the mind come > from? " the mind becomes weak, it doesn't like that. As you said, it > begins to see the mystery and becomes weaker and weaker. It devours > itself, so to speak. " Yes, it seems that so many approaches are about wearing the ego-mind down to where a Sudden Shift becomes possible. Certainly NM's Inquiry is that way. -Bill Shawn [shawnregan] Monday, November 18, 2002 10:28 AM Nisargadatta Robert Adams - Silence of the Heart " Again the important point to remember is that you should keep asking yourself questions. Do not make statements. Ask questions to yourself. The mind hates that. " " When the mind begins to wonder about itself, it becomes weak. So the more you ask the question, the weaker the mind becomes. If you make statements, you keep saying to yourself, " I am God, or I am Consciousness, or I Am Absolute Reality, " the mind likes that because it wants to become God. It wants to be God, so then the ego thinks it's God. And you walk around with a chip on your shoulder. But when you go the other way, when you ask " Who am I, where did the mind come from? " the mind becomes weak, it doesn't like that. As you said, it begins to see the mystery and becomes weaker and weaker. It devours itself, so to speak. " " Grass grows spontaneously, but we can imagine we are making it grow with our willpower. The same with the activities of our bodies " I'm enjoying his book, Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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