Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Nisargadatta , " trem23 <inmadison@h...> " <inmadison@h...> wrote: > Jim, > The question you ask is a good one, it's the same question I asked > just a few messages above. > It's a tough question to answer because the very tools we hire out > to understand/comprehend our experiences, such as the ego, > intellect, feelings, etc. are useless in this quest. The ego doesn't > want to relinguish it's (apparent) command - and it will even go so > far as to think of " I Am " as some form of fulfillment of Itself - > sort of a Be all you can Be kind of thing. > Little does the ego know that it's destiny is to be extinguished. > Why do you think it is so hard for people to make and keep New > Year's Resolutions? Because there is no one there to make them, > there is no one there to keep them. The very notion of a central > person (ego) in charge is a myth, it's an illusion. This flies in > the face of everything we've always been told - - the rugged > individual, staking out his claim, realizing his full potential, > blah blah blah. > Little does the ego suspect that it doesn't really exist. > > So why bother - the Illusion ain't so bad. > Little does the ego know it is really Cosmic Ego. > > Welcome, > Larry > Jim, please tell me you didn't take the red pill > > > Nisargadatta , " James W. ORourke > <jimwend41> " <jimwend41> wrote: > > Hi, > > My name is Jim and I am new to the group and fairly new to the > thought > > and teaching of Nisargadatta. One question I have is, Nisargadatta > > suggests that we " hold onto the sense of I Am " . How is this done? > The > > only book of his I have is " I Am That " but it is really something. > > thank you > > Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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