Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 forwarding this from friends: > Spiritual knowledge > should not be studied. > It is knowledge derived from listening. > When the listener hears it, > and accepts it, > something clicks in him. > > What you hear must enter you like an arrow > and hit something deep within you. > There must be an internal reaction; > without the reaction, > what you hear won't do you any good. > > You should know it > when the arrow reaches its mark. > As our spiritual knowledge grows, > our identification with > an individual body mind diminishes > and our consciousness expands > into universal consciousness. > > While I am talking about knowledge > that is beyond the phenomenal world, > you are trying to understand > through worldly concept and words. > > If you continue in the realm of intellect > you will become entangled > and lost in more and more concepts. > Spirituality is nothing more than > understanding this play of consciousness. > > You must have a thorough knowledge > of this consciousness. > > And having known everything about the consciousness, > you come to the conclusion that it is all unreal, > and then it should drop off. > > Having listened to these talks, > sit and meditate: > " That which I have heard, is it true, or not? " > > Then you will understand that, > this is also to be discarded. > It is not possible for you to acquire knowledge, > you are knowledge. > > You are what you are seeking. > > > This kind of knowledge comes only in a rare case, > and is a very elusive kind of knowledge, > where no effort is necessary. > In fact, effort itself > is a hindrance. > It is intuitive understanding. > > > Questioner: > Then should all spiritual disciplines be dropped? > > Nisargadatta: > At the highest level, this is so. > At the earlier levels, you have to do your homework. > > Those who are able intuitively to grasp this, > lose their interest in worldly affairs. > > People come here and ask for blessings; > they don't understand, > that the knowledge that one is not the body, > but the consciousness within, > is the blessing. > > The seed of knowledge is planted in you, > by these talks; > now you have to follow it up. > You must nurse it, > ruminate over it, > so that the tree of knowledge will grow. > > A real spiritual seeker > ponders over these things all the time. > When I have no body, > what am I? > > What is the Ultimate Reality? > > What are you? > You can not understand > with your intellect. > > It is beyond the grasp > of the intellect. > > How do you understand anything? > > Any knowledge of any kind > that you think you have > can only be in the consciousness. > > How can the consciousness which came later > give you any knowledge > about that state which exists prior > to consciousness' arrival? > > Any thought that you have reached, > or are going to reach that state which exists prior, > is false. > > Whatever happens in consciousness > is purely imaginary, a hallucination. > > Therefore keep in mind the knowledge > that it is consciousness in which > everything is happening. > > With that knowledge, be still, > do not pursue any other thoughts > which arise in consciousness. > > What is necessary > is to understand with sure conviction > that all is temporary, > and does not reflect your True State. > > > ~ Nisargadatta > > > > 291. > > > Everything arises in mind -- > everything is mind's delight. > Still, what is beyond mind, > that in which mind rises, > is not graspable by mind. > Mind cannot comprehend > its own beginning or end, yet > mind begins and ends, > regardless. > > This exquisite flower of > life blooms from the same > source into which it rots and > returns, a mothering soil that > remains to receive its own, > the polished-off petals and > leaves of itself, > fallen into itself, not > comprehending any beginning, > any ending of itself. > > The temple of mindless presence > where this ceremony of dreamy > blooming and wilting is performed > cannot be worshipped by mind, > since mind is the sacrifice of > fire tended within it. > The ash from this ceremony > permeates the soil, > nourishing blossoms without > roots in the known. > Resting deeply in temple soil, > the dew drop drive to know, to > comprehend, evaporates. > Its disappearance is not > known to mind -- > the mind that vanishes > in the exquisite temple air of > what remains delightfully > unknown. > > > LoveAlways, > > Mazie & b and Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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