Guest guest Posted April 25, 2003 Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 Who is " JDR " , please? diana Nisargadatta , " toby20042004 " <toby.wilson@t...> wrote: > Nisargadatta wrote, through Shawn: > > " We tend to repeat what we have not understood. " (465) > > This reminded me of: > > " You are in this life to be tutored by love. You are not in this > life to have what you want. When you are not letting love tutor you, > then misery will. " > - JDR > > Pete wote: > > " As far as enlightened people acquiring free will or special powers > is all hogwash dreamed up by their followers. The only power they > acquire is the one to only want what is going to happen anyway. So it > seems they always get what they wish. " > (What page of your book was that from Pete? ;-)) > > This reminded me of: > > " The first dying is letting message of power pass away, the letting > go of cold holding within to accomplish or get something. The next > more gentle dying is letting go of the personal benefit of the first > dying. It is such a profound dying within that makes the self > trustworthy. Having a self that has no appetite for power, while at > the same time not throwing its power away but very gently being being > in its power. " > - JDR > > > Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2003 Report Share Posted April 26, 2003 John de Ruiter Nisargadatta , " diana_53231 " <diana@1...> wrote: > > Who is " JDR " , please? > > diana > > > Nisargadatta , " toby20042004 " > <toby.wilson@t...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta wrote, through Shawn: > > > > " We tend to repeat what we have not understood. " (465) > > > > This reminded me of: > > > > " You are in this life to be tutored by love. You are not in this > > life to have what you want. When you are not letting love tutor > you, > > then misery will. " > > - JDR > > > > Pete wote: > > > > " As far as enlightened people acquiring free will or special powers > > is all hogwash dreamed up by their followers. The only power they > > acquire is the one to only want what is going to happen anyway. So > it > > seems they always get what they wish. " > > (What page of your book was that from Pete? ;-)) > > > > This reminded me of: > > > > " The first dying is letting message of power pass away, the letting > > go of cold holding within to accomplish or get something. The next > > more gentle dying is letting go of the personal benefit of the > first > > dying. It is such a profound dying within that makes the self > > trustworthy. Having a self that has no appetite for power, while > at > > the same time not throwing its power away but very gently being > being > > in its power. " > > - JDR > > > > > > Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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