Guest guest Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 If all things are only appearances, then existence itself only appears to be. And non-being 'is' the only reality. As my guru, Woody Allen, as I remembered it said, " If life is only an illusion, I definatelly overpaid for this suit." Pete The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 Hi Pete, I was in the mood for typing some woffle, for a bit of intellectual garbage for all to share... It is difficult to say an event that happened 5000 years ago is 'reality', as where does it exist, how does it exist? Even an hour ago only exists as a perception, as a memory or a thought. It appears to have no basis in 'reality'. What is generally accepted as reality is just what is now, what is in this very moment. What else can we say truly exists? However, what we refer to as the present moment is infinately larger than what the present moment actually holds. If we take the time span contained within what we refer to as the present moment, it makes sense that the more we chizzle away at each end of it, the closer we get to what is real. We hone in closer to what is real when we chip away what is not real. So however small that spec of a present moment may be, we can still halve it, then halve it again, and again, and again, and literally never stop halving. There is absolutely no end to it's lessening capacity. It brings up the question as to whether 'reality' actually exists. It seems to get lost in the infinate. As long as there is a time-span left within the present moment, however tiny, the halving is not complete, it can be halved again. But at the same time (pardon the pun), however much we halve and however small 'reality' gets, it is always there, however infintesimal, it never actually vanishes. It seems as illusory as it is real and as real as it is illusory. Or more acurately, maybe it is just 'time' itself that is illusory. ;-) Toby > > pete seesaw [sMTP:seesaw1us] > Friday, May 02, 2003 2:08 AM > directapproach > Cc: nisargadatta > Appearances > > If all things are only appearances, then existence itself only appears to be. And non-being 'is' the only reality. > As my guru, Woody Allen, as I remembered it said, " If life is only an illusion, I definatelly overpaid for this suit. " > > Pete > > _____ > > > The New Search <http://us.rd./search/mailsig/*http://search.> - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 on 5/1/03 6:07 AM, pete seesaw at seesaw1us wrote: > If all things are only appearances, then existence itself only appears to be. > And non-being 'is' the only reality. As my guru, Woody Allen, as I remembered > it said, " If life is only an illusion, I definatelly overpaid for this > suit. " Pete I love Woody's movies! we all seem to pay too much. I consider my bodymind the outfit and enquire as to how much I've got invested in the continuance of it. )))))))Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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