Guest guest Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 Books are a mirror -- Be they Maharaj books, any of them, XXX books, ad infinitum. If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, an/or confirmation on this or that, you are an ass. That is a given. If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage he/she is an even bigger ass. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 Nisargadatta , " el_wells7_20033 " <elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: > > > Books are a mirror -- > > Be they Maharaj books, any of them, > XXX books, ad infinitum. > > > > If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, > an/or confirmation on this or that, > you are an ass. That is a given. > > If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. > > > If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage > he/she is an even bigger ass. > > > . Always love to read your posts el... so direct, hitting dead center every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 Nisargadatta , " el_wells7_20033 " <elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: > > > Books are a mirror -- > > Be they Maharaj books, any of them, > XXX books, ad infinitum. > > > > If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, > an/or confirmation on this or that, > you are an ass. That is a given. > > If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. > > > If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage > he/she is an even bigger ass. > > > . full of love, hmm Liz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 I think I see where you are coming from in your email - being harsh to snap people out of a mindset of continually buying books and missing the practice, among other things, but this may be an extremist view. If someone is exposed to the teachings via either 1 book or maybe a meeting with a true guru, and they somehow "think" they are enlightened when the enlightenment has not fully ripened (in the sense where they haven't made the full shift into the Self 100% of the time), then wouldn't your statement about not needing outside confirmation not hold water? If someone tells me, in true Advaita style, "you are already free from bondage because your ego is an illusion" and I just "fake" it and have not really grasped the meaning, then there should be some outside confirmation or denial of my "understanding." If this wasn't the case, we would have so-called gurus that really are only playing ego games to make themselves THINk they are Self-realized when they are not. I think neither extremist views, such as the one in your email nor the reading of countless books is valid, rather there is a middle ground where you can read books, yet not _rely_ on outside people to tell you what you have or have not realized. Josh el_wells7_20033 [elizabethwells8]Sunday, July 13, 2003 2:21 PMNisargadatta Subject: Books are a mirrorBooks are a mirror --Be they Maharaj books, any of them,XXX books, ad infinitum.If you find the need to read a book to get guidance,an/or confirmation on this or that,you are an ass. That is a given.If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her.If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage he/she is an even bigger ass..**If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: /mygroups?edit=1Under the Message Delivery option, choose "No Email" for the Nisargadatta group and click on Save Changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 joshmiers> wrote: I think I see where you are coming from......... ----------------------- haaaaaaaaaaaaa What you see is where you are comming from........ That goes for Shawn too....... .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 > What you see is where you are comming from........ What you see is what you get. -Bill el_wells7_20033 [elizabethwells8] Monday, July 14, 2003 9:45 PM Nisargadatta Re: Books are a mirror joshmiers> wrote: I think I see where you are coming from......... ----------------------- haaaaaaaaaaaaa What you see is where you are comming from........ That goes for Shawn too....... .. ** If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: /mygroups?edit=1 Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " for the Nisargadatta group and click on Save Changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Nisargadatta , " el_wells7_20033 " <elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: Books are a mirror -- Be they Maharaj books, any of them, XXX books, ad infinitum. If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, an/or confirmation on this or that, you are an ass. That is a given. If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage he/she is an even bigger ass. .. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 What is an " ass " per your terminology? Is the term " ass " as here used a perjorative term? -Bill diana_53231 [diana] Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:05 AM Nisargadatta Fwd: Books are a mirror Nisargadatta , " el_wells7_20033 " <elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: Books are a mirror -- Be they Maharaj books, any of them, XXX books, ad infinitum. If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, an/or confirmation on this or that, you are an ass. That is a given. If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage he/she is an even bigger ass. .. --- End forwarded message --- ** If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: /mygroups?edit=1 Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " for the Nisargadatta group and click on Save Changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Nisargadatta , " diana_53231 " <diana@1...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " el_wells7_20033 " > <elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: > > > Books are a mirror -- > > Be they Maharaj books, any of them, > XXX books, ad infinitum. > > > > If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, > an/or confirmation on this or that, > you are an ass. That is a given. > > If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. > > > If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage > he/she is an even bigger ass. > > > . Well-said. Deep bow, or should I say, " deep eee -- orrr " Smiles, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Nice El, didn´t know you write such funny things! elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: Books are a mirror -- sk: don´t confound books with mirrors. But OK, it can happen at least sitting wit the hair like a mess and waiting for the next perm in the hairdresser's. Be they Maharaj books, any of them, XXX books, ad infinitum. sk: Agreed regarding the xxx books. There it is perhaps the wish of being the ass in the book. If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, an/or confirmation on this or that, you are an ass. That is a given. sk: na, na, na! Now you are exaggerating a little, or not? If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. sk: Would I see 1 or 2 asses, if I look at you while you are reading a book? If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage he/she is an even bigger ass. sk: Oh my goodness! What a tragedy! smiles sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Nisargadatta , " skoggman " <skoggman> wrote: > Nice El, didn´t know you write such funny things! > > > elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: > > > Books are a mirror -- > > > sk: don´t confound books with mirrors. But OK, it can happen at least > sitting wit the hair like a mess and waiting for the next perm in the > hairdresser's. > > > Be they Maharaj books, any of them, > XXX books, ad infinitum. > > > sk: Agreed regarding the xxx books. There it is perhaps the wish of > being the ass in the book. > > > > If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, > an/or confirmation on this or that, > you are an ass. That is a given. > > > sk: na, na, na! Now you are exaggerating a little, or not? > > > > If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. > > > sk: Would I see 1 or 2 asses, if I look at you while you are reading > a book? > > > If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage > he/she is an even bigger ass. > > > sk: Oh my goodness! What a tragedy! > > > > smiles > sk smiles good luck El ---------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Nisargadatta , " Bill Rishel " <plexus@x> wrote: > What is an " ass " per your terminology? > > Is the term " ass " as here used a perjorative term? > > -Bill > It is an imaginary insult to the imaginary 'me' , Bill. .. > > > > diana_53231 [diana@1...] > Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:05 AM > Nisargadatta > Fwd: Books are a mirror > > > Nisargadatta , " el_wells7_20033 " > <elizabethwells8@e...> wrote: > > > Books are a mirror -- > > Be they Maharaj books, any of them, > XXX books, ad infinitum. > > > > If you find the need to read a book to get guidance, > an/or confirmation on this or that, > you are an ass. That is a given. > > If an ass opens a book an ass looks back as him/her. > > > If an ass opens a book and thinks he/she sees a Sage > he/she is an even bigger ass. > > > . > --- End forwarded message --- > > > > > ** > > If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your > subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: > > /mygroups?edit=1 > > Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " for the Nisargadatta > group and click on Save Changes. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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