Guest guest Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 > Bill Rishel wrote:>> Is that a snake?> Or is it just a rope?>>Nisargadatta responded: >To know that consciousness and its content are but reflections, changeful and transient, is the focussing of the real. The refusal to see the snake in the rope is the necessary condition for seeing the rope. One must also know that a rope exists and looks like a >snake. mUST EXCELLENT! The so call unreal is always the misperception of the real by the real and for the real (own playful purposes.) Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 Glad you liked it Pete. I came across it in I Am That and thought it related quite well. Toby Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > > Bill Rishel wrote: > > > > Is that a snake? > > Or is it just a rope? > > > > > > >Nisargadatta responded: > > >To know that consciousness and its content are but reflections, > changeful and transient, is the focussing of the real. The refusal > to see the snake in the rope is the necessary condition for seeing > the rope. One must also know that a rope exists and looks like a > >snake. > > mUST EXCELLENT! The so call unreal is always the misperception > of the real by the real and for the real (own playful purposes.) > > Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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