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dear Pete, i want you to have a little more material to criticize my

position, so there is no misunderstanding but simply a gentlemanly

definition of two different schools :-)

1. stillness does not happen, the mind cannot see stillness clearly,

stillness is not a product of experience, sadhana, meditation or a

shock, it is not the stoppping of the mind (how would the mind see it

anyway then), intelligence and understanding and feelings are one

more form that the mind takes in its ever costume changing,

expounding this stillness of the mind you describe only the mind.

2. stillness is the place where we live from, we fight and we giggle

and scream and laugh but this experiences are encompassed in

stillness; maybe some, lucky, among us can at times see that they are

engaged in great turmoil but that stillness has never left them at no

moment; this seeing is the only sadhana i know of.

eric

(sorry it is a little hasty and non-native english)

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Nisargadatta , " eric paroissien "

<vertvetiver> wrote:

> dear Pete, i want you to have a little more material to criticize

my

> position, so there is no misunderstanding but simply a gentlemanly

> definition of two different schools :-)

> 1. stillness does not happen, the mind cannot see stillness

clearly,

> stillness is not a product of experience, sadhana, meditation or a

> shock, it is not the stoppping of the mind (how would the mind see

it

> anyway then), intelligence and understanding and feelings are one

> more form that the mind takes in its ever costume changing,

> expounding this stillness of the mind you describe only the mind.

> 2. stillness is the place where we live from, we fight and we

giggle

> and scream and laugh but this experiences are encompassed in

> stillness; maybe some, lucky, among us can at times see that they

are

> engaged in great turmoil but that stillness has never left them at

no

> moment; this seeing is the only sadhana i know of.

> eric

> (sorry it is a little hasty and non-native english)

 

and i wouldn't mind swapping hats after a while and i would defending

your position and criticizing mine...

from tomorrow morning if you wish :-)

deal?

eric

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Nisargadatta , " eric paroissien "

<vertvetiver> wrote:

> dear Pete, i want you to have a little more material to criticize

my

> position, so there is no misunderstanding but simply a gentlemanly

> definition of two different schools :-)

> 1. stillness does not happen, the mind cannot see stillness

clearly,

> stillness is not a product of experience, sadhana, meditation or a

> shock, it is not the stoppping of the mind (how would the mind see

it

> anyway then), intelligence and understanding and feelings are one

> more form that the mind takes in its ever costume changing,

> expounding this stillness of the mind you describe only the mind.

> 2. stillness is the place where we live from, we fight and we

giggle

> and scream and laugh but this experiences are encompassed in

> stillness; maybe some, lucky, among us can at times see that they

are

> engaged in great turmoil but that stillness has never left them at

no

> moment; this seeing is the only sadhana i know of.

> eric

> (sorry it is a little hasty and non-native english)

 

Well-said, Eric.

 

Never left goes both ways -- what I never left,

has never left me, thus me and it aren't two.

 

What is your native tongue?

 

-- Dan

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Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033>

wrote:

> Nisargadatta , " eric paroissien "

> <vertvetiver> wrote:

> > dear Pete, i want you to have a little more material to criticize

> my

> > position, so there is no misunderstanding but simply a

gentlemanly

> > definition of two different schools :-)

> > 1. stillness does not happen, the mind cannot see stillness

> clearly,

> > stillness is not a product of experience, sadhana, meditation or

a

> > shock, it is not the stoppping of the mind (how would the mind

see

> it

> > anyway then), intelligence and understanding and feelings are one

> > more form that the mind takes in its ever costume changing,

> > expounding this stillness of the mind you describe only the mind.

> > 2. stillness is the place where we live from, we fight and we

> giggle

> > and scream and laugh but this experiences are encompassed in

> > stillness; maybe some, lucky, among us can at times see that they

> are

> > engaged in great turmoil but that stillness has never left them

at

> no

> > moment; this seeing is the only sadhana i know of.

> > eric

> > (sorry it is a little hasty and non-native english)

>

> Well-said, Eric.

>

> Never left goes both ways -- what I never left,

> has never left me, thus me and it aren't two.

>

> What is your native tongue?

>

> -- Dan

 

thank you Dan, the language is french :-)

eric --

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