Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 In a message dated 1/19/2004 4:13:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, plexus writes: >What I would like to say to you cannot be *understood*. Imagine all the pieces > being taken from the board. Imagine the board being > taken away. Now imagine your imagination > of this being taken away. Now imagine anything you could imagine in its place >being taken away. What I would like to say to you > cannot be imagined. There is not-a-thing but it is >not nothingness. -Bill Bill, what a salesman you are! But it's the hardest product to sell. Imagine this dialogue? The Empty Store A customer enters a store. The store is bare. Not a single item on the shells. A salesman approaches the customer. " May I help You? " " What do you sell here? " " Oh Sir! It's the most desirable thing in the world? You won't regret buying it. " " But what is it? I don't see anything for sale. " " Yes, you're right. It can't be displayed. " " What is it, then? " " That, I can't tell you. " " Show it to me, then. " " I can't do that either. " " How much does it cost? " " Everything you got. " " Only a fool would trade everything he got for an unknown. " " True sir, but look at me. I did, and I'm the happiest man in the world. " " You look quite normal to me. How can you prove you are the happiest man? " I can't, sir. You must believe. You must have faith. " " Ha, ha! This is a joke right? " Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Interesting analogy Pete. Yet I am not trying to sell anything. I am not trying to pursuade. Being pursuaded would make no difference. As I said, it cannot be *understood*. What I wrote does not express a *meaning*, per se. I think you know what I mean by " no meaning " . Does that make what I wrote meaningless? Bill - " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us <Nisargadatta > Monday, January 19, 2004 8:22 AM What I would Like to say to you > In a message dated 1/19/2004 4:13:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, > plexus writes: > >What I would like to say to you > cannot be *understood*. > > Imagine all the pieces > > being taken from the board. > > Imagine the board being > > taken away. > > Now imagine your imagination > > of this being taken away. > > Now imagine anything you could > imagine in its place > >being taken away. > > What I would like to say to you > > cannot be imagined. > > There is not-a-thing but it is > >not nothingness. > > > > -Bill > > Bill, what a salesman you are! > But it's the hardest product to sell. > Imagine this dialogue? > > The Empty Store > > A customer enters a store. The store is bare. Not a single item on > the shells. > A salesman approaches the customer. > > " May I help You? " > > " What do you sell here? " > > " Oh Sir! It's the most desirable thing in the world? You won't regret > buying > it. " > > " But what is it? I don't see anything for sale. " > > " Yes, you're right. It can't be displayed. " > > " What is it, then? " > > " That, I can't tell you. " > > " Show it to me, then. " > > " I can't do that either. " > > " How much does it cost? " > > " Everything you got. " > > " Only a fool would trade everything he got for an unknown. " > > " True sir, but look at me. I did, and I'm the happiest man in the > world. " > > " You look quite normal to me. How can you prove you are the happiest > man? > > " I can't, sir. You must believe. You must have faith. " > > " Ha, ha! This is a joke right? " > > Pete > > > > ** > > 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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