Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Hi Len -- Lots of thoughts going on in there, huh? (nothing new below) -- Dan (nothing new below) Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " <lissbon2002> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > wrote: > > Hi Devi, > > > devi: so you can honestly say that you have no practice, no belief, > > no theory and no goals...be honest..i would like to know if dan was > > really making stories up about you in his head... > > > Dan was really making stories up about me in his head. > This happens every time we meet somebody and make an opinion about > him. > It doesn't really matter whether the person believes in some stories > about himself or not. > This person's self-image is one thing. > The image YOU make of this person is another thing. > I may be full of stories about myself, yet you don't necessary need > to believe them. I might have no story about myself whatsoever, still > you might produce your own story about me. > What you think about me, is your business, what I think about myself, > is mine. > They seem connected, but if you carefully observe the content of > images, you can see that the self-image of a person is often very > different from the image somebody else has of him. So, these are in > fact two different stories. > I may create an image of myself, in function of my beliefs and > conditioning, and you may create a completely different image of me, > in function of YOUR beliefs and conditioning. > The image you make of me, is you, not me. > We could talk here about what I believe or not, but the thing is, > that there is nothing I believe strongly enough to take it seriously. > I may believe something one moment, and next second – not believe it. > Some beliefs may be there, from time to time, but what isn't there, > is a belief in their consistency, tangibility. It's a game of > thoughts, constantly changing. > Seeing this makes the exchange of images about each other less > attractive, at the same time it increases the interest in observing > the mechanism of image-making. > It's amazing to see how practically all human contacts are based on > the exchange of images, and how these images constantly create an > imaginary separation between people. > People are not only offending and hurting each other, they are > killing each other because of the image of the other THEY are > creating in their own head. > It's most important to see that. > > > > devi: i'm not attahced to having an empty head, truth-revealing > > thoughts are even welcome...its ignorant thought that is a cause of > > suffering and i try and avoid them... > > > We cannot communicate on this site without thoughts. > Also the body cannot properly take care of itself, without thoughts. > Being " attached " to having an empty head, means to keep thinking > about it. > Thinking about an empty head is still filling our head. > So, this is certainly pointless. > I'm not talking about the absence of thoughts, which are necessary, > from time to time at least, but about clearly seeing what the self- > image and the images we constantly create about others, are made of, > and how it affects the way we deal with each other and with all life. > > Take care, > Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <berkowd@u...> wrote: > > Hi Len -- > > Lots of thoughts going on in there, huh? > > (nothing new below) > > -- Dan > > (nothing new below) What else do you expect to find in a mailing group? Shall I send you some nice photographs? ;-) Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " <lissbon2002> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <berkowd@u...> wrote: > > > > Hi Len -- > > > > Lots of thoughts going on in there, huh? > > > > (nothing new below) > > > > -- Dan > > > > (nothing new below) > > > What else do you expect to find in a mailing group? > Shall I send you some nice photographs? ;-) devi: hi len, that would be nice...do you know how to upload pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " > <lissbon2002> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <berkowd@u...> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Len -- > > > > > > Lots of thoughts going on in there, huh? > > > > > > (nothing new below) > > > > > > -- Dan > > > > > > (nothing new below) > > > > > > What else do you expect to find in a mailing group? > > Shall I send you some nice photographs? ;-) > > devi: hi len, that would be nice...do you know how to upload > pictures? Normally I do. But it seems that the owner of this group has removed this possibility. Maybe you can ask him. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " <lissbon2002> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " > > <lissbon2002> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <berkowd@u...> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Len -- > > > > > > > > Lots of thoughts going on in there, huh? > > > > > > > > (nothing new below) > > > > > > > > -- Dan > > > > > > > > (nothing new below) > > > > > > > > > What else do you expect to find in a mailing group? > > > Shall I send you some nice photographs? ;-) > > > > devi: hi len, that would be nice...do you know how to upload > > pictures? > > > Normally I do. But it seems that the owner of this group has removed > this possibility. Maybe you can ask him. > > Len devi: why not come over to this other club..you can put your picture there...and....there are some really nice people to chit chat with maybe even pick up some more enlightnement!..ask and yea shall receive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " > <lissbon2002> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " > > > <lissbon2002> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " > <berkowd@u...> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Len -- > > > > > > > > > > Lots of thoughts going on in there, huh? > > > > > > > > > > (nothing new below) > > > > > > > > > > -- Dan > > > > > > > > > > (nothing new below) > > > > > > > > > > > > What else do you expect to find in a mailing group? > > > > Shall I send you some nice photographs? ;-) > > > > > > devi: hi len, that would be nice...do you know how to upload > > > pictures? > > > > > > Normally I do. But it seems that the owner of this group has > removed > > this possibility. Maybe you can ask him. > > > > Len > > devi: why not come over to this other club..you can put your picture > there...and....there are some really nice people to chit chat with > maybe even pick up some more enlightnement!..ask and yea shall > receive I don't want to upload pictures, it was a joke. Thanks for the invitation, but for the moment I'm not searching for new groups to join. take care, Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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