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Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

 

A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his efforts,

he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked whether

the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the state

of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and

the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by

discharging family duties.

 

~ Ramana Maharshi

 

http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

 

 

Now, the question is ...

 

What is DUTY ...?

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Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming> wrote:

>

> Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

> of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

>

> A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

> owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his efforts,

> he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked

whether

> the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the

state

> of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and

> the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by

> discharging family duties.

>

> ~ Ramana Maharshi

>

> http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

>

>

> Now, the question is ...

>

> What is DUTY ...?

 

Isn't it whatever you say it is? To the soldier, duty is protecting

his country. To the mother, it's raising her children.

 

It seems we all create our " duties " -- whatever is of value to us.

 

Joe

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Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> <adithya_comming> wrote:

> >

> > Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is

unmindful

> > of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

> >

> > A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

> > owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his

efforts,

> > he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked

> whether

> > the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> > duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the

> state

> > of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits

and

> > the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more

by

> > discharging family duties.

> >

> > ~ Ramana Maharshi

> >

> > http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

> >

> >

> > Now, the question is ...

> >

> > What is DUTY ...?

>

> Isn't it whatever you say it is? To the soldier, duty is protecting

> his country. To the mother, it's raising her children.

>

> It seems we all create our " duties " -- whatever is of value to us.

>

> Joe

 

 

Thanks, Joe !

 

>>Isn't it whatever you say it is?

 

So, if it is what " you " say, it is ...aren't you a doer?

 

 

>>To the soldier, duty is protecting his country.

 

`Identifying' as a soldier, ...is not that an identification?

 

And, even then, ...what is/was the " real " duty of somebody working in

British ruled India or pre-independence USA?

 

Is it to fight for independence or is it to carry out what

the `ruler' says ...

 

What is the `duty' of the people ruled by Hitler or Saddam. Is it to

do " what " the ruler says, ...or is it find out what is " right " thing

to do?

 

What about the soldiers working in those armies ?

What about the soldiers `assigned' to `torture' innocents ...?

 

Who decides?

 

..

....

......

 

Who decides the duty for a husband ? Is it his wife ? What about

wife's duty ? What about that of parent's, children's ?

 

Can " this " duty-ship work without a heavy dose of `identification'

and ...strong Doership?

 

Does " Self " says " what " to Do ...?

can it ...?

 

 

 

>>It seems we all create our " duties " -- whatever is of value to us.

 

Again, ...if " we " create it then ...who is the " doer " ?

 

Again, if it is ... " whatever is of value to us " , ....aren't we

heavily identified and ...a Doer?

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Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming> wrote:

 

>

> >>Isn't it whatever you say it is?

>

> So, if it is what " you " say, it is ...aren't you a doer?

 

 

Oh God, not a " DOER " !! Isn't that the equivalent to a woman-beater in

Feminist circles?! :-)

 

 

 

> >>It seems we all create our " duties " -- whatever is of value to us.

>

> Again, ...if " we " create it then ...who is the " doer " ?

>

> Again, if it is ... " whatever is of value to us " , ....aren't we

> heavily identified and ...a Doer?

 

If you feel you have a duty, then yes, you're probably identified as

something.

 

So, what's the problem? We're not supposed to be identified?

 

Joe

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Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> <adithya_comming> wrote:

>

> >

> > >>Isn't it whatever you say it is?

> >

> > So, if it is what " you " say, it is ...aren't you a doer?

>

>

> Oh God, not a " DOER " !! Isn't that the equivalent to a woman-beater

in

> Feminist circles?! :-)

>

>

>

> > >>It seems we all create our " duties " -- whatever is of value to

us.

> >

> > Again, ...if " we " create it then ...who is the " doer " ?

> >

> > Again, if it is ... " whatever is of value to us " , ....aren't we

> > heavily identified and ...a Doer?

>

> If you feel you have a duty, then yes, you're probably identified

as

> something.

>

> So, what's the problem? We're not supposed to be identified?

>

> Joe

 

Thanks, Joe!

 

I am sking these in refrence to Ramana's passages at

 

From http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

 

 

23. It is an established rule that SO LONG AS THERE IS THE LEAST IDEA

OF I-AM-THE-DOER, SELF-KNOWLEDGE CANNOT BE ATTAINED, but is it

possible for an aspirant who is a householder to discharge his duties

properly without this sense?

 

As there is no rule that action should depend upon a sense of being

the doer it is unnecessary to doubt whether any action will take

place without a doer or an act of doing. ....

 

 

 

24. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

 

Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, ....

 

25. How can cessation of activity (nivritti) and peace of mind be

attained in the midst of household duties which are of the nature of

constant activity?

 

AS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WISE MAN EXIST ONLY IN THE EYES OF OTHERS

AND NOT IN HIS OWN, although he may be accomplishing immense tasks,

he really does nothing. Therefore his activities do not stand in the

way of inaction and peace of mind. FOR HE KNOWS THE TRUTH THAT ALL

ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE IN HIS MERE PRESENCE AND THAT HE DOES NOTHING.

HENCE HE WILL REMAIN AS THE SILENT WITNESS OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES

TAKING PLACE.

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Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming> wrote:

 

> >

> > If you feel you have a duty, then yes, you're probably identified

> as

> > something.

> >

> > So, what's the problem? We're not supposed to be identified?

> >

> > Joe

>

> Thanks, Joe!

>

> I am sking these in refrence to Ramana's passages at

>

> From http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

 

 

Oh, shit. Ramana's dead. Now what do we do? Let's see if we can make

out what the black marks that are on paper mean and then apply it to

our lives!

 

I'm not going to look for myself whether being identified is a

problem -- I'd rather read what the dead guy in the diaper allegedly

said. And then assume that utterance must the be true and then try to

fit reality here as it is into what I assume he meant, based on my

understanding now.

 

Alright... you go first!

 

Joe

 

PS: Just kidding. I appreciate Ramana as much as anyone. I'm just in

a irreverent, jovial mood.

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Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> <adithya_comming> wrote:

>

> > >

> > > If you feel you have a duty, then yes, you're probably

identified

> > as

> > > something.

> > >

> > > So, what's the problem? We're not supposed to be identified?

> > >

> > > Joe

> >

> > Thanks, Joe!

> >

> > I am sking these in refrence to Ramana's passages at

> >

> > From http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

>

>

> Oh, shit. Ramana's dead. Now what do we do? Let's see if we can

make

> out what the black marks that are on paper mean and then apply it

to

> our lives!

>

> I'm not going to look for myself whether being identified is a

> problem -- I'd rather read what the dead guy in the diaper

allegedly

> said. And then assume that utterance must the be true and then try

to

> fit reality here as it is into what I assume he meant, based on my

> understanding now.

>

> Alright... you go first!

>

> Joe

>

> PS: Just kidding. I appreciate Ramana as much as anyone. I'm just

in

> a irreverent, jovial mood.

 

 

Thanks, Joe!

 

When, talking about things like, ...duty, moral we have to always

talk in terms of what ...others Say.

 

These are `social' construct.

 

As `duty' is understood, humans have no in-born or inherent sense of

it. It is `learned', `acquired' trait taught by the

society ...FOR ...the society.

 

My six month old son hardly has any sense of duty at all. he cries

anytime he feels like ...

 

 

Spirituality talks

about ...'freedom', `liberation', `effortlessness', `end of

identification', `end of Doership' ...

 

 

Whereas, duty is often defined ...by " have to " , " should " , " must " ...

 

Further, duty is almost always preceded with " my " , " your " as in ...my

duty, your duty and roles such as ... " soldier's duty " , " teacher's

duty " , " parent's duty "

 

 

I am wondering, if these two, ...liberation and `performing duty'

are in conflict or Not.

 

 

Ramana and that passage becomes interesting because, he is

addressing ...this question.

 

He becomes even more interesting because at one end, he talks

about ...duty, enlightenment, jnana, realization, liberation going

hand in hand ...

 

At the other hand, ...he himself left home, dropped studies, didn't

follow mother's requests and did not do what some families and

society might `define' as Duty!

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Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming> wrote:

>

> Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

> of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

>

> A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

> owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his efforts,

> he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked whether

> the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the state

> of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and

> the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by

> discharging family duties.

>

> ~ Ramana Maharshi

>

> http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

>

>

> Now, the question is ...

>

> What is DUTY ...?

 

Good question. Isn't duties things that we find boring to do? Why

would it otherwise be called duty? :)

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Where love ends, duty and responsibility start.

 

J. Krishnamurti

 

 

Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming> wrote:

>

> Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

> of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

>

> A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

> owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his efforts,

> he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked

whether

> the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the

state

> of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and

> the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by

> discharging family duties.

>

> ~ Ramana Maharshi

>

> http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

>

>

> Now, the question is ...

>

> What is DUTY ...?

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Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote:

>

>

> Where love ends, duty and responsibility start.

>

> J. Krishnamurti

 

I really like what Krishnamurti said. He says things that I feel is

very true. I cannot yet explain them as well as J. K. but somehow I

know he points to something of profound truth. And if we look at it,

isn't it only the mega-ego who thinks there is such thing as duty? (I

told you, I cannot explain what I sense as well as J. K., for I am

still operation from a level of the intellect)

 

/AL

 

>

>

> Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> <adithya_comming> wrote:

> >

> > Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

> > of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

> >

> > A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

> > owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his efforts,

> > he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked

> whether

> > the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> > duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the

> state

> > of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and

> > the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by

> > discharging family duties.

> >

> > ~ Ramana Maharshi

> >

> > http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

> >

> >

> > Now, the question is ...

> >

> > What is DUTY ...?

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Yes Anders,

 

It is not just that way with you but with most of us to instantly

understand soemthing without being able expressing it in words.

 

If someone says she/he feels responsible for her/his children, the

obviously this person doesn't love her/his children.

 

Werner

Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman "

<anders_lindman> wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...>

wrote:

> >

> >

> > Where love ends, duty and responsibility start.

> >

> > J. Krishnamurti

>

> I really like what Krishnamurti said. He says things that I feel is

> very true. I cannot yet explain them as well as J. K. but somehow I

> know he points to something of profound truth. And if we look at it,

> isn't it only the mega-ego who thinks there is such thing as duty?

(I

> told you, I cannot explain what I sense as well as J. K., for I am

> still operation from a level of the intellect)

>

> /AL

>

> >

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> > <adithya_comming> wrote:

> > >

> > > Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is

unmindful

> > > of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

> > >

> > > A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts,

if,

> > > owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his

efforts,

> > > he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked

> > whether

> > > the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> > > duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the

> > state

> > > of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits

and

> > > the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything

more by

> > > discharging family duties.

> > >

> > > ~ Ramana Maharshi

> > >

> > > http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

> > >

> > >

> > > Now, the question is ...

> > >

> > > What is DUTY ...?

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Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote:

>

> Yes Anders,

>

> It is not just that way with you but with most of us to instantly

> understand soemthing without being able expressing it in words.

>

> If someone says she/he feels responsible for her/his children, the

> obviously this person doesn't love her/his children.

 

In " A Course in Miracles " it is written: Perfect love casts out fear.

And also that if there is fear then there is not perfect love.

 

To feel responsibility for something is the belief of separate

existence. That's an ego trip. And we can see for ourselves that such

trip is a path of _opposing_ the rest of the world; it is a path of

struggle. Responsibility is the illusionary struggle between a

fictious " me " and " the rest of the world " . When I say these things, it

does not come across as being true, because I am not coming from a

state of love, I am coming from a state of hatred and fear (to put it

bluntly). But we can see the truth of this simply by feeling our own

feeling about words like " duty " and " responsibility " . It's not likely

that we jump up in the air out of sheer joy and ecstasy hearing these

words. :) The feelings accompanying these words tell their own truth.

 

/AL

 

 

>

> Werner

> Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman "

> <anders_lindman> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...>

> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > Where love ends, duty and responsibility start.

> > >

> > > J. Krishnamurti

> >

> > I really like what Krishnamurti said. He says things that I feel is

> > very true. I cannot yet explain them as well as J. K. but somehow I

> > know he points to something of profound truth. And if we look at it,

> > isn't it only the mega-ego who thinks there is such thing as duty?

> (I

> > told you, I cannot explain what I sense as well as J. K., for I am

> > still operation from a level of the intellect)

> >

> > /AL

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> > > <adithya_comming> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is

> unmindful

> > > > of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

> > > >

> > > > A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts,

> if,

> > > > owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his

> efforts,

> > > > he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked

> > > whether

> > > > the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> > > > duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the

> > > state

> > > > of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits

> and

> > > > the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything

> more by

> > > > discharging family duties.

> > > >

> > > > ~ Ramana Maharshi

> > > >

> > > > http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Now, the question is ...

> > > >

> > > > What is DUTY ...?

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Aha,

 

There is a children's toy, a bird on a box, when you wind it up then

it will start to chirp. It seems you are some kind of perpetuum bird

winding up itself. But instead of chirping it is constantly revealing

the contents of its intellect: Chatter, chatter, chatter ...

 

Werner

 

 

Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman "

<anders_lindman> wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...>

wrote:

> >

> > Yes Anders,

> >

> > It is not just that way with you but with most of us to instantly

> > understand soemthing without being able expressing it in words.

> >

> > If someone says she/he feels responsible for her/his children,

the

> > obviously this person doesn't love her/his children.

>

> In " A Course in Miracles " it is written: Perfect love casts out

fear.

> And also that if there is fear then there is not perfect love.

>

> To feel responsibility for something is the belief of separate

> existence. That's an ego trip. And we can see for ourselves that

such

> trip is a path of _opposing_ the rest of the world; it is a path of

> struggle. Responsibility is the illusionary struggle between a

> fictious " me " and " the rest of the world " . When I say these things,

it

> does not come across as being true, because I am not coming from a

> state of love, I am coming from a state of hatred and fear (to put

it

> bluntly). But we can see the truth of this simply by feeling our own

> feeling about words like " duty " and " responsibility " . It's not

likely

> that we jump up in the air out of sheer joy and ecstasy hearing

these

> words. :) The feelings accompanying these words tell their own

truth.

>

> /AL

>

>

> >

> > Werner

> > Nisargadatta , " anders_lindman "

> > <anders_lindman> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr "

<wwoehr@p...>

> > wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Where love ends, duty and responsibility start.

> > > >

> > > > J. Krishnamurti

> > >

> > > I really like what Krishnamurti said. He says things that I

feel is

> > > very true. I cannot yet explain them as well as J. K. but

somehow I

> > > know he points to something of profound truth. And if we look

at it,

> > > isn't it only the mega-ego who thinks there is such thing as

duty?

> > (I

> > > told you, I cannot explain what I sense as well as J. K., for I

am

> > > still operation from a level of the intellect)

> > >

> > > /AL

> > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> > > > <adithya_comming> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is

> > unmindful

> > > > > of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to

him?

> > > > >

> > > > > A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily

comforts,

> > if,

> > > > > owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his

> > efforts,

> > > > > he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is

asked

> > > > whether

> > > > > the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of

domestic

> > > > > duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained

the

> > > > state

> > > > > of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all

benefits

> > and

> > > > > the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything

> > more by

> > > > > discharging family duties.

> > > > >

> > > > > ~ Ramana Maharshi

> > > > >

> > > > > http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Now, the question is ...

> > > > >

> > > > > What is DUTY ...?

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Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote:

>

> Aha,

>

> There is a children's toy, a bird on a box, when you wind it up then

> it will start to chirp. It seems you are some kind of perpetuum bird

> winding up itself. But instead of chirping it is constantly revealing

> the contents of its intellect: Chatter, chatter, chatter ...

>

> Werner

 

True resposibility is the capacity for harmony and peace. Fear always

indicates a lie. Fear indicates a struggle against time, and time, as

J. Krishnamurti put it, is the psychological enemy of humanity.

 

" This moment is enough. It is enough. " -- Eckhart Tolle

 

:-)

 

/AL

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" anders_lindman " <anders_lindman

Re: What is DUTY ...?

 

 

Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming> wrote:

>

> Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

> of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

>

> A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

> owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his efforts,

> he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked whether

> the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the state

> of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and

> the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by

> discharging family duties.

>

> ~ Ramana Maharshi

>

> http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

>

>

> Now, the question is ...

>

> What is DUTY ...?

 

>Good question. Isn't duties things that we find boring to do? Why

>would it otherwise be called duty? :)

 

just live in the present with awareness of the mind and skilled

compassion... if your life circumstance are to baby-sit you do that. be

humble in front of life. dividing life between fun and duty is escaping.

 

it is all fun, and all duty. all that matters is the attitude....

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Nisargadatta , " hemant bhai "

<hemantbhai100@h...> wrote:

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> Message: 8

> Sat, 29 Jan 2005 03:52:02 -0000

> " anders_lindman " <anders_lindman>

> Re: What is DUTY ...?

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> Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> <adithya_comming> wrote:

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> > Q. Of what use to his family is a wise householder who is unmindful

> > of his bodily comforts and of what use is his family to him?

> >

> > A.: Although he is entirely unmindful of his bodily comforts, if,

> > owing to his past karma, his family have to subsist by his efforts,

> > he may be regarded as doing service to others. If it is asked whether

> > the wise man derives any benefit from the discharge of domestic

> > duties, it may be answered that, as he has already attained the state

> > of complete satisfaction which is the sum total of all benefits and

> > the highest good of all, he does not stand to gain anything more by

> > discharging family duties.

> >

> > ~ Ramana Maharshi

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> > http://www.terebess.hu/english/maharshi.html

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> > Now, the question is ...

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> > What is DUTY ...?

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> >Good question. Isn't duties things that we find boring to do? Why

> >would it otherwise be called duty? :)

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> just live in the present with awareness of the mind and skilled

> compassion... if your life circumstance are to baby-sit you do that. be

> humble in front of life. dividing life between fun and duty is escaping.

>

> it is all fun, and all duty. all that matters is the attitude....

 

Yes, as Ramana said, to someone who has attained the state of complete

satisfaction, all is satisfaction.

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Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming> wrote:

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> Spirituality talks

> about ...'freedom', `liberation', `effortlessness', `end of

> identification', `end of Doership' ...

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> Whereas, duty is often defined ...by " have

to " , " should " , " must " ...

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> Further, duty is almost always preceded with " my " , " your " as

in ...my

> duty, your duty and roles such as ... " soldier's duty " , " teacher's

> duty " , " parent's duty "

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> I am wondering, if these two, ...liberation and `performing duty'

> are in conflict or Not.!

 

It seems to me they are the same. Talk of liberation, spirituality

and enlightenment is always MY and MINE too! We're not worried about

the other guy getting enlightened... it's about me!

 

Joe

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Nisargadatta , " josesiem " <josesiem> wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

> <adithya_comming> wrote:

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> >

> >

> > Spirituality talks

> > about ...'freedom', `liberation', `effortlessness', `end of

> > identification', `end of Doership' ...

> >

> >

> > Whereas, duty is often defined ...by " have

> to " , " should " , " must " ...

> >

> > Further, duty is almost always preceded with " my " , " your " as

> in ...my

> > duty, your duty and roles such as ... " soldier's duty " , " teacher's

> > duty " , " parent's duty "

> >

> >

> > I am wondering, if these two, ...liberation and `performing

duty'

> > are in conflict or Not.!

>

> It seems to me they are the same. Talk of liberation, spirituality

> and enlightenment is always MY and MINE too! We're not worried

about

> the other guy getting enlightened... it's about me!

 

 

" getting " it as well as the ... " path " to it is suppossed to

be ... " end of me " !

 

 

 

>

> Joe

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