Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > > In a message dated 2/7/05 7:52:53 AM, dan330033 writes: > > > > D: I'm simply inviting you to look at the one who > > >holds the belief and why, rather than repeating > > >the belief over and over. > > > > >Why the need to believe there is something you have > > > that is always present, some IS that never changes? > > > > >What do you get out of that? > > > > >Obviously, you get security, you get permanence. > > > > >So, you could, instead of repeatedly saying, " I AM " - > > >look into the insecurity that wants to hold onto > > > something permanent and absolute as a means to > > >have something to count on. > > > P: Yes, exactly! The two best questions to ask when > inquiring into our belief system, are: > > 1) What I'm hoping to gain by holding on to this idea? > 2) What are the consequences of believing this way? > > Sometimes, what we hope to gain and what we really get > are not the same, often the result is the complete opposite > of what we were hoping to get. Like hoping to survive could robs > us of the chance to live fully now. exactly. and this kind of life is pathetic. my feeling is, this surviving/patheticness goes deeper than we think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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