Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 J: Very nice, Stefan. Post more often? ------------------- Hi, may I throw in my 2 cents. When I remember correctly how the dialog started, it was an advice not to trust second hand knowledge too much. And even Nisargadattas words are second hand knowledge, Lewis has said. Yes, and even: what else can knowledge be than second hand? Once I " know " something it has already been experienced. And then the recognizing of the known is again an experience. And what I think I know today might reveal itself as a mirage tomorrow. It is all always in a flow. When I read a book, a posting, hear someone speak... how can this receiving be anything else than my experience. Where did those words come from? What is the source? Searching for the cause of any word is like searching for the cause of language itself. One gives to the next, and so on... a trans-fering (tra-dition). So the music of Mozart became possible, the words of Nisargadatta were possible. In the words, in the music... all is woven into it that ever has been said and sung. And it is flowing on, never ending. Sitting together with the master is surely still another caliber of experience, and Nisargadattas words have always happened in such a situation. But when those words, those sounds reach me - they become my experience, fresh like the morning dew or cold like an icy morning wind. When I feel that those words, this music... carry something of that which cannot be sung, cannot be said... this is again my experience and my wonder. A finger is pointing to the moon. Should I look at the finger? The moon is my experience and even the moon is merely a reflection. Love Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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