Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 from the booklet " the six paramitas " by Zen Master Sheng-Yen: -------------------------- [T]his aspiration to alleviate the suffering of others without concerns for one's own nirvana is anuttara (unsurpassed) bodhi-mind. While diligently practicing the Dharma, such a practicioner realizes that nirvana is not a blissful,abiding state in which one rejects samsara, the existential realm of suffering. Without rejecting or clinging to nirvana, a bodhisattva vows to return to wordly existence to help sentinet beings. .............. To conclude, I emphasize that prajna is wisdom, and wisdom is the attitude of no self. This means not having an attitude that is based on self-centered perspective. Please do not misunderstand that this attitude of no self means that there is nothing out there. The self of wisdom is there to solve problems; the self of compassion is there to benefit people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > from the booklet " the six paramitas " by Zen Master Sheng-Yen: > -------------------------- > > [T]his aspiration to alleviate the suffering of others without > concerns for one's own nirvana is anuttara (unsurpassed) bodhi- mind. > While diligently practicing the Dharma, such a practicioner realizes > that nirvana is not a blissful,abiding state in which one rejects > samsara, the existential realm of suffering. Without rejecting or > clinging to nirvana, a bodhisattva vows to return to wordly existence > to help sentinet beings. > ............. > > To conclude, I emphasize that prajna is wisdom, and wisdom is the > attitude of no self. This means not having an attitude that is based > on self-centered perspective. Please do not misunderstand that this > attitude of no self means that there is nothing out there. The self of > wisdom is there to solve problems; the self of compassion is there to > benefit people. devi: since this IS a sri nizargadatta group, i'll write you smething that he teaches Nisargadatta: There is only imagination. The intelligencce and power are all used up in your imagination. It has absorbed you so completely that you just cannot grasp how far from reality you have wandered. No dobt imagination is richely creative. Universe within universe are built on it. Yet they are all in space and time, past and future, which just do not exist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> wrote: > > devi: since this IS a sri nizargadatta group, i'll write you > smething that he teaches > the standard alibi: there is no sri nizargadatta. there is no teaching. it is just an illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> wrote: > > > > > devi: since this IS a sri nizargadatta group, i'll write you > > smething that he teaches > > > > the standard alibi: > > there is no sri nizargadatta. there is no teaching. it is just an > illusion. devi: you really are MISUNDERSTANDING *the spiritual path*...u must be a very young soul who has lost his way.....go find a playground, you're not ready to grow up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " > <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > wrote: > > > > > > > > devi: since this IS a sri nizargadatta group, i'll write you > > > smething that he teaches > > > > > > > the standard alibi: > > > > there is no sri nizargadatta. there is no teaching. it is just an > > illusion. > > devi: you really are MISUNDERSTANDING *the spiritual path*...u must be > a very young soul who has lost his way.....go find a playground, > you're not ready to grow up Only very young souls cling to the concept that there is such a thing as a soul. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " > > <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > > > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > devi: since this IS a sri nizargadatta group, i'll write you > > > > smething that he teaches > > > > > > > > > > the standard alibi: > > > > > > there is no sri nizargadatta. there is no teaching. it is just an > > > illusion. > > > > devi: you really are MISUNDERSTANDING *the spiritual path*...u must be > > a very young soul who has lost his way.....go find a playground, > > you're not ready to grow up Only very young souls cling to the concept that there is such a thing as a soul. > > > > > toombaru This " devianandi " character has been reading too many Shirley MacLaine books. fuzzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Nisargadatta , " fuzzie_wuz " <fuzzie_wuz> wrote: > > Only very young souls cling to the concept that there is such a > thing as a soul. > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > This " devianandi " character has been reading too many Shirley MacLaine > books. > > > > fuzzie *********** Yes, we put up with devi, she's about 6 years old. It's not in the cards for her. She doesn't have the common sense, the mentality, the " inclination " to think things through. Judi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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