Guest guest Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> wrote: > advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> > wrote: > Namaste, > > I remember a story, I think it was a Krishna story, where a Brahmin > had overcome every desire in life except his love for an old cow. > This > was a strong attachment and to relieve this Krishna 'killed' the cow > and released the Brahmin to Moksha. > > This is no doubt allegorical but the message is there. We all are on > the path and talk of Moksha and Advaita but at the same time are > hanging on to our 'attachment cows'. There are many cows of all > kinds > and they keep presenting themselves again and again. Yet we tend to > feed and keep them, using all kinds of excuses and rationalisations. > > This is why IMHO opinion many shy away from pure advaita and moksha > for their biggest cow is the ego and identity they/we don't want to > lose. > > It seems in the end result there can only be suffering to overcome > our > cows but there is an end to it...............ONS...Tony. > --- End forwarded message ---===================== Good point. But the biggest sacred-cow that needs a good killing is called time, and its past, and the " cleaning of samskaras from life to life. " -- just words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Gene Polotas " <semmin@e...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> > wrote: > > advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> > > wrote: > > Namaste, > > > > I remember a story, I think it was a Krishna story, where a Brahmin > > had overcome every desire in life except his love for an old cow. > > This > > was a strong attachment and to relieve this Krishna 'killed' the > cow > > and released the Brahmin to Moksha. > > > > This is no doubt allegorical but the message is there. We all are > on > > the path and talk of Moksha and Advaita but at the same time are > > hanging on to our 'attachment cows'. There are many cows of all > > kinds > > and they keep presenting themselves again and again. Yet we tend to > > feed and keep them, using all kinds of excuses and rationalisations. > > > > This is why IMHO opinion many shy away from pure advaita and moksha > > for their biggest cow is the ego and identity they/we don't want to > > lose. > > > > It seems in the end result there can only be suffering to overcome > > our > > cows but there is an end to it...............ONS...Tony. > > --- End forwarded message ---===================== > > Good point. But the biggest sacred-cow that needs a good killing is > called time, and its past, and the " cleaning of samskaras from life > to life. " > -- just words yes....the time is killing us already....all life long...... no need to be attached to time...except if we want to die one day.... let's hope that Krishna come to help....and detach us from all this cows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Nisargadatta , " dennis_travis33 " <dennis_travis33> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " Gene Polotas " <semmin@e...> > wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> > > wrote:.... > > > was a strong attachment and to relieve this Krishna 'killed' the > > cow > > > and released the Brahmin to Moksha. > > > > > > This is no doubt allegorical but the message is there. We all are > > on > > > the path and talk of Moksha and Advaita but at the same time are > > > hanging on to our 'attachment cows'. There are many cows of all > > > kinds > > > and they keep presenting themselves again and again. Yet we tend > to > > > feed and keep them, using all kinds of excuses and > rationalisations. > > > > > > This is why IMHO opinion many shy away from pure advaita and > moksha > > > for their biggest cow is the ego and identity they/we don't want > to > > > lose. > > > > > > It seems in the end result there can only be suffering to > overcome > > > our > > > cows but there is an end to it...............ONS...Tony. > > > --- End forwarded message ---===================== > > > > Good point. But the biggest sacred-cow that needs a good killing is > > called time, and its past, and the " cleaning of samskaras from > life > > to life. " > > -- just words > > yes....the time is killing us already....all life long...... > no need to be attached to time...except if we want to die one day.... > > let's hope that Krishna come to help....and detach us from all this > cows...========================== Only thoughts, like death, samskaras and previous-lives, and cows and Krishna can die to end/be the timeless and changeless JOY called Samadhi, Kundalini -- without which there can be no fictions, thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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