Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 To inquire into mind, hoping to map it is like trying to make the definite map of ocean's waves, in which each wave's hight and location will be shown for the safe-passage of sailors. Better to do the only terminal inquiry there is, the inquiry into existence itself. Sit quietly, feel yourself be! What is there to feel? If you close your eyes, you'll see darkness. Of course, you can't close your ears, you will always hear sounds, no matter how faint. Can you hear the silence in between? How does that feel? You'll feel your body, you'll feel the chair, the floor under you, you'll feel your breath, your thoughts. What else? Can you feel what feels? Is there a basic feeling to being? Yes, there is, go deep below all other feelings with attentive quietness, and you'll sink to something so basic, so devoid of qualities that it feels alien, like an infinite otherness, yet so alive it could be no other, but existence itself. If you jump to conclusion, and name it consciousness and do not see for yourself, then you'll always float on the surface, tossed around by actions and emotions, and flirting with spiritual ideas, always playing at decorating your cell with fancy words. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 that's 100% right pete, there is no need for fancy talk. we get right to the point and stay there. OM. jai pete. steve Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: > > To inquire into mind, hoping to map it > is like trying to make the definite map > of ocean's waves, in which each wave's > hight and location will be shown for the > safe-passage of sailors. > > Better to do the only terminal inquiry > there is, the inquiry into existence itself. > Sit quietly, feel yourself be! What is > there to feel? If you close your eyes, > you'll see darkness. Of course, you > can't close your ears, you will always > hear sounds, no matter how faint. > Can you hear the silence in between? > How does that feel? > > You'll feel your body, you'll feel the chair, > the floor under you, you'll feel your breath, > your thoughts. What else? Can you feel > what feels? Is there a basic feeling to > being? Yes, there is, go deep below > all other feelings with attentive quietness, > and you'll sink to something so basic, so > devoid of qualities that it feels alien, > like an infinite otherness, yet so alive > it could be no other, but existence itself. > > If you jump to conclusion, and name it > consciousness and do not see for yourself, > then you'll always float on the surface, > tossed around by actions and emotions, > and flirting with spiritual ideas, always > playing at decorating your cell with fancy > words. > > Pete > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 ah!! stay there?!? go with the river, go, go ,go... Nisargadatta , " Steve Connor " <sconnor@a...> wrote: > > that's 100% right pete, there is no need for fancy talk. we get right > to the point and stay there. OM. jai pete. > > steve > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: > > > > To inquire into mind, hoping to map it > > is like trying to make the definite map > > of ocean's waves, in which each wave's > > hight and location will be shown for the > > safe-passage of sailors. > > > > Better to do the only terminal inquiry > > there is, the inquiry into existence itself. > > Sit quietly, feel yourself be! What is > > there to feel? If you close your eyes, > > you'll see darkness. Of course, you > > can't close your ears, you will always > > hear sounds, no matter how faint. > > Can you hear the silence in between? > > How does that feel? > > > > You'll feel your body, you'll feel the chair, > > the floor under you, you'll feel your breath, > > your thoughts. What else? Can you feel > > what feels? Is there a basic feeling to > > being? Yes, there is, go deep below > > all other feelings with attentive quietness, > > and you'll sink to something so basic, so > > devoid of qualities that it feels alien, > > like an infinite otherness, yet so alive > > it could be no other, but existence itself. > > > > If you jump to conclusion, and name it > > consciousness and do not see for yourself, > > then you'll always float on the surface, > > tossed around by actions and emotions, > > and flirting with spiritual ideas, always > > playing at decorating your cell with fancy > > words. > > > > Pete > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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