Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Good morning Love, > The greatest arrogance is I AM, > nothwithstanding in the ONE-ness of I AM THIS. > gets me in trouble, or at least thinking it is troubling... > > " Ana " WE ARE THE TRUTH WE SEEK. You are not being arrogant. The greatest problem with I AM or I AM ALL, or that the ALL is expressing itself as ME or I, is that you must accept your worst enemy, the most horrible of the horrible, the deepest fear, the most disgusting of humans and other forms, AS YOURSELF!! As part of who you are in total. That's the hardest part, the hardest part, the hardest part. And to the extent that you do refuse, is the measure of your suffering, your denial of the truth you are. In a way, there is a pressure to keep you individualized, to force you to be and accept yourself as a separate, alienated, person, because in a sense, you always are the person LIFE wants you to be. So to expand your sense of self beyond that, back, into the Infinite perception of life, you have to go against the grain of your own personality, or in a sense, to destroy the limited person you have been for many years, to experience or sense that you are in fact, LIFE expressing itself as you. It's a bit like swimming upstream. You can do it, and you are free to do it, but it takes more effort, it is harder to oppose the current which is LIFE ITSELF expressing itself as the limited you. But don’t worry about it. The person you are will re-emerge and you will continue to be you, but with a smile, and the happiness that you have figured it all out, that you are LIFE ITSELF. And you will have freedom from the religious myths that occupy the minds of million upon millions, that no longer have a hold on you. I don't like the statement about Source and Object, because humans, and all ordinary life is not an object, it is alive: living tissue, brain and nerves and the Source is LIFE ITSELF, what I sense as a more organic biological process. But that's OK. Many ways to talk about the same thing, and that way seems to appeal to some of you as clearer and more descriptive than mine. True, it is a concept, but a concept describing something alive and real. So, look beyond the concept , the finger pointing to the moon, and see the reality that you are and everything is, the real life, expressing itself as you, and I, and everything. It's very freaky, strange and incredible, but exciting and a fulfillment, and can be, an end to searching, and the beginning of truly BEING. Not wanting to appear arrogant, that’s just the way I see it, You can do and think what you want, of course. Larry Epston www.epston.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 - epston Nisargadatta Sunday, January 01, 2006 9:47 AM Re: WE ARE THE TRUTH WE SEEK Good morning Love, > The greatest arrogance is I AM, > nothwithstanding in the ONE-ness of I AM THIS. > gets me in trouble, or at least thinking it is troubling... > > " Ana " WE ARE THE TRUTH WE SEEK. You are not being arrogant. The greatest problem with I AM or I AM ALL, or that the ALL is expressing itself as ME or I, is that you must accept your worst enemy, the most horrible of the horrible, the deepest fear, the most disgusting of humans and other forms, AS YOURSELF!! As part of who you are in total. That's the hardest part, the hardest part, the hardest part. And to the extent that you do refuse, is the measure of your suffering, your denial of the truth you are. In a way, there is a pressure to keep you individualized, to force you to be and accept yourself as a separate, alienated, person, because in a sense, you always are the person LIFE wants you to be. So to expand your sense of self beyond that, back, into the Infinite perception of life, you have to go against the grain of your own personality, or in a sense, to destroy the limited person you have been for many years, to experience or sense that you are in fact, LIFE expressing itself as you. It's a bit like swimming upstream. You can do it, and you are free to do it, but it takes more effort, it is harder to oppose the current which is LIFE ITSELF expressing itself as the limited you. But don’t worry about it. The person you are will re-emerge and you will continue to be you, but with a smile, and the happiness that you have figured it all out, that you are LIFE ITSELF. And you will have freedom from the religious myths that occupy the minds of million upon millions, that no longer have a hold on you. I don't like the statement about Source and Object, because humans, and all ordinary life is not an object, it is alive: living tissue, brain and nerves and the Source is LIFE ITSELF, what I sense as a more organic biological process. But that's OK. Many ways to talk about the same thing, and that way seems to appeal to some of you as clearer and more descriptive than mine. True, it is a concept, but a concept describing something alive and real. So, look beyond the concept , the finger pointing to the moon, and see the reality that you are and everything is, the real life, expressing itself as you, and I, and everything. It's very freaky, strange and incredible, but exciting and a fulfillment, and can be, an end to searching, and the beginning of truly BEING. Not wanting to appear arrogant, that’s just the way I see it, You can do and think what you want, of course. Larry Epston www.epston.com My meaning dearOne: In I AM, say loud, say it softly, I Am equates to noOther, and where are You in my pattern of speech. In the beginning Was the Word. Love, my friend is the second ring of the trilogy in marriage of the individual Soul to the Spirit of I AM. I AM THIS ONE. YOU ARE THIS ONE. BEING, I AM. Ana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Nisargadatta , epston@a... wrote: > WE ARE THE TRUTH WE SEEK. > > You are not being arrogant. > The greatest problem with I AM or I AM ALL, or that the ALL is expressing > itself as ME or I, is that you must accept your worst enemy, the most horrible of > the horrible, the deepest fear, the most disgusting of humans and other > forms, AS YOURSELF!! > As part of who you are in total. That's the hardest part, the hardest part, > the hardest part. **Only by the Grace of God can one decide to accept His Will. > And to the extent that you do refuse, is the measure of your suffering, your > denial of the truth you are. **Only by the Grace of God can one decide to reject His Will. > In a way, there is a pressure to keep you individualized, to force you to be > and accept yourself as a separate, alienated, person, because in a sense, you > always are the person LIFE wants you to be. So to expand your sense of self > beyond that, back, into the Infinite perception of life, you have to go against > the grain of your own personality, or in a sense, to destroy the limited > person you have been for many years, to experience or sense that you are in fact, > LIFE expressing itself as you. **Only by the Grace of God can one notice this. > It's a bit like swimming upstream. You can do it, and you are free to do it, > but it takes more effort, it is harder to oppose the current which is LIFE > ITSELF expressing itself as the limited you. > But don’t worry about it. The person you are will re-emerge and you will > continue to be you, but with a smile, and the happiness that you have figured it > all out, that you are LIFE ITSELF. **Only by the Grace of God can one smile. > And you will have freedom from the > religious myths that occupy the minds of million upon millions, that no longer have > a hold on you. > I don't like the statement about Source and Object, because humans, and all > ordinary life is not an object, it is alive: living tissue, brain and nerves > and the Source is LIFE ITSELF, > what I sense as a more organic biological process. But that's OK. Many ways > to talk about the same thing, and that way seems to appeal to some of you as > clearer and more descriptive than mine. **Only by the Grace of God can one talk about it. > True, it is a concept, but a concept describing something alive and real. > So, look beyond the concept , the finger pointing to the moon, and see the > reality that you are and everything is, the real life, expressing itself as you, > and I, and everything. **Only by the Grace of God can one look beyond a concept. > It's very freaky, strange and incredible, but exciting and a fulfillment, and > can be, an end to searching, and the beginning of truly BEING. > Not wanting to appear arrogant, that’s just the way I see it, > You can do and think what you want, of course. **Only by the Grace of God can one decide to accept His Will. **Only by the Grace of God can one decide to reject His Will. **Only by the Grace of God can one notice this. **Only by the Grace of God can one smile. **Only by the Grace of God can one talk about it. **Only by the Grace of God can one look beyond a concept. **Only by the Grace of God can one appear arrogant. **Only by the Grace of God can one think. **Only by the Grace of God can one truly BE. **Only by the Grace of God can one say, " Thy Will Be Done! " " Silver " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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