Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 On Jan 14, 2006, at 5:15 AM, Nisargadatta wrote: > But as long as one expects peace, bliss, love... and all that has to > be lasting of course... he is hunting his own tail and may do so > forever. What is peace? Everybody experiences his little peace from > time to time, but he might find himself in the midst of war the next > moment. But what has all this to do with truth? What do we want: truth > or wonderful higher states? If we really want truth then we have to be > ready to accept whatever we find. P: But, but... if one wants truth, it means one is not yet ready to accept what is. In complete now acceptance, truth is seen as another concept. Of course, 'what is now' can be called truth or God or any other name, but that is just playing with labels. Calling a violin a piano won't change its sound. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: > > > On Jan 14, 2006, at 5:15 AM, Nisargadatta wrote: > > > But as long as one expects peace, bliss, love... and all that has to > > be lasting of course... he is hunting his own tail and may do so > > forever. What is peace? Everybody experiences his little peace from > > time to time, but he might find himself in the midst of war the next > > moment. But what has all this to do with truth? What do we want: truth > > or wonderful higher states? If we really want truth then we have to be > > ready to accept whatever we find. > > P: But, but... if one wants truth, it means one is not yet ready to > accept what is. In complete now acceptance, truth is seen as > another concept. Of course, 'what is now' can be called truth > or God or any other name, but that is just playing with labels. > Calling a violin a piano won't change its sound. > > > !! neither calling it a violin changes its sound...it is beyond words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: >>P: But, but... if one wants truth, it means one is not yet ready to >>accept what is. In complete now acceptance, truth is seen as >>another concept. Of course, 'what is now' can be called truth >>or God or any other name, but that is just playing with labels. >>Calling a violin a piano won't change its sound. >>> >> >!! >neither calling it a violin changes its sound...it is beyond words Ha! Let me try to play it on my violin then :-) Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: >P: But, but... if one wants truth, it means one is not yet ready to >accept what is. In complete now acceptance, truth is seen as >another concept. Of course, 'what is now' can be called truth >or God or any other name, but that is just playing with labels. >Calling a violin a piano won't change its sound. Well, you are right. But I have put " truth " against peace, bliss... those are states, attributes one would like to possess. Truth is an ideal: that which is true as opposed to false. If one looks for that which is not false, he will end up at " what is " , isn't it, whatever is or isn't :-) Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4@e...> wrote: > > > On Jan 14, 2006, at 5:15 AM, Nisargadatta wrote: > > > But as long as one expects peace, bliss, love... and all that has to > > be lasting of course... he is hunting his own tail and may do so > > forever. What is peace? Everybody experiences his little peace from > > time to time, but he might find himself in the midst of war the next > > moment. But what has all this to do with truth? What do we want: truth > > or wonderful higher states? If we really want truth then we have to be > > ready to accept whatever we find. > > P: But, but... if one wants truth, it means one is not yet ready to > accept what is. In complete now acceptance, truth is seen as > another concept. Of course, 'what is now' can be called truth > or God or any other name, but that is just playing with labels. > Calling a violin a piano won't change its sound. The Seeker in search of himSelf had better get ready for a shock! " Silver " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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