Guest guest Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Dear Wabaa, Helas, it is not a joke! I am resending an extract of litterature that rings it well for me. > > Sir Niz describes The Witness: > > " The witness is merely a point in awareness. It > has > > no > > name and form. > > It is like the reflection of the sun in a drop of > > dew. > > The drop of dew has name and form, but the little > > point of light is caused by the sun. " > > > > The clearness and smoothness of the drop is a > > necessary condition but not sufficient by itself. > > Similarly, clarity and silence of the mind are > > necessary for the reflection of reality to appear > in > > the mind, but by themselves they aren`t > sufficient. > > There must be reality beyond it. Because reality > is > > timelessly present, the stress is on the necessary > > conditions. > > P > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > > > Nouveau : téléphonez moins cher avec > > Messenger ! Découvez les tarifs exceptionnels pour > > appeler la France et l'international. > > Téléchargez sur http://fr.messenger. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > Nouveau : téléphonez moins cher avec > Messenger ! Découvez les tarifs exceptionnels pour > appeler la France et l'international. > Téléchargez sur http://fr.messenger. > _________________________ Nouveau : téléphonez moins cher avec Messenger ! Découvez les tarifs exceptionnels pour appeler la France et l'international. Téléchargez sur http://fr.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Nisargadatta , OConnor Patricia <gdtige wrote: > > > Dear Wabaa, > Helas, it is not a joke! > I am resending an extract of litterature that rings it > well for me. hello dear Patricia > > > > Sir Niz describes The Witness: > > > " The witness is merely a point in awareness. It > > has > > > no > > > name and form. > > > It is like the reflection of the sun in a drop of > > > dew. > > > The drop of dew has name and form, but the little > > > point of light is caused by the sun. " nothing against Sir Sri Niz and this description but there is no sense in postulating a witness and then giving a description of it. the only sense i see is to keep people listening to the description, and a master may has good reason about it. but really there is no sense in those words, not for who is speaking them, not for who is listening to them. imagine the sad situation of one who tries to understand that description and to see if that fits with his witness... > > > > > > The clearness and smoothness of the drop is a > > > necessary condition but not sufficient by itself. > > > Similarly, clarity and silence of the mind are > > > necessary for the reflection of reality to appear > > in > > > the mind, but by themselves they aren`t > > sufficient. > > > There must be reality beyond it. Because reality > > is > > > timelessly present, the stress is on the necessary > > > conditions. > > > > P > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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