Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Nisargadatta , " billrishel " <illusyn wrote: > > human mind can be at rest......because it can " understand " ....that > there is absolutly nothing....what could be " missed " .....even when > the mind is in rest.... > ~~~~~~~ > > I wonder what is meant here by " understand " ... > > An activity, a process comes to an end. > Was it a " seeing clearly " that led to that? > Was it simple surrender? > Was it something else? Or a combination? > > Something that was no longer is... and > yet nothing has changed. It's as if whatever > past there had been is were erased, not in > a sense of amnesia, but in a sense of " knowing > what it was like " . The personal subjective > point of view is no longer possible. It is > as if the place in the brain where that could > happen has been removed. > > The contents of consciousness are no longer > " what is going on " . Monitoring the contents > of consciousness is no longer a concern. > There is just the Ineffable, pouring through > in silent, endless waves, a towering Non > that drifts deep within. > > Within, yet no sense of center. > Towering, yet no sense of " above " . > > Vast, yet no sense of space. > > > > Bill > > > Hi Bill, yes.....it's very mysterious what is meant by this " understand " .. i believe that you understand the meaning....reading your words.... this: " > Something that was no longer is... and > yet nothing has changed. It's as if whatever > past there had been is were erased, not in > a sense of amnesia, but in a sense of " knowing > what it was like " . " .....yes....i understand what you mean.....this is another " understanding " which is also very very " Mysterious " ....and wonderful too....to know....and to experience.... will think about if i wrote this " understand " in this context...mmh i think i wrote it as an " understanding " of oneSelf.....an understanding of the " whole " .....means, of the wholeness of oneSelf.... then....the mind can be at rest.....at " free will " ...... (because this " free will " didn't exist....before....) thanks for your message Marc Ps: don't want to talk again about " free will " ....there has been endless talk here about in the past > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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