Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Nisargadatta , " lissbon2002 " <lissbon2002 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " billrishel " <illusyn@> wrote: > > > > Silly ego game #3 is where we learn to consistently bring ourselves to a > > state of peace in meditation, and then believe that we've accomplished > > something > > almost no human has ever been able to do before. Hehe. Since this has no > > relationship to noticing the truth of our ego dynamics, those dynamics > > continue > > all during our non-meditating time. In order to pretend that this > > isn't so, we > > elevate ourselves above others and project our thinkingness and > struggle > > onto them, all the while hiding behind the obscurity of our own words > > so that > > nobody can be clear enough about what we're saying to really be able to > > challenge us. > > > > ~~~~~ > > > > A couple of questions, Phil: > > Do you consider the " ego " to actually exist, or to only > > " appear " to exist? > > > > You speak of " noticing the truth of our ego dynamics... " , > > But noticing " one's own ego dynamics " is inherently > > problematic. The biggest ego trap there is is the one > > about stamping out ego. " Noticing ego dynamics " is inherently > > not in the Now. And anything that is not in the Now is > > illusory. See what I mean? > > > > > > Bill > > > There is nothing which is not inherently in the now, Bill. > > Len > There in nothing which is not inherently in the past. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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