Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " s_i_l_v_e_r1069 " <silver- 1069@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " s_i_l_v_e_r1069 " <silver- > > 1069@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 3/8/2006 7:43:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > > > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > > > > > > > Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:36:16 -0000 > > > > > " lissbon2002 " <lissbon2002@> > > > > > Silly ego game #3 (((Re: IPercpetion Without > > Thinking > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Bill, > > > > > > > > > > Convictions, opinions, thought-images all together with > > emotional > > > > > responses triggered by them, create an imaginary world, which > > > > could > > > > > be called illusory, although it causes a lot of real > > suffering, > > > > > conflicts, wars. > > > > > As long as you suffer because of it, calling it an illusion > > is > > > > > simply another illusory escape. As long as the ego dynamic > > > > operates, > > > > > calling it an illusion is a lie. Really seeing that it´s an > > > > ilusion, > > > > > is the end of the ego. > > > > > Ego, trying to escape suffering has found many ways, among > > which > > > > a > > > > > ways of belief that it isn´t real. This belief makes for a > > > > double > > > > > illusion. The activity of the ego takes place now and can be > > > > > observed now. Don´t call it real, don´t call it unreal, > > simply > > > > watch > > > > > it. If you deny and ignore it, it will remain underneath > > covered > > > > by > > > > > a belief in it´s illusory nature. > > > > > You only know that something was an illusion when it is gone, > > > > never > > > > > before. If you think you know it before, it´s simply the > > > > expression > > > > > of a belief which you cling to in order not to deal with the > > > > > discomfort which it brings. > > > > > Here´s something from K, whom you like I think: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " > > > > > The Cultivation of Detachment > > > > > > > > > > There is only attachment; there is no such thing as > > detachment. > > > > The > > > > > mind invents detachment as a reaction to the pain of > > attachment. > > > > > When you react to attachment by becoming " detached, " you are > > > > > attached to something else. So that whole process is one of > > > > > attachment. You are attached to your wife or your husband, to > > > > your > > > > > children, to ideas, to tradition, to authority, and so on; > > and > > > > your > > > > > reaction to that attachment is detachment. The cultivation of > > > > > detachment is the outcome of sorrow, pain. You want to escape > > from > > > > > the pain of attachment, and your escape is to find something > > to > > > > > which you think you can be attached. So there is only > > attachment, > > > > > and it is a stupid mind that cultivates detachment. All the > > books > > > > > say, " Be detached, " but what is the truth of the matter? If > > you > > > > > observe your own mind, you will see an extraordinary > > thing†" that > > > > > through cultivating detachment, your mind is becoming > > attached to > > > > > something else. " > > > > > > > > > > The Book of Life - March 8 > > > > > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > > > > > Len > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yessss! And that's the truth! Well said, including your words, > > Len. > > > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > ************* > > > > > > > > There we go. The Truth in a nutshell and Life goes on. That's > > why > > > > I say live life to it's fullest in whatever way makes you > > happy. > > > > Forget trying to detach yourself from it. It's futile. Know it > > all > > > > to be an illusion and then move on. Enjoy it! > > > > > > > > " Silver " > > > > > > > > > > It just feel like 'you' are 'saying that'. > > > > > > Life will live you to its fullest........completely without any > > input from 'you'. > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > **************** > > > > Right. But on Earth we say what I said. > > > > " Silver " > > > > > " We " used to say the world was flat. > > > toombaru **************** I understand, Toomb. Thank you. " Silver " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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