Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Nisargadatta , ADHHUB wrote: > > Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:12:13 -0000 > " lissbon2002 " <_lissbon2002_ > (lissbon2002) > > Re: Summary of spirituality. > > _Nisargadatta _ (Nisargadatta ) , > " Arvind " <adithya_comming@> > wrote: > > > > [To me] spirituality can be summed up in 2 sentences: > > > > - Are you Happy? > > o If not... start investigating " why not " ! > > > > > OK. First answer would usually be: > Because I often cannot get what I want. > > What´s next? > > Len Next question will be: Why do you want things that you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 In a message dated 3/12/2006 4:11:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, lissbon2002 writes: > Because I think they will give me the happy feeling. > What´s next? > > Len L.E: And how seldom do our thinking fantasies take us where we desire to go. Larry Epston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Nisargadatta , " Arvind " <adithya_comming wrote: > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:12:13 -0000 > > " lissbon2002 " <_lissbon2002@_ > > (lissbon2002@) > > > Re: Summary of spirituality. > > > > _Nisargadatta _ > (Nisargadatta ) , > > " Arvind " <adithya_comming@> > > wrote: > > > > > > [To me] spirituality can be summed up in 2 sentences: > > > > > > - Are you Happy? > > > o If not... start investigating " why not " ! > > > > > > > > > OK. First answer would usually be: > > Because I often cannot get what I want. > > > > What´s next? > > > > Len > > > > Next question will be: > > Why do you want things that you want? Because I think they will give me the happy feeling. What´s next? Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 --- lissbon2002 <lissbon2002 a écrit : Nisargadatta , " Arvind " <adithya_comming wrote: > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:12:13 -0000 > > " lissbon2002 " <_lissbon2002@_ > > (lissbon2002@) > > > Re: Summary of spirituality. > > > > _Nisargadatta _ > (Nisargadatta ) , > > " Arvind " <adithya_comming@> > > wrote: > > > > > > [To me] spirituality can be summed up in 2 sentences: > > > > > > - Are you Happy? > > > o If not... start investigating " why not " ! > > > > > > > > > OK. First answer would usually be: > > Because I often cannot get what I want. > > > > What´s next? > > > > Len > > > > Next question will be: > > Why do you want things that you want? Because I think they will give me the happy feeling. What´s next? Len Maybe there is a distinction to be made between pleasure,...pleasurable feelings... and joy? Is happiness an outcome of pleasure? Patricia ** If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: /mygroups?edit=1 Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " for the Nisargadatta group and click on Save Changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Nisargadatta , OConnor Patricia <gdtige wrote: > > > --- lissbon2002 <lissbon2002 a écrit : > > > > Nisargadatta , " Arvind " > <adithya_comming@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:12:13 -0000 > > > " lissbon2002 " <_lissbon2002@_ > > > (lissbon2002@) > > > > Re: Summary of spirituality. > > > > > > _Nisargadatta _ > > (Nisargadatta ) , > > > " Arvind " <adithya_comming@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > [To me] spirituality can be summed up in 2 > sentences: > > > > > > > > - Are you Happy? > > > > o If not... start investigating " why not " ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > OK. First answer would usually be: > > > Because I often cannot get what I want. > > > > > > What´s next? > > > > > > Len > > > > > > > > Next question will be: > > > > Why do you want things that you want? > > > Because I think they will give me the happy feeling. > What´s next? > > Len > > Maybe there is a distinction to be made between > pleasure,...pleasurable feelings... and joy? > Is happiness an outcome of pleasure? > Patricia not in my expereince. i'd rather say happiness is when pleasure/pain is not. > > > > > > ** > > If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to > change your subscription, sign in with your ID > and go to Edit My Groups: > > /mygroups?edit=1 > > Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " > for the Nisargadatta group and click on Save Changes. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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