Guest guest Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I complained to the master about the emptiness that I frequently landed in and that I didn't find emptiness a comfortable place! The master replied: this is because emptiness is not a place! And, you are still looking Out! First you were looking at *things*. Now, you are looking at the *Absence of things*! The key is to look for that which SEES! The Seer is neither empty nor full! Emptiness is as much a perception as is looking at *things*! Both are unreal and both are transitory... See the SEER... which means abide as the SEER without paying much attention to what is seen... be it emptiness or be it *things*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Nisargadatta , " Arvind " <adithya_comming wrote: > > I complained to the master about the > emptiness that I frequently landed in > and that I didn't find emptiness a > comfortable place! > > The master replied: this is because > emptiness is not a place! > > And, you are still looking Out! First > you were looking at *things*. Now, you > are looking at the *Absence of things*! > > The key is to look for that which SEES! > > The Seer is neither empty nor full! > > > Emptiness is as much a perception as > is looking at *things*! Both are unreal > and both are transitory... > > See the SEER... which means abide as > the SEER without paying much attention > to what is seen... be it emptiness or > be it *things*! > The first stage is too look at and worship many different things: money,fame,great big homes, jewels, beauty. However concrete or however abstract. Those 'things' can become gods. The second stage is to go beyond these things and worship emptiness and void, god and godhead, lasting and ephemeral. The last stage is to not worship things OR God. When knocking at the door of the Beloved and asked who it is that's there.. " it is Thou.none other. " ......bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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