Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 --- Adamson <adamson a écrit : > > Regarding " light " , if science and one's (my) own > personal experience is > to be belived, light is invisible. In fact, I have > never ever seen > light. Now lest you think that I am blind, let me > assure you that I see > quite well. This morning, in San Diego, as I look > out the window, I see > green trees, a blue sky, brownish-grey aged fence, > etc. Yet I also > assure you, I see no light whatsoever. Then what is > it I do see, you > might ask. > > I see interference patterns, not light itself. I see > what *appears* when > light strikes an object. For example, take a flash > light and turn it on. > Hold it at right angles at arms length so that the > " beam of light " > shines horizontally in front of you from right to > left or vice versa. > Ask yourself, " Can I see the light shining? " My > experience is " No " . > However, if I put my hand in front of the beam to > " obstruct " it, then I > see a reflection, an interference pattern showing > up. I never ever see > the light itself. > > Another example, tonight (or any other night), walk > outside when it > completely dark. While looking at the moon, recall > that the sun (source > of light) is behind you on the other side of the > earth and that its > shining is what makes the moon " light up " . Also, > that all around the > moon it's " dark " but that this darkness is filled > with " light " yet the > light is invisible. > > I also suggest that awareness is invisible for the > same reason. *It* > (awareness) has never been seen, experienced, > perceived, observed, etc. > It is invisible (to itself). Therefore, it could be > argued that perhaps > it doesn't exist at all...at least not as a *thing* > (object of > perception). With this, I agree. *Awareness* is not > a " thing " . It (so to > speak) is no-thing. It is invisible to itself simply > because it is that > which is looking, perceiving. Being a no-thing, it > is *that* (space) > within which, as a modification of which, and to > which all *things* > appear, move, and have their beingness. And these > apparent *things* are > truly not *things* at all in the sense of existing > independently and > separately unto themselves. Furthermore, awareness > (no-thing) and its > apparitional content (things/objectifications) > *merge*, *collapse*, or > *dissolve* upon the realization that the perceiver > and perceived, > experiencer and experienced, observer and observed, > viewer and viewed, > awareness and content, etc have never been two to > begin with...except in > imagination! > > Michael ..<.......light is invisible.........>. invisible to what, to whom? until your eyes are sealed to the outside, you`ll not see the Light. 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...
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