Guest guest Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Nisargadatta , ADHHUB wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/25/2006 2:54:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > Nisargadatta writes: > > Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:36:48 -0000 > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain > Re: Imagine . . . > > Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Focus has to be put on ego itself > > > > and not on " its " activities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is its activities......one of which is the attempt to look up its > > > own skirt. > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > how do you know that? > > > > > Forty years of trying. > > > toombaru > > > > Have you tried looking without trying? > > Phil > > Trying is trying. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 In a message dated 4/26/2006 12:24:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Nisargadatta writes: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:42:29 -0000 " toombaru2006 " <lastrain Re: Imagine . . . Nisargadatta , ADHHUB wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/25/2006 2:54:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > Nisargadatta writes: > > Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:36:48 -0000 > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain > Re: Imagine . . . > > --- In Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Focus has to be put on ego itself > > > > and not on " its " activities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is its activities......one of which is the attempt to look up its > > > own skirt. > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > how do you know that? > > > > > Forty years of trying. > > > toombaru > > > > Have you tried looking without trying? > > Phil > > Trying is trying. toombaru Have you looked without trying? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Nisargadatta , ADHHUB wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/26/2006 12:24:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > Nisargadatta writes: > > Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:42:29 -0000 > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain > Re: Imagine . . . > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 4/25/2006 2:54:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:36:48 -0000 > > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > Re: Imagine . . . > > > > --- In Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Focus has to be put on ego itself > > > > > and not on " its " activities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is its activities......one of which is the attempt to look up > its > > > > own skirt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > how do you know that? > > > > > > > > > Forty years of trying. > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > Have you tried looking without trying? > > > > Phil > > > > > > Trying is trying. > > > toombaru > > > > Have you looked without trying? > > Phil that's gonna be a hard nut to crack, Phil Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Nisargadatta , " billrishel " <illusyn wrote: > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 4/26/2006 12:24:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:42:29 -0000 > > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > Re: Imagine . . . > > > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/25/2006 2:54:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > > > Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:36:48 -0000 > > > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > > Re: Imagine . . . > > > > > > --- In Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " > <lastrain@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Focus has to be put on ego itself > > > > > > and not on " its " activities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is its activities......one of which is the attempt to > look up > > its > > > > > own skirt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > > how do you know that? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Forty years of trying. > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you tried looking without trying? > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > Trying is trying. > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > Have you looked without trying? > > > > Phil > Looking .....is trying. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 In a message dated 4/28/2006 7:26:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Nisargadatta writes: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:18:56 -0000 " toombaru2006 " <lastrain Re: Imagine . . . Nisargadatta , " billrishel " <illusyn wrote: > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 4/26/2006 12:24:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:42:29 -0000 > > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > Re: Imagine . . . > > > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/25/2006 2:54:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > > > Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:36:48 -0000 > > > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > > Re: Imagine . . . > > > > > > --- In Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " > <lastrain@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Focus has to be put on ego itself > > > > > > and not on " its " activities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is its activities......one of which is the attempt to > look up > > its > > > > > own skirt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > > how do you know that? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Forty years of trying. > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you tried looking without trying? > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > Trying is trying. > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > Have you looked without trying? > > > > Phil > Looking .....is trying. toombaru But it's not. The simplest creature looks. This is how the robin knows how to build a nest, how the spider spins it's web, how the flower opens at dawn, follows the sun across the sky and goes to sleep at dusk. There is no trying, and this is how it is 'done'. It is our birthright and our destiny as part of nature. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Nisargadatta , ADHHUB wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/28/2006 7:26:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > Nisargadatta writes: > > Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:18:56 -0000 > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain > Re: Imagine . . . > > Nisargadatta , " billrishel " <illusyn@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/26/2006 12:24:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > > > Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:42:29 -0000 > > > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > > Re: Imagine . . . > > > > > > Nisargadatta , ADHHUB@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/25/2006 2:54:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > > Nisargadatta writes: > > > > > > > > Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:36:48 -0000 > > > > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > > > Re: Imagine . . . > > > > > > > > --- In Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " > > <lastrain@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Focus has to be put on ego itself > > > > > > > and not on " its " activities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is its activities......one of which is the attempt to > > look up > > > its > > > > > > own skirt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > how do you know that? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Forty years of trying. > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you tried looking without trying? > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Trying is trying. > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you looked without trying? > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > Looking .....is trying. > > > toombaru > > > > But it's not. The simplest creature looks. This is how the robin knows how > to build a nest, how the spider spins it's web, how the flower opens at dawn, > follows the sun across the sky and goes to sleep at dusk. There is no trying, > and this is how it is 'done'. It is our birthright and our destiny as part > of nature. > > P > > 'Looking' has a different connotation then 'seeing'. Looking for something that does not exist is the conundrum of the mind of man. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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