Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 In a message dated 4/24/2006 11:59:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Nisargadatta writes: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:10:25 -0000 " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 who are you...are you happy? If you ask yourself 'who you are', it's like asking if you're happy. As soon as the question is asked you're sad. Sad that the question can even be a thought for consideration and sad that I don't know whether I'm happy or not. The question " Am I happy? " IS the feeling: " I am sad. " It goes like this. Who am I? This supposes a not-I and a non-who, and a difference between being and not being. I don't know why I should even ask that, and of whom do I expect answer, how can I know that the who that I find is the who that I am and is the who that am I and more importantly, the who that is searching for the who am I. The question " Who am I? " IS the feeling: " I am Who. " .......bob I think if we're honest with ourselves and seeing clearly, we'll find that the general level of happiness has never changed for us our whole lives. Sure, there were likely periods of highs and lows but overall no change or perhaps a slight, steady improvement as one learns to let go of the need to be happy. The question is actually a strange one because the honest answer is the same from everyone. The difficulty is that mind creates the duality of happy/unhappy to begin with, and it normalizes the center point to wherever it is. From where you stand right now, wherever that is, you likely experience an equal amount of happy and unhappy, because that's how mind determines it's neutral point. This is why folks seek the nondualistic versions of love, joy and peace. Nothing else works. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > If you ask yourself 'who you are', it's like asking if you're happy. As > soon as the question is asked you're sad. Sad that the question can > even be a thought for consideration and sad that I don't know whether > I'm happy or not. The question " Am I happy? " IS the feeling: " I am sad. " > It goes like this. Who am I? This supposes a not-I and a non-who, and a > difference between being and not being. I don't know why I should even > ask that, and of whom do I expect answer, how can I know that the who > that I find is the who that I am and is the who that am I and more > importantly, the who that is searching for the who am I. The > question " Who am I? " IS the feeling: " I am Who. " > ......bob good question.... i think that nobody could feel real happiness without " knowing " It wish a good and happy day.... Marc > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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