Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 On May 13, 2006, at 6:26 AM, Jerry Katz wrote: > I don't think the ego crap ever goes away: the reactivities, the > heartbreaks, the anger, the > problems that were never dealt with, the psychological knots never > undone, the fears and anxieties, > the need for approval, and all that crap. I don't think it goes away > once and for all. It arises. > > Like a surfer on your board you see it arising like a distant wave and > you call, " Outside! " Like an > experienced surfer you know the wave and let it rise, roll, and turn > into foam on the shore. > Sometimes you ride the wave for awhile, feeling joy or pain, and > sometimes the wave goes by you > leaving you sitting on your board. And sometimes you wipe out badly > and need help getting back > on your board. If someone says they feel absolutely no emotion, no > reactivities, absolutely no > arisings at all, why did they even bother to tell you? Something must > have arisen, for chrissakes. > > ~ ~ ~ > > The only way for me to sit in my room and deal with who I am, is to > allow everything to be and to > spend as little time as possible trying to figure out what's wrong or > what went wrong. I really > don't have a technique. Just try to see the problem. > > ~ ~ ~ > > --from the notebooks of Jerry Katz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5 wrote: > > > On May 13, 2006, at 6:26 AM, Jerry Katz wrote: > > > I don't think the ego crap ever goes away: the reactivities, the > > heartbreaks, the anger, the > > problems that were never dealt with, the psychological knots never > > undone, the fears and anxieties, > > the need for approval, and all that crap. I don't think it goes away > > once and for all. It arises. > > > > Like a surfer on your board you see it arising like a distant wave and > > you call, " Outside! " Like an > > experienced surfer you know the wave and let it rise, roll, and turn > > into foam on the shore. > > Sometimes you ride the wave for awhile, feeling joy or pain, and > > sometimes the wave goes by you > > leaving you sitting on your board. And sometimes you wipe out badly > > and need help getting back > > on your board. If someone says they feel absolutely no emotion, no > > reactivities, absolutely no > > arisings at all, why did they even bother to tell you? Something must > > have arisen, for chrissakes. > > > > ~ ~ ~ > > > > The only way for me to sit in my room and deal with who I am, is to > > allow everything to be and to > > spend as little time as possible trying to figure out what's wrong or > > what went wrong. I really > > don't have a technique. Just try to see the problem. > > > > ~ ~ ~ > > > > --from the notebooks of Jerry Katz > > > It goes away. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote: > > > > > > On May 13, 2006, at 6:26 AM, Jerry Katz wrote: > > > > > I don't think the ego crap ever goes away: the reactivities, the > > > heartbreaks, the anger, the > > > problems that were never dealt with, the psychological knots never > > > undone, the fears and anxieties, > > > the need for approval, and all that crap. I don't think it goes away > > > once and for all. It arises. > > > > > > Like a surfer on your board you see it arising like a distant wave > and > > > you call, " Outside! " Like an > > > experienced surfer you know the wave and let it rise, roll, and turn > > > into foam on the shore. > > > Sometimes you ride the wave for awhile, feeling joy or pain, and > > > sometimes the wave goes by you > > > leaving you sitting on your board. And sometimes you wipe out badly > > > and need help getting back > > > on your board. If someone says they feel absolutely no emotion, no > > > reactivities, absolutely no > > > arisings at all, why did they even bother to tell you? Something must > > > have arisen, for chrissakes. > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ > > > > > > The only way for me to sit in my room and deal with who I am, is to > > > allow everything to be and to > > > spend as little time as possible trying to figure out what's wrong or > > > what went wrong. I really > > > don't have a technique. Just try to see the problem. > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ > > > > > > --from the notebooks of Jerry Katz > > > > It goes away. > > > toombaru like the sweet bird of youth........ ......old bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 > The only way for me to sit in my room and deal with who I am, is to > allow everything to be and to > spend as little time as possible trying to figure out what's wrong or > what went wrong. I really > don't have a technique. Just try to see the problem. > > ~ ~ ~ > > --from the notebooks of Jerry Katz >>>>>>>> very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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