Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 --- pliantheart <illusyn a écrit : Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " pliantheart " <illusyn@> > wrote, in part: > > > so, " not let go of " means persists or " sticks " > > > > what persists or " sticks " has an appearance of an identity > > " behind " > > > > but appearances are only appearances > > > > whether there is " letting go " or not, persistence or not, > > there IS NO ENTITY behind... > > > > so there is nothing to DO > > > > no need to even " let go " ... > > > > just seeing that it is only an appearance, > > all this " I am this " , " I am that " , etc. > > > > ONLY APPEARANCE > > > > nothing more > > Well-said. > > And the persistance is evaluated subjectively. > > And the subject's location is only relative to the sense of > persistance of an image, sensation, or feeling. > > So, indeed, subject and object dissolve if " perception " is understood, > as does any sense of " dissolving " ... > > -- D. wonderful... words like this make it so easy to just slip beneath the waves... reminds me of a passage from Krishnamurti where he points out that it is all there, plain in view, nothing hidden... and when so seen, as you say, nothing " holds up " as truly persistent in character. persistence = illusion no persistence, no illusion truly beholding with rapt attention what is, no persistence therefore, truly beholding with rapt attention what(ever) is, no illusion and I wonder if some don't get too complicated about " what is " ... as if they are willing to pay complete attention to " what is " , but they just don't know what " what is " really is! so maybe good to clarify: what is = whatever presents and with the timeframe as narrow as possible if there is a " refresh " of attention, a re-attending to what is anew, every second or so... that is pretty good I'd say. in other words, if the thought-flow is " interrupted " every second or so... to take in anew, completely freshly... what presents... what arises... Bill You are talking again about the attribut of truth. It has no opposite because cannot be caught in the frame of time. When you are not, it is obviously shining, when you are, it is <in the background>because carrying your shadow. Nevertheless, eternity crossing time in all its splendor. 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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