Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Nisargadatta , OConnor Patricia <gdtige wrote: > > > --- toombaru2006 <lastrain a écrit : > > > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " > <dan330033@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " > <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " > <dan330033@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , > " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , > " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > If spirituality is used as a tool to avoid > and escape than > it can > > > > > > become an addiction and seen as ugly... > > > > > > > > > > > > Stuart > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > By whom? > > > > > > > > > > There is no entity separate from its beliefs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > There doesn't have to be an entity doing it, in > order for an attempt > > > > to escape to occur, or for addiction to occur. > > > > > > > > > The 'entity' is nothing other then the attempt to > escape. > > > > You make definitive statements about what is so -- > but they are > > inconsistent with each other. > > > > You've said there is no entity, but you say above > the entity is its > > belief, and you say now the entity is the attempt to > escape. > > > > If there is no entity, then there is no entity which > is its belief, > > nor an entity which is the attempt to escape. > > > > So, a conversation about this topic won't go > anywhere, because > > contradictory assertions will be offered, as if > there is a logical > > connection, which isn't there. > > > > Which is fine. > > > > Let's just acknowledge upfront we're not > establishing anything > > whatsoever by speaking with each other, and we can > make definitive > > statements, and then make contradictory definitive > statements, and > > go back and forth as if something is being said -- > no problem ;-) > > > > > > The intellectual idea that there is no entity to > do anything doesn't > > > > really amount to very much, and can itself be > addictive. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To whom......The 'entity' is the addiction. > > > > Your responses get circular, it seemeth to moi. > > > > If you've already said there is no entity, but > you've said that the > > entity is the activity of escape, then I suppose one > logical-sounding > > response that fits with your ideas would be ... > > > > the " entity " is the addiction to the activity of > escape which is the > > entity, which doesn't exist. > > > > > > ;-) > > > > -- Dan > > > > > > In a movie.....are there people on the screen? > > > > toombaru > > no people on the screen, no movie. > Would you pay to go watch two hours of a projected > light stream ?? > > > I have paid dearly to participate in this dance. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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