Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Nisargadatta , OConnor Patricia <gdtige wrote: > > > --- toombaru2006 <lastrain a écrit : > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " > <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " > <lastrain@> > > wrote: > > > > > > 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 > > > > there is no movie. never was. who could watch such a > thing. and what > > screen? > > > > .........bob > > > > > > Mind is the screen...thought is the film.........I am > the light. > > > toombaru > > no you aren`t the light. > And light isn`t you. > Light is. > > > > I am everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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