Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <anabebe57 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " Mats " <hyl894t@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you are calling vulnerability forgetfulness? > > > > > > > > > > madness is of the mind. > > > > > > > > > > vulnerability is of the heart. > > > > > > > > > > vulnerability is actually a returning to one's true > > > > > nature. Not a forgetfulness at all. > > > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > Hmmmm....I wonder if my or for that matter Niz idea of the > heart > > is > > > > the same as yours? > > > > For instance if somebody told me " I would die for you! " I'd > > likely > > > > punch the person smack in the face to wake him/her up! > > > > How callous you might think, but think again. > > > > Is it the heart speaking, or the mind planning for a tight and > > cozy > > > > co-dependancy? > > > > > > > > " If you want to see the love of your life, look in the > > mirror " B.K. > > > > So die for yourself, if you have to do it. > > > > Isn't it bliss when we can do things for their own sake? > > > > > > > > Still we haven't answered why the fireman saved the child, was > > it > > > > for love of someone he'd never met, or was he in a state of no- > > mind > > > > were he acted instinctively? > > > > > > my emphasis is not on heart, but vulnerability. > > > > > > can you face another human being sitting across from > > > you (let us say a person that you can trust not to > > > physically harm you) and be totally open, unguarded? > > > can you speak your tenderest, deepest fellings > > > without shame or fear? > > > > > > is there at least one person that you can so open up > > > with absolute vulnerability? > > > > > > these are not concepts... > > > this is the gristle of being I am talking about. > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > Having the need to know who's going to harm you or not will > > certainly ruin any kind of vulnerability? > > Isn't vulnerability the act of showing up inspite of any risks? > > Isn't it trusting that beneath our harsh outer we all/the universe > > has it's foundation in love? > > Aren't we all very vulnerable as life is? > > Then again, who's to be vulnerable and courageous? > > Who need to be corageous, loving and vulnerable having no-mind? > > Why develop skills when we can transcend all skills? > > > > > posted outside The Church of The Nazareen in North Royalton, Ohio: > > " Put yoursef out, Love must be sacrificed. " > > Ana > LOL, well duality has it's challenges! If it only were possible to own and sacrifice that which is mutual to all and given to all, where would we be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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