Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 L.E: Just chop some wood, mow the grass, wash the car, and the sense of self will not be there. Happens all the time. On and off, on and off. What's the big problem? In a message dated 6/19/2006 7:53:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, pedsie5 writes: > Ummon said, " A word without meaning > >does its job even before it's uttered, > >but you go around chattering, showing > >you don't know what to do with yourself. " > > > > " Not knowing what to do with yourself, " > >it is not being satisfied with your life, always > >thinking, talking, seeking solutions to > >problems which are not there. Dissatisfaction > >equals selfhood, and it's created by our own > >chatter. When for whatever reason searching > >for satisfaction, for enlightenment stops, then > >the chatter dies away, and the silence of seeing, > >and doing without a sense of self is there. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Ummon said, " A word without meaning > does its job even before it's uttered, > but you go around chattering, showing > you don't know what to do with yourself. " > > " Not knowing what to do with yourself, " > it is not being satisfied with your life, always > thinking, talking, seeking solutions to > problems which are not there. Dissatisfaction > equals selfhood, and it's created by our own > chatter. When for whatever reason searching > for satisfaction, for enlightenment stops, then > the chatter dies away, and the silence of seeing, > and doing without a sense of self is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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