Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 I was listening to a podcast recorded by a student of Zen, a Michael McAlister. The URL is http://infinitesmile.org/ The specific podcast is " 1/7/2006 ISmile95 - " It Is Not About Intellect " " . When the podcast ended I experienced the following realization: ----- The shock that stops the mind: I seek a new anchor to hold onto. I am offered one that would be far more desirable than the one that I am now grasping. I completely let go of the old anchor while fixing all of my attention upon the new one. I jump to the new anchor… but suddenly I see that it was a mirage, that there is nothing at all there for me to grasp!!! I am shocked, and I am stopped. When there is nothing to hold onto nor any expectation nor hope of finding something to grasp… there is no one to do the grasping. ------ Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn wrote: > > I was listening to a podcast recorded by a student of Zen, a Michael > McAlister. The URL is > http://infinitesmile.org/ > The specific podcast is " 1/7/2006 ISmile95 - " It Is Not About Intellect " " . > > When the podcast ended I experienced the following realization: > ----- > The shock that stops the mind: > I seek a new anchor to hold onto. > I am offered one that would be far more desirable than the one that > I am now grasping. > I completely let go of the old anchor while fixing all of my > attention upon the new one. > I jump to the new anchor… but suddenly I see that it was a mirage, > that there is nothing at all there for me to grasp!!! > I am shocked, and I am stopped. > > When there is nothing to hold onto nor any expectation nor hope of > finding something to grasp… there is no one to do the grasping. > ------ > > Stu > ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn@> wrote: > > > > I was listening to a podcast recorded by a student of Zen, a Michael > > McAlister. The URL is > > http://infinitesmile.org/ > > The specific podcast is " 1/7/2006 ISmile95 - " It Is Not About > Intellect " " . > > > > When the podcast ended I experienced the following realization: > > ----- > > The shock that stops the mind: > > I seek a new anchor to hold onto. > > I am offered one that would be far more desirable than the one that > > I am now grasping. > > I completely let go of the old anchor while fixing all of my > > attention upon the new one. > > I jump to the new anchor… but suddenly I see that it was a mirage, > > that there is nothing at all there for me to grasp!!! > > I am shocked, and I am stopped. > > > > When there is nothing to hold onto nor any expectation nor hope of > > finding something to grasp… there is no one to do the grasping. > > ------ > > > > Stu > > > > > ;-) > ah, so so there is falling and grasping the wild strawberry plucked succulent For me it seems like an endless falling into the unknown, of noticing how and when I start grasping to thin air, and I once again release my grasp and fall into the unknown, knowing a little more of what can never be truly known, only lived. And in that moment of realization, I disappear. Ever the same simultaneous movement. The wave returns to the sea inside me. Blessings and peace, Ana p.s. now why can't I open the link to see it?????? computer illiterate 'ana' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Ana, if you can't click on that link, try to cut and past it into the wha-ca-ma-call-it in your browser:-) Stu " anabebe57 " <kailashana wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn@> > wrote: > > > > > > I was listening to a podcast recorded by a student of Zen, a > Michael > > > McAlister. The URL is > > > http://infinitesmile.org/ > > > The specific podcast is " 1/7/2006 ISmile95 - " It Is Not About > > Intellect " " . > > > > > > When the podcast ended I experienced the following realization: > > > ----- > > > The shock that stops the mind: > > > I seek a new anchor to hold onto. > > > I am offered one that would be far more desirable than the one > that > > > I am now grasping. > > > I completely let go of the old anchor while fixing all of my > > > attention upon the new one. > > > I jump to the new anchor… but suddenly I see that it was a > mirage, > > > that there is nothing at all there for me to grasp!!! > > > I am shocked, and I am stopped. > > > > > > When there is nothing to hold onto nor any expectation nor > hope of > > > finding something to grasp… there is no one to do the grasping. > > > ------ > > > > > > Stu > > > > > > > > > ;-) > > > > > > ah, so > so there is falling > and grasping > the wild strawberry > plucked > succulent > > > For me it seems like an endless falling into the unknown, of > noticing how and when I start grasping to thin air, and I once > again release my grasp and fall into the unknown, knowing a little > more of what can never be truly known, only lived. And in that > moment of realization, I disappear. Ever the same simultaneous > movement. The wave returns to the sea inside me. > > Blessings and peace, > > Ana > > p.s. now why can't I open the link to see it?????? > > computer illiterate 'ana' > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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