Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 --- stuartkfmn <stuartkfmn a écrit : > 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 is there a falling then? PAtricia > > > > > _________________________ Mail réinvente le mail ! Découvrez le nouveau Mail et son interface révolutionnaire. http://fr.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Nisargadatta , OConnor Patricia <gdtige wrote: > > > --- stuartkfmn <stuartkfmn a écrit : > > > 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 > > is there a falling then? > > PAtricia > > Really really good question!:-) No, there is no falling... because if there is a fear, such as falling, then that in itself is a " thing " , something to grasp so that one can stay real or alive as " self the falling " . If this is true, " that there is no one to do the grasping " , it is only so if the magnitude of the " nothing to hold onto " is total, an absolute. For me it is never an event of magnitude and so is short lived. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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