Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 The following is a paraphrase of something said by a Zen teacher on a podcast. I like it and thought that some of you might also:-) Stu ----- Needing to know is the egoic next step after questioning. Asking a question in order to get an answer is egoic. A question asked for its own sake is non egoic. – Michel McAlister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn wrote: > > > The following is a paraphrase of something said by a Zen teacher on a > podcast. I like it and thought that some of you might also:-) > Stu > ----- > Needing to know is the egoic next step after questioning. > Asking a question in order to get an answer is egoic. > A question asked for its own sake is non egoic. – Michel McAlister > All questions are in reference to an imagined psychological center. All questions are about imagined separation. All questions are egoic. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn@> wrote: > > > > > > The following is a paraphrase of something said by a Zen teacher on a > > podcast. I like it and thought that some of you might also:-) > > Stu > > ----- > > Needing to know is the egoic next step after questioning. > > Asking a question in order to get an answer is egoic. > > A question asked for its own sake is non egoic. – Michel McAlister > > > > > All questions are in reference to an imagined psychological center. > > All questions are about imagined separation. > > All questions are egoic. > > > toombaru > Not if they are asked in the key of love. Then, they are not requests but beautiful structures on the beach. Nothing has identity, only process, the text and texture of love. Here we speak only of qualities, never of substances. All in relationship, all to all. Here we're talking about nothing but the way of love. ~*~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The following is a paraphrase of something said by a Zen teacher on a > > > podcast. I like it and thought that some of you might also:-) > > > Stu > > > ----- > > > Needing to know is the egoic next step after questioning. > > > Asking a question in order to get an answer is egoic. > > > A question asked for its own sake is non egoic. – Michel McAlister > > > > > > > > > All questions are in reference to an imagined psychological center. > > > > All questions are about imagined separation. > > > > All questions are egoic. > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > Not if they are asked in the key of love. > > Then, they are not requests but beautiful structures on the beach. > > Nothing has identity, only process, the text and texture of love. > > Here we speak only of qualities, never of substances. > > All in relationship, all to all. > > Here we're talking about nothing but the way of love. > > ~*~ > How are you both? Did you know I love you? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > The following is a paraphrase of something said by a Zen > teacher on a > > > > podcast. I like it and thought that some of you might also:-) > > > > Stu > > > > ----- > > > > Needing to know is the egoic next step after questioning. > > > > Asking a question in order to get an answer is egoic. > > > > A question asked for its own sake is non egoic. – Michel > McAlister > > > > > > > > > > > > > All questions are in reference to an imagined psychological > center. > > > > > > All questions are about imagined separation. > > > > > > All questions are egoic. > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > Not if they are asked in the key of love. > > > > Then, they are not requests but beautiful structures on the beach. > > > > Nothing has identity, only process, the text and texture of love. > > > > Here we speak only of qualities, never of substances. > > > > All in relationship, all to all. > > > > Here we're talking about nothing but the way of love. > > > > ~*~ > > > > > How are you both? Did you know I love you? > > ;-) > Why else would we post, ana, muse, goddess, Venus? (-; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " stuartkfmn " <stuartkfmn@> wrote: > > > > > > The following is a paraphrase of something said by a Zen teacher on a > > podcast. I like it and thought that some of you might also:-) > > Stu > > ----- > > Needing to know is the egoic next step after questioning. > > Asking a question in order to get an answer is egoic. > > A question asked for its own sake is non egoic. – Michel McAlister > > > > > All questions are in reference to an imagined psychological center. > > All questions are about imagined separation. > > All questions are egoic. > > toombaru > I agree with your,in that questions are a part of something that is incomplete, however Michel, I think, was talking about somethin that was not leading to more than the question... There is I think a question that is complete in that it was never incomplete. Anything can be complete and non dual by not attaching it to anything. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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