Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " Stefan " <s.petersilge@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > >Dearest Bill and Stefan, > > > > > >imo, it takes a lifetime to understand understanding and we are > > >never 'free' while trying to 'rid' ourselves of hope or fear. > > > > > >Love is one side of the coin the other is fear. Hope is a hand that > > >tosses the coin. > > > > > >Freedom comes at a great price: to allow ourselves to be lost again > > >and again in this Dance of Life, only to reawaken when another song > > >ends. > > > > > >......understanding > > >is a perfect snowflake > > >melting..... > > > > > >YIL, > > >Anna > > > > Hi dear Anna, > > > > you are right, there is freedom in being lost in the dance of life. > > Interestingly this quote about hope, fear and freedom is written on > > Nikos grave. > > > > I see hope (in this context) as a form of desire, and both (hope and > > fear) are pointed to the future because one does not want to get lost! > > Therefor our mind is going round and round, only to keep up the > > illusion that we are getting somewhere and thus are someone. > > > > And love??? Krishnamurti comes to my mind who said to someone who > > claimed that he can substitute love for fear: > > > > " Is that not an act of thought which is afraid and therefore covers up > > the fear with the word called love, again a belief? You have covered > > up that fear with a word and you cling to the word, hoping to > > dissipate fear. " > > > > Greetings > > Stefan > > > > > only the dead > > know the end of war > > > only the dead > > know the end of fear > > > anyone who has no fear > > has no life > > has no awareness > ... > to be free is to embrace fear or to fall freely into it .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " Stefan " <s.petersilge@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " anabebe57 " <kailashana@> wrote: > > > > > > >Dearest Bill and Stefan, > > > > > > > >imo, it takes a lifetime to understand understanding and we are > > > >never 'free' while trying to 'rid' ourselves of hope or fear. > > > > > > > >Love is one side of the coin the other is fear. Hope is a hand that > > > >tosses the coin. > > > > > > > >Freedom comes at a great price: to allow ourselves to be lost again > > > >and again in this Dance of Life, only to reawaken when another song > > > >ends. > > > > > > > >......understanding > > > >is a perfect snowflake > > > >melting..... > > > > > > > >YIL, > > > >Anna > > > > > > Hi dear Anna, > > > > > > you are right, there is freedom in being lost in the dance of life. > > > Interestingly this quote about hope, fear and freedom is written on > > > Nikos grave. > > > > > > I see hope (in this context) as a form of desire, and both (hope and > > > fear) are pointed to the future because one does not want to get lost! > > > Therefor our mind is going round and round, only to keep up the > > > illusion that we are getting somewhere and thus are someone. > > > > > > And love??? Krishnamurti comes to my mind who said to someone who > > > claimed that he can substitute love for fear: > > > > > > " Is that not an act of thought which is afraid and therefore covers up > > > the fear with the word called love, again a belief? You have covered > > > up that fear with a word and you cling to the word, hoping to > > > dissipate fear. " > > > > > > Greetings > > > Stefan > > > > > > > > > only the dead > > > > know the end of war > > > > > > only the dead > > > > know the end of fear > > > > > > anyone who has no fear > > > > has no life > > > > has no awareness > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > to be free > > is to embrace > > fear > > > > or to fall > > freely > > into it Hey Toomie, where are u? shall we speak: what falling is? what fear is? what love is? Beloved? ;-) > > > > > > > > ... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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