Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " <adithya_comming wrote: > > A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely > rearranging their prejudices. > > > A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who > recognize him. > > > Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the > consequences of any misfortune. > > > Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. > > > Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create > the fact. > > > > Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an > unhabitual way. > > > Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of > mind. > > > If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. > > > > If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait. > > > > The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. > > > > The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a > man who deserves one. > > > > The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be > appreciated. > > > > The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast > it. > > > The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one > thought over another. > > > ... > > > > There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and > that is to contradict other philosophers. > > > < http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_james.html > > One can draw complex conclusions from within the assumption of free-agency. They may even make sense within that arena. With all his elaborate assumptions......Mr. James is doing nothing more them painting shadows. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > <adithya_comming@> wrote: > > > > A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely > > rearranging their prejudices. > > > > > > A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who > > recognize him. > > > > > > Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the > > consequences of any misfortune. > > > > > > Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. > > > > > > Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create > > the fact. > > > > > > > > Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an > > unhabitual way. > > > > > > Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of > > mind. > > > > > > If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. > > > > > > > > If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait. > > > > > > > > The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. > > > > > > > > The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a > > man who deserves one. > > > > > > > > The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast > > it. > > > > > > The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one > > thought over another. > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and > > that is to contradict other philosophers. > > > > > > < http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_james.html > > > > > > > One can draw complex conclusions from within the assumption of > free-agency. > > They may even make sense within that arena. > > > With all his elaborate assumptions......Mr. James is doing nothing > more them painting shadows. > > > toombaru as long as one lives in a thought-dependent reality, changing the thought-basis one lives by can improve or harm one's quality of life. transcendence of any thought-basis at all is another ball of wax. the agent that uses thought is itself included in thought. so, with no thought-basis, no such agent either exists or fails to exist. with no thought formed divisions, the entirety of manifestation seamlessly moves without moving, opens without happening, appears without any doing. the senses and their objects are not-two, the inner and outer are one. what can be said about this? any thought-entity reading these words and applying their meaning has no basis for continuing to exist where thought is not foundational. -- D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > <adithya_comming@> wrote: > > > > A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely > > rearranging their prejudices. > > > > > > A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who > > recognize him. > > > > > > Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the > > consequences of any misfortune. > > > > > > Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. > > > > > > Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create > > the fact. > > > > > > > > Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an > > unhabitual way. > > > > > > Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of > > mind. > > > > > > If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. > > > > > > > > If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait. > > > > > > > > The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. > > > > > > > > The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a > > man who deserves one. > > > > > > > > The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast > > it. > > > > > > The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one > > thought over another. > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and > > that is to contradict other philosophers. > > > > > > < http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_james.html > > > > > > > One can draw complex conclusions from within the assumption of > free-agency. > > They may even make sense within that arena. > > > With all his elaborate assumptions......Mr. James is doing nothing > more them painting shadows. > > > toombaru > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > <adithya_comming@> wrote: > > > > A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely > > rearranging their prejudices. > > > > > > A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who > > recognize him. > > > > > > Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the > > consequences of any misfortune. > > > > > > Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. > > > > > > Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create > > the fact. > > > > > > > > Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an > > unhabitual way. > > > > > > Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of > > mind. > > > > > > If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. > > > > > > > > If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait. > > > > > > > > The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. > > > > > > > > The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a > > man who deserves one. > > > > > > > > The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast > > it. > > > > > > The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one > > thought over another. > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and > > that is to contradict other philosophers. > > > > > > < http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_james.html > > > > > > > One can draw complex conclusions from within the assumption of > free-agency. > > They may even make sense within that arena. > > > With all his elaborate assumptions......Mr. James is doing nothing > more them painting shadows. > > > toombaru gripping supposition. do 'you' hold 'it' or does 'it' hold you? shadow-wise? ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " > > <adithya_comming@> wrote: > > > > > > A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely > > > rearranging their prejudices. > > > > > > > > > A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who > > > recognize him. > > > > > > > > > Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the > > > consequences of any misfortune. > > > > > > > > > Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. > > > > > > > > > Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create > > > the fact. > > > > > > > > > > > > Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an > > > unhabitual way. > > > > > > > > > Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of > > > mind. > > > > > > > > > If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. > > > > > > > > > > > > If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait. > > > > > > > > > > > > The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. > > > > > > > > > > > > The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a > > > man who deserves one. > > > > > > > > > > > > The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be > > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast > > > it. > > > > > > > > > The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one > > > thought over another. > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and > > > that is to contradict other philosophers. > > > > > > > > > < http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_james.html > > > > > > > > > > > > One can draw complex conclusions from within the assumption of > > free-agency. > > > > They may even make sense within that arena. > > > > > > With all his elaborate assumptions......Mr. James is doing nothing > > more then painting shadows. > > > > > > toombaru > > as long as one lives in a thought-dependent reality, changing the > thought-basis one lives by can improve or harm one's quality of life. > > transcendence of any thought-basis at all is another ball of wax. > > the agent that uses thought is itself included in thought. > > so, with no thought-basis, no such agent either exists or fails to exist. > > with no thought formed divisions, the entirety of manifestation > seamlessly moves without moving, opens without happening, appears > without any doing. > > the senses and their objects are not-two, the inner and outer are one. > > what can be said about this? > > any thought-entity reading these words and applying their meaning has > no basis for continuing to exist where thought is not foundational. > > > -- D. > This is a complete book condensed into one page. Get this......and you are a goner. :-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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