Guest guest Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " Silver " <silver@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " Silver " <silver@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " So, if the I-thought is to be eliminated, who is that " I " ? > > > Isnt > > > > > > > > the " I " , the source of the thought, the Self?? " > > > > > > > > ********************** > > > > > > > > First, try as you might, you will never succeed in > > > > > > eliminating " the I- > > > > > > > > thought. " You speak of it as though it were something > > > comparable > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > excrement that the body needs to eliminate! Rather, Ramana > > > > > > encourages > > > > > > > > you to retain that thought. Rather, he says, " ...one should > > > never > > > > > > > > relinquish one's self. " Now, think about this: If the source > > > of, > > > > > > the > > > > > > > .> root, of the I-thought is your Self, then eliminating that > > > > > > thought > > > > > > > > would require you to relinquish your self. Uprooting your > > self > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > kill you. I know, I know. Some will say, " But, I want to be > > > > > > uprooted! > > > > > > > > My ego must die! " People speak about the " death of ego " and > > > > > > weirdly > > > > > > > > get all excited over it, as if that were a good thing. > It's a > > > > > > > > ridiculous idea. And not one person here who has ever > > written a > > > > > > > > single word on this white message board can prove to you > > > that the > > > > > > > > death of ego is either possible or even a good thing. > > > Because the > > > > > > > > moment they start writing, they have disqualified > > themselves as > > > > > > > > beings without ego. Their ego surfaces whenever they hit > > > > > > that 'Send' > > > > > > > > button in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. See > > > it? of > > > > > > > > course you do! You'd be dead if you didn't. Or physically > > > blind, > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > which case, you'd still be there, body-mind, to figure out > > > how to > > > > > > hit > > > > > > > > that 'Send' button. So, forget the whole idea of > > > " eliminating the > > > > > > I- > > > > > > > > thought. " Just live your life and enjoy it!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Silver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > .........and when that fails......which it will....... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > .......perhaps the Understanding will percolate down > through the > > > > > > > layers of opacity..........and you will stand out on the > > > > > > > open....naked....and fearless. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************* > > > > > > See? It's gibberish like that which sounds really deep but, in > > > > > > reality, it means crap. Live your life and enjoy it. Your > > body-mind > > > > > > doesn't care whether or not you " Understand. " You can either > > sit in > > > > > > the coffee machine all day and percolate for an eternity or > > you can > > > > > > pour yourself into Life, openly (go naked if that's your thing), > > > and > > > > > > fearlessly. > > > > > > > > > > > > Silver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The attempt to " live " " your " " life " " and enjoy it " ...is the > cause of > > > > > your suffering.....It is the suffering. > > > > > > > > > > You cannot " pour your-self into Life " . > > > > > > > > > > You ARE Life........anything that you think you do...or think you > > > > > don't do.......only adds walls to the make believe prison. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > > > > > > > why keep putting walls up then? > > > > > > > > be still and silent. > > > > > > > > 'you' have nothing to offer but more prison walls. > > > > > > > > even though you are in solitary you should watch out, > > > > > > > > as Life always does. > > > > > > > > .b b.b. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have an option to be still and silent? > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > > evidently not. > > > > .b b.b. > > > > > I cannot be silent. > > I will, however, quit this list if you will. > > > toombaru do you believe that you have a choice? ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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