Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I live in-- some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the churches and the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the cinemas where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and suddenly I was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window (actually I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and cried: O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename Thee, POTEMKINVILLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen wrote: > > On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I live in-- > some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the churches and > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the cinemas > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and suddenly I > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window (actually > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and cried: > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename Thee, > POTEMKINVILLE. > A name........is a name. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 yes a names just a name, diana means divine, all is just apparenttoombaru2006 <lastrain wrote: Nisargadatta , "tom" <jeusisbuen wrote:>> On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I live in--> some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the churches and > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the cinemas > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and suddenly I > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window (actually > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and cried: > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename Thee, > POTEMKINVILLE.>A name........is a name.toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nisargadatta , diana shellam <diana.shellam wrote: > > yes a names just a name, diana means divine, all is just apparent > > toombaru2006 <lastrain wrote: --- In Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote: > > > > On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I live in-- > > some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the churches and > > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the cinemas > > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and suddenly I > > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window (actually > > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and cried: > > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename Thee, > > POTEMKINVILLE. > > > > A name........is a name. > > toombaru >Yes, all is just apparent. What do you think I meant by Potemkinville? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote: > > > > On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I live in-- > > some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the churches and > > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the cinemas > > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and suddenly I > > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window (actually > > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and cried: > > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename Thee, > > POTEMKINVILLE. > > > > > > > A name........is a name. > > > > toombaru > Yes, just a name. What do you thnk I meant--what do you think was the substance of the insight I had--or seemed to have--that brought me to the pitch of such a renaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 divine inspiration? dianatom <jeusisbuen wrote: Nisargadatta , "toombaru2006" <lastrain wrote:>> Nisargadatta , "tom" <jeusisbuen@> wrote:> >> > On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I live in--> > some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the churches and > > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the cinemas > > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and suddenly I > > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window (actually > > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and cried: > > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename Thee, > > POTEMKINVILLE.> >> > > > > A name........is a name.> > > > toombaru>Yes, just a name. What do you thnk I meant--what do you think was the substance of the insight I had--or seemed to have--that brought me to the pitch of such a renaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 > > > > A name........is a name. > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > Yes, just a name. What do you think I meant--what do you think was > the substance of the insight I had--or seemed to have--that brought > me to the pitch of such a renaming? I don't know Tom. Could you explain it further? Like Bill......I enjoy the freshness of your insights. Thanks t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nisargadatta , diana shellam <diana.shellam wrote: > > divine inspiration? diana > > tom <jeusisbuen wrote: --- In Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote: > > > > > > On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I > live in-- > > > some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the > churches and > > > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the > cinemas > > > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and > suddenly I > > > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window > (actually > > > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and > cried: > > > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename > Thee, > > > POTEMKINVILLE. > > > > > > > > > > > > > A name........is a name. > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > Yes, just a name. What do you thnk I meant--what do you think was > the substance of the insight I had--or seemed to have--that brought > me to the pitch of such a renaming? > Potemkin--you may know this--was the prime minister of Catherine the Great. He was probably embezzling on a grand scale and so in order to justify the big withdrawals from the public purse he told Catherine that he was building cities in the Caucasus.Catherine decided to take a trip down to see the wonders he had worked. He stayed one step ahead of her by having crews of workmen construct elaborate town shaped facades--like propped up cardboard cutouts-- just far enough back from the railroad tracks so that when Catherine rode by she would see these facades and think they were real 3 dimentional structures. She saw them and was pleased. This morning it occurred to me that I had been playing the Catherine for many years driving past houses and buildings and so on thinking that within them was going on living and industry and commerce and whatnot and lo! nothing of the sort! All that stuff going on behind those facades was pure imagination all along!Just like the ego thought which is another Potemkinville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > > > > > > > A name........is a name. > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > Yes, just a name. What do you think I meant--what do you think was > > the substance of the insight I had--or seemed to have--that brought > > me to the pitch of such a renaming? > > > > > I don't know Tom. > > Could you explain it further? > > Like Bill......I enjoy the freshness of your insights. > > > Thanks > > Thanks for your interest. Please see the reply I made to Diana.I owe it all to Potemkin. > > t. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > > > > > > > A name........is a name. > > > > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > > > Yes, just a name. What do you think I meant--what do you think was > > the substance of the insight I had--or seemed to have--that brought > > me to the pitch of such a renaming? > > > > > I don't know Tom. > > Could you explain it further? > > Like Bill......I enjoy the freshness of your insights. > > > Thanks > > > > t. gee that's precious. the need and enjoyment of 'insights' and 'freshness' was cool... before that stuff wasn't needed anymore. explanations really wont help though. but that's for 'you guys' to find out.. after you're not kidding 'yourselves' anymore... and just quit goofing around and end that crap. ...the insights, the freshness, the enjoyment, and that 'selves' thing. 'i' really can't talk about 'it' and besides.. 'you' can never understand. ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen@> wrote: > > > > On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I live in-- > > some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the churches and > > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the cinemas > > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and suddenly I > > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window (actually > > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and cried: > > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename Thee, > > POTEMKINVILLE. > > > > > > > A name........is a name. > > > > toombaru a game......... is a game. and lame....... is lame. this is best seller stuff. ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 i did nor know tom, thanks..dianatom <jeusisbuen wrote: Nisargadatta , diana shellam <diana.shellam wrote:>> divine inspiration? diana> > tom <jeusisbuen wrote: Nisargadatta , "toombaru2006" <lastrain@> > wrote:> >> > Nisargadatta , "tom" <jeusisbuen@> wrote:> > >> > > On this bright sunny morning while driving through the town I > live in--> > > some 160000 souls strong--I looked at the houses and the > churches and > > > the industrial parks and the huge multi-story banks and the > cinemas > > > where you can see any one of 14 movies on any given day and > suddenly I > > > was seized by a moment of insight and threw open the window > (actually > > > I rolled the window down but in my heart I threw it open) and > cried: > > > O, Town, in the name of my King, THE TRUTH, I hereby rename > Thee, > > > POTEMKINVILLE.> > >> > > > > > > > > > A name........is a name.> > > > > > > > toombaru> >> Yes, just a name. What do you thnk I meant--what do you think was > the substance of the insight I had--or seemed to have--that brought > me to the pitch of such a renaming?>Potemkin--you may know this--was the prime minister of Catherine the Great. He was probably embezzling on a grand scale and so in order to justify the big withdrawals from the public purse he told Catherine that he was building cities in the Caucasus.Catherine decided to take a trip down to see the wonders he had worked. He stayed one step ahead of her by having crews of workmen construct elaborate town shaped facades--like propped up cardboard cutouts-- just far enough back from the railroad tracks so that when Catherine rode by she would see these facades and think they were real 3 dimentional structures. She saw them and was pleased. This morning it occurred to me that I had been playing the Catherine for many years driving past houses and buildings and so on thinking that within them was going on living and industry and commerce and whatnot and lo! nothing of the sort! All that stuff going on behind those facades was pure imagination all along!Just like the ego thought which is another Potemkinville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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