Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 In my experience, getting rid of an 'addiction' involves rising above 'pleasure' and 'pain', 'loss' and 'gain'.* In my experience, greed and fear are the biggest, longest and core addiction. In my experience, gaining freedom involves rising above greed and fear, loss and gain. In my experience, being peaceful involves rising above greed and fear, loss and gain. It involves knowing that - the fruits of actions are not my responsibility. At any moment, there are only possibilities. . . I can either think of loss and gain or I can be peaceful. At any moment, I can either serve 'greed' and 'fear' or I can serve Peace. At any moment, I can either 'serve' pleasure and pain or, I can serve. . . Courage, Reason, Love, Enlightenment, Peace. In my experience, falling prey to 'pleasure' and 'pain' is quite easy. In my experience, falling prey to greed and fear is quite easy. In my experience, this is why 'tasting' enlightenment, tasting Peace, tasting Nirvana, Oneness and sustaining it in day-to-day life is two Very different things In my experience, this is why many people after 'tasting' enlightenment, Samadhi; many simply become skeptics and critics of everything and everyone because not being able to sustain Enlightenment [Peace is Realization. ~ Ramana Maharshi] - they think this is how everyone and all gurus really are What you 'serve'. . . grows. What you don't serve. . . grows weak. What you serve? Do you serve fear and greed or do you serve. . . Courage, Love and Peace? ----- * In my experience, getting rid of an 'addiction' involves willfully, consciously sacrificing [momentary] pleasure and willfully, consciously saying yes to [monetary] discomfort and pain and serving 'Conscious Choice' and 'Reason'. Once you do that, an 'addiction' ceases to be an 'addiction' and seen simply as a 'choice' - a 'choice', saying NO to which might also involve saying yes to some pain and discomfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Cant you see how you are trying to gain peace? Maybe you are addicted to it??? ;-) S. Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " <adithya_comming wrote: > > In my experience, getting rid of an > 'addiction' involves rising above > 'pleasure' and 'pain', 'loss' and > 'gain'.* > > > In my experience, greed and fear are > the biggest, longest and core addiction. > > > In my experience, gaining freedom > involves rising above greed and fear, > loss and gain. > > > In my experience, being peaceful > involves rising above greed and fear, > loss and gain. It involves knowing that > - the fruits of actions are not my > responsibility. > > > > At any moment, there are only > possibilities. . . I can either think > of loss and gain or I can be peaceful. > > At any moment, I can either serve > 'greed' and 'fear' or I can serve Peace. > > At any moment, I can either 'serve' > pleasure and pain or, I can serve. . . > Courage, Reason, Love, Enlightenment, > Peace. > > > > In my experience, falling prey to > 'pleasure' and 'pain' is quite easy. In > my experience, falling prey to greed > and fear is quite easy. > > > In my experience, this is why > 'tasting' enlightenment, tasting Peace, > tasting Nirvana, Oneness and sustaining > it in day-to-day life is two Very > different things In my experience, > this is why many people after 'tasting' > enlightenment, Samadhi; many simply > become skeptics and critics of > everything and everyone because not > being able to sustain Enlightenment > [Peace is Realization. ~ Ramana > Maharshi] - they think this is how > everyone and all gurus really are > > > What you 'serve'. . . grows. > > What you don't serve. . . grows weak. > > > What you serve? > > Do you serve fear and greed or do you > serve. . . Courage, Love and Peace? > > > > > ----- > > * In my experience, getting rid of an > 'addiction' involves willfully, > consciously sacrificing [momentary] > pleasure and willfully, consciously > saying yes to [monetary] discomfort and > pain and serving 'Conscious Choice' and > 'Reason'. Once you do that, an > 'addiction' ceases to be an 'addiction' > and seen simply as a 'choice' - a > 'choice', saying NO to which might also > involve saying yes to some pain and > discomfort. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming " <adithya_comming wrote: > >involves willfully, > consciously sacrificing [momentary] > pleasure and willfully, consciously > saying yes to [monetary] discomfort and > pain and serving 'Conscious Choice' and > 'Reason'. Once you do that, an > 'addiction' ceases to be an 'addiction' > and seen simply as a 'choice' - a > 'choice', saying NO to which might also > involve saying yes to some pain and > discomfort. > So you are a man of choices? No wonder you write big long poems about finding peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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