Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 I want to thank all who participated in the material C conversation. Thanks to Era, Toomb, and Stephan for their participation. I enjoyed what they posted. Special mention to Arvind, Joyce, Eric, Onniko, and Gene just because I love their posts... most of the time. Special mention to Anna because she is a great poet, and a friend of mine. Well, I am done kissing ass, if I didn't mention you, it doesn't mean you don't rank high in my " calibration " . Not that you should care. The nature of C is a fascinating debate, but of little practical use. What is most important is, what you are doing with your consciousness now? If you think your consciousness is divine and eternal, and yet leave it unattended to rummage for illusory scraps, of what use is that? I think mine is material, as unruly and mischievous as a young dog. I keep it on a short leash but, daily, take it for a long walk. If you want to use your consciousness practically, milk it for all its worth, you should take it outdoors and let it roam. That is what it was designated to do, it's unnatural to keep a wild animal indoors. They become miserable, and neurotic. Watch how lions behave in a cage. They go around and round in tight circles, lost in a daze. Your head is a cage, self-preoccupation is a tiny cell. Using your C to sniff and track the mice scurrying in your brain is such a waste, let it loose to hunt bigger prey. Mine gets so exited when I take it outside, it pulls at its leash, well, my cane. I can no longer walk as fast, or as far as my young C would like. It sniffs at trees, it stares at the cracks, and dirt, and smears of leaves, and berries on the sidewalks. It finds the insignificant fascinating, just as a young pup. What a delight to walk a consciousness like that. There is no room for an I, when your C gets fascinated with a dandelion plant growing from a crack in a gutter, so tall and defiant like a naked queen wearing a single yellow flower in her head. I let my C roam outside, and rest on itself when inside. Let's suppose that attention can decide to what to attend, then, let it be intense, when watching itself, and when hunting its natural prey. That is the practical way. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > I want to thank all who participated in > the material C conversation. Thanks to > Era, Toomb, and Stephan for their > participation. I enjoyed what they > posted. Special mention to Arvind, Joyce, > Eric, Onniko, and Gene just because I love > their posts... most of the time. Special > mention to Anna because she is a great poet, > and a friend of mine. Well, I am done kissing > ass, if I didn't mention you, it doesn't mean > you don't rank high in my " calibration " . Not > that you should care. > > The nature of C is a fascinating debate, but of > little practical use. What is most important > is, what you are doing with your consciousness > now? > > If you think your consciousness is divine and > eternal, and yet leave it unattended to rummage > for illusory scraps, of what use is that? > > I think mine is material, as unruly and mischievous > as a young dog. I keep it on a short leash but, > daily, take it for a long walk. If you want to use > your consciousness practically, milk it for all > its worth, you should take it outdoors and let it > roam. That is what it was designated to do, it's > unnatural to keep a wild animal indoors. They > become miserable, and neurotic. Watch how > lions behave in a cage. They go around and round > in tight circles, lost in a daze. Your head is a cage, > self-preoccupation is a tiny cell. > > Using your C to sniff and track the mice scurrying > in your brain is such a waste, let it loose to hunt > bigger prey. Mine gets so exited when I take it > outside, it pulls at its leash, well, my cane. I can > no longer walk as fast, or as far as my young C would > like. It sniffs at trees, it stares at the cracks, and > dirt, and smears of leaves, and berries on the sidewalks. > It finds the insignificant fascinating, just as a > young pup. What a delight to walk a consciousness > like that. There is no room for an I, when your > C gets fascinated with a dandelion plant growing > from a crack in a gutter, so tall and defiant like > a naked queen wearing a single yellow flower in her > head. > > I let my C roam outside, and rest on itself when > inside. Let's suppose that attention can decide > to what to attend, then, let it be intense, when > watching itself, and when hunting its natural prey. > That is the practical way. > > Pete > If you feed a stray dog....he will stick around. The key lies not encouraging and appeasing the natural curiosity of consciousness but in uncovering the nature of its imaginary center. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6@> wrote: > > > > I want to thank all who participated in > > the material C conversation. Thanks to > > Era, Toomb, and Stephan for their > > participation. I enjoyed what they > > posted. Special mention to Arvind, Joyce, > > Eric, Onniko, and Gene just because I love > > their posts... most of the time. Special > > mention to Anna because she is a great poet, > > and a friend of mine. Well, I am done kissing > > ass, if I didn't mention you, it doesn't mean > > you don't rank high in my " calibration " . Not > > that you should care. > > > > The nature of C is a fascinating debate, but of > > little practical use. What is most important > > is, what you are doing with your consciousness > > now? > > > > If you think your consciousness is divine and > > eternal, and yet leave it unattended to rummage > > for illusory scraps, of what use is that? > > > > I think mine is material, as unruly and mischievous > > as a young dog. I keep it on a short leash but, > > daily, take it for a long walk. If you want to use > > your consciousness practically, milk it for all > > its worth, you should take it outdoors and let it > > roam. That is what it was designated to do, it's > > unnatural to keep a wild animal indoors. They > > become miserable, and neurotic. Watch how > > lions behave in a cage. They go around and round > > in tight circles, lost in a daze. Your head is a cage, > > self-preoccupation is a tiny cell. > > > > Using your C to sniff and track the mice scurrying > > in your brain is such a waste, let it loose to hunt > > bigger prey. Mine gets so exited when I take it > > outside, it pulls at its leash, well, my cane. I can > > no longer walk as fast, or as far as my young C would > > like. It sniffs at trees, it stares at the cracks, and > > dirt, and smears of leaves, and berries on the sidewalks. > > It finds the insignificant fascinating, just as a > > young pup. What a delight to walk a consciousness > > like that. There is no room for an I, when your > > C gets fascinated with a dandelion plant growing > > from a crack in a gutter, so tall and defiant like > > a naked queen wearing a single yellow flower in her > > head. > > > > I let my C roam outside, and rest on itself when > > inside. Let's suppose that attention can decide > > to what to attend, then, let it be intense, when > > watching itself, and when hunting its natural prey. > > That is the practical way. > > > > Pete > If you feed a stray dog....he will stick around. > > The key lies not encouraging and appeasing the natural curiosity of > consciousness but in uncovering the nature of its imaginary center. > > > > toombaru > Any dog is a creature of nature be it rabid or St. Bernard and consciousness will always follow its *owner*. ~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Pete: I want to thank all who participated inthe material C conversation. Thanks toEra, Toomb, and Stephan for theirparticipation. I enjoyed what theyposted. Special mention to Arvind, Joyce, Eric, Onniko, and Gene just because I love their posts... most of the time. Era: I want to thank you Pete and Hur for keeping Nonduial and Niz forums and to Sarlo for Gr. For Gene his summation: from the Upanishads 'Consciousness is the sole material of the Universe',mentioning Anna's line: Love to All, and All to Love, And Special thanks for Jerry Katz for NDS and for his special attention he pays to the ongoing postings on many forumsAND ANSWERS THEM in His Most Caring, Quiet Way in: The Nonduality Highlights - NDhighlights and for keeping ND alive ! Pete cont.: Special mention to Anna because she is a great poet,and a friend of mine. Well, I am done kissingass, if I didn't mention you, it doesn't meanyou don't rank high in my "calibration". Notthat you should care.The nature of C is a fascinating debate, but oflittle practical use. What is most importantis, what you are doing with your consciousnessnow?If you think your consciousness is divine andeternal, and yet leave it unattended to rummagefor illusory scraps, of what use is that?I think mine is material, as unruly and mischievousas a young dog. I keep it on a short leash but,daily, take it for a long walk. If you want to useyour consciousness practically, milk it for allits worth, you should take it outdoors and let itroam. That is what it was designated to do, it'sunnatural to keep a wild animal indoors. Theybecome miserable, and neurotic. Watch howlions behave in a cage. They go around and roundin tight circles, lost in a daze. Your head is a cage,self-preoccupation is a tiny cell.Using your C to sniff and track the mice scurryingin your brain is such a waste, let it loose to huntbigger prey. Mine gets so exited when I take itoutside, it pulls at its leash, well, my cane. I canno longer walk as fast, or as far as my young C wouldlike. It sniffs at trees, it stares at the cracks, anddirt, and smears of leaves, and berries on the sidewalks.It finds the insignificant fascinating, just as ayoung pup. What a delight to walk a consciousnesslike that. There is no room for an I, when yourC gets fascinated with a dandelion plant growingfrom a crack in a gutter, so tall and defiant likea naked queen wearing a single yellow flower in herhead.I let my C roam outside, and rest on itself wheninside. Let's suppose that attention can decideto what to attend, then, let it be intense, whenwatching itself, and when hunting its natural prey.That is the practical way.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-namaste as my favorite poet yosy would say _()_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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