Guest guest Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Have been reading this forum for a month or two and was almost moved to reply several times. Now it seems words come, in response to discussion here about thought ending or not. As far as stopping thinking...it's clear there is no doer of such efforts other than thought, but thinking does stop, in all of us, even though we are largely unaware of it since thought has become very good at bridging the silent gaps in it's activity. What remains in this 'silence' is before any knowing or (re)cognition, which doesn't mean there is nothing (t)here. Nisargadatta (N) referred to it as the original experience and it's quite easy to get a feel for what he was referring to - close your eyes, you are still (t)here, cover your ears as well and you are still (t)here, now without seeing or hearing watch thought wander a bit in that silent darkness and you will most likely find there are brief periods if inactivity, of listening, waiting, silently inquiring into that seemingly empty space. It is in those moments that the brain is still and something beyond what can be expressed sees/feels. This inexpressible stillness needs no conceptual framework, is not dependent on words or ideas of any sort, and fully understands whatever comes into awareness without need for interpretation. Thought continues to come and go and is a useful tool in practical matters, but it does not interfere in the least with the 'stillness' in which it is occurring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 whonowz wrote: > Have been reading this forum for a month or two and was almost moved to reply several > times. Now it seems words come, in response to discussion here about thought ending or > not. > > As far as stopping thinking...it's clear there is no doer of such efforts other than thought, > but thinking does stop, in all of us, even though we are largely unaware of it since thought > has become very good at bridging the silent gaps in it's activity. What remains in this > 'silence' is before any knowing or (re)cognition, which doesn't mean there is nothing > (t)here. > > Nisargadatta (N) referred to it as the original experience and it's quite easy to get a feel for > what he was referring to - close your eyes, you are still (t)here, cover your ears as well and > you are still (t)here, now without seeing or hearing watch thought wander a bit in that > silent darkness and you will most likely find there are brief periods if inactivity, of > listening, waiting, silently inquiring into that seemingly empty space. > > It is in those moments that the brain is still and something beyond what can be expressed > sees/feels. This inexpressible stillness needs no conceptual framework, is not dependent > on words or ideas of any sort, and fully understands whatever comes into awareness > without need for interpretation. > > Thought continues to come and go and is a useful tool in practical matters, but it does not > interfere in the least with the 'stillness' in which it is occurring. > > > --- > > Nice explanation. Short, clear and concise. Thank you very much. tyga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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