Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 In a message dated 30/10/2008 7:17:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tyga writes: souldreamone wrote:>>> I might just add though......that seeking is very entertaining and> can> be a whole lot of fun. It has kept me chasing my tail for years. >> I think it is probably a wise idea to keep in mind that we only> know as> much as we are capable of understanding, the little human mind being> only a very small meaty experiencing machine, which could not> possibly> be capable of comprehending all of existence.>> For example, what would a mind be like looking back at us from the> tenth> dimension? Assuming there are minds in the tenth dimension. Would our> understanding of consciousness be quaintly absurd? I'm guessing it> would be.>> Bear in mind that ten dimensional entails being capable of perceiving> all possible realities in all possible universes. Intriguing no?>>> tyga>> Lately, I seem to be seeking more and enjoying it less.>>>> ------Really?I find it all so endlessly entertaining. :)tyga Is that a good thing? :)Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Nisargadatta , tyga <tyga wrote: > > souldreamone wrote: > > > > > > Yes but......as you say, we operate according to desire and > > agenda, and being present without thought doesn't happen based on > > somebody else's recommendation of something good to do. It comes > > about through an understanding of the imprisoning nature of > > thought defining the self, and so the question of how this intense > > focus on the self arises and continues is of significance. > > > > Experience, itself, presupposes a subject/object split. There must > > be an experiencer and an experience, and part of the experience is > > that there are other experiencers that are having different > > experiences, so it's no mystery how it happens that this unique > > focal point of experience is assigned the label of an independent > > self who experiences. The attributes of this self are simply > > extensions built on that foundational assumption. > > > > When we look at this apparent experiencer, we notice the original > > assumption and we find that the person consists entirely of those > > extensions, or defining qualities and characteristics, and is > > actually devoid of a foundation. We notice that the experiencer, > > itself, is being experienced too, and so the self becomes just > > another part of experience. > > > > At this point, if mind were able to grasp the actual experiencer, > > it would be an easy matter to let go of the person who clearly > > doesn't have any reality anyway. However, mind is also part of the > > experience, consisting of 'thoughts about' the experience, and so > > mind functions only in the realm of subject/object. As mind looks > > for an object that is the real experiencer, it either > > conceptualizes one falsely or it draws a blank, since the > > experiencer is not an object at all but rather the subject; the > > same subject that is looking in mind for itself as an object. > > > > The bottom line is that the best mind can do is notice it's own > > misconceptions, and see that there really is no person here. At > > this point, there is nowhere else for mind to go, and meanwhile, > > mind is still bombarded by objective evidence of it's apparent > > existence. Mind is not involved in the event of subject noticing > > itself subjectively, and so it must recognize the futility of > > seeking it, and drop the seeking. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ > I might just add though......that seeking is very entertaining and can > be a whole lot of fun. It has kept me chasing my tail for years. > > I think it is probably a wise idea to keep in mind that we only know as > much as we are capable of understanding, the little human mind being > only a very small meaty experiencing machine, which could not possibly > be capable of comprehending all of existence. > > For example, what would a mind be like looking back at us from the tenth > dimension? Assuming there are minds in the tenth dimension. Would our > understanding of consciousness be quaintly absurd? I'm guessing it would be. > > Bear in mind that ten dimensional entails being capable of perceiving > all possible realities in all possible universes. Intriguing no? > > > tyga > You wonder what 10th dimension mind thinks assuming that there is a tenth dimension? Mea fuking culpa. Christ, thank god there is no hope. But, I must protest Hur, he is masterbating all over my computer Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 marktimmins60 wrote: > > You wonder what 10th dimension mind thinks assuming that there is a > tenth dimension? Mea fuking culpa. > > Christ, thank god there is no hope. > > But, I must protest Hur, he is masterbating all over my computer > Joe. > > > --- > > I'm certainly glad you found it so entertaining. tyga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 souldreamone wrote: > > > Really? > > I find it all so endlessly entertaining. > > > tyga > > Is that a good thing? > > > > ------ It's neither good nor bad I suppose. It's all about enjoying what I have. If everything is meaningless, which it is, then everything is as good or as bad as I decide it is going to be. So I might as well enjoy it. If that's bad, then I don't mind being wrong. tyga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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