The gift of words

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GuruRatings , " ts " <nt1nt2 wrote:

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> GuruRatings , Sarlo <sarlo@> wrote:

> >

>

> At 02:17 PM 12/22/08, Pete, who once complained about a Niagara of

> Bullshit

> > at GR, now complains about a drought of posts, and so he wrote:

> >

> > >roim means roin

> >

> > Inane R Us

>

> ~~~

 

 

P: Well, all of you who responded, are right.

 

As you wrote, it was a bit of inanity to

stimulate a response. It was also a bit of

bs as Ts wrote. And it was a bit of

experimenting with words as Anna and O wrote.

 

Words in a way, resemble how passwords work.

as demonstrated by O, if you try to write

a complete nonsense word with only 4 letters,

chances are, that word would have meaning in

some other language, or as an acronym in

English.

 

As you add letters the chances drop exponentially,

with 7 or 8 words they drop almost to zero, think.

 

Words are such that even when they have no meaning

they affect the mind if repeated. That in my

opinion is how mantras work. I Used to do mantra

practice long ago, and words without meaning

worked as well as those that meant something.

They quieted the mind and brought about a kind

of empty lucidity. I stopped doing that when I

realized that being attached to that lucid

state was a trap of sorts.

 

In my view, is best to have a mind that remains

composed in any state good or bad, and doesn't

cling to any out fear or desire. All things

past.

 

Words can be used to induce moods, and if

properly done, they can be used to great advantage.

Although, I have never been a Christian, I can

induce in my mind a mood of religious exultation

by reading the bible. It's great religious poetry.

So, it's with the Gita an other sacred texts. The

danger lies in believing that because those words

have the power to exult, they represent some

ineffable truth.

 

Pete

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Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote:

>

> GuruRatings , " ts " <nt1nt2@> wrote:

> >

> > GuruRatings , Sarlo <sarlo@> wrote:

> > >

> >

> > At 02:17 PM 12/22/08, Pete, who once complained about a Niagara of

> > Bullshit

> > > at GR, now complains about a drought of posts, and so he wrote:

> > >

> > > >roim means roin

> > >

> > > Inane R Us

> >

> > ~~~

>

>

> P: Well, all of you who responded, are right.

>

> As you wrote, it was a bit of inanity to

> stimulate a response. It was also a bit of

> bs as Ts wrote. And it was a bit of

> experimenting with words as Anna and O wrote.

>

> Words in a way, resemble how passwords work.

> as demonstrated by O, if you try to write

> a complete nonsense word with only 4 letters,

> chances are, that word would have meaning in

> some other language, or as an acronym in

> English.

>

> As you add letters the chances drop exponentially,

> with 7 or 8 words they drop almost to zero, think.

>

> Words are such that even when they have no meaning

> they affect the mind if repeated. That in my

> opinion is how mantras work. I Used to do mantra

> practice long ago, and words without meaning

> worked as well as those that meant something.

> They quieted the mind and brought about a kind

> of empty lucidity. I stopped doing that when I

> realized that being attached to that lucid

> state was a trap of sorts.

>

> In my view, is best to have a mind that remains

> composed in any state good or bad, and doesn't

> cling to any out fear or desire. All things

> past.

>

> Words can be used to induce moods, and if

> properly done, they can be used to great advantage.

> Although, I have never been a Christian, I can

> induce in my mind a mood of religious exultation

> by reading the bible. It's great religious poetry.

> So, it's with the Gita an other sacred texts. The

> danger lies in believing that because those words

> have the power to exult, they represent some

> ineffable truth.

>

> Pete

 

 

 

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