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Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor wrote:

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> roberibus111

> Nisargadatta

> Saturday, June 06, 2009 3:31 PM

> Re: The problem

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>

>

> Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > -

> > roberibus111

> > Nisargadatta

> > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > Re: The problem

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > -

> > > Michael Adamson

> > > Nisargadatta

> > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > Re: The problem

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > >

> > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > >

> > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of

> > > virtue -

> > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can

> > > only

> > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To

> > > seek

> > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may

> > > be

> > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > reason,

> > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be

> > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > > comes

> > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up through

> > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless,

> > > for

> > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who

> > > is

> > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence, and

> > > what

> > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected repetition.

> > > The

> > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

> > > still.

> > >

> > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

> > > is

> > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming

> > > and

> > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

> > > consciousness,

> > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet,

> > > the

> > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness

> > > is

> > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity -

> > > then

> > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > >

> > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > >

> > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > -geo-

> >

> > that about sums up that man's worth.

> >

> > ..and of course your worth as well.

> >

> > fragile.

> >

> > .b b.b.

> >

> > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > -geo-

>

> to what?

>

> .b b.b.

>

> To all and any patterning so that they remain what they are: empty.

> -geo-

 

 

left the desert stronghold.

 

ridin' Thunder slowly into ghost town.

 

slippin' in a perfect dirty barroom.

 

full of liars cheats and gone soons all 'round.

 

there's a woman counting quarters at a table.

 

a man's choppin' wood outside the door

 

now gents please hold your pistols.

 

just here to wet the whistle.

 

i'm afraid i don't love her anymore.

 

ever tell yourself a lie so many times..

 

that you convince yourself it's true?

 

..b b.b.

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>

>

> left the desert stronghold.

>

> ridin' Thunder slowly into ghost town.

>

> slippin' in a perfect dirty barroom.

>

> full of liars cheats and gone soons all 'round.

>

> there's a woman counting quarters at a table.

>

> a man's choppin' wood outside the door

>

> now gents please hold your pistols.

>

> just here to wet the whistle.

>

> i'm afraid i don't love her anymore.

>

> ever tell yourself a lie so many times..

>

> that you convince yourself it's true?

>

> .b b.b.

 

P: He arrived late at the church. The bride

and guests were gone. To the empty church

he said, " I do! "

 

A ghostly voice said from above,

" I declare you man and wife, now go an screw

yourself. "

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Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote:

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>

> >

> >

> > left the desert stronghold.

> >

> > ridin' Thunder slowly into ghost town.

> >

> > slippin' in a perfect dirty barroom.

> >

> > full of liars cheats and gone soons all 'round.

> >

> > there's a woman counting quarters at a table.

> >

> > a man's choppin' wood outside the door

> >

> > now gents please hold your pistols.

> >

> > just here to wet the whistle.

> >

> > i'm afraid i don't love her anymore.

> >

> > ever tell yourself a lie so many times..

> >

> > that you convince yourself it's true?

> >

> > .b b.b.

>

> P: He arrived late at the church. The bride

> and guests were gone. To the empty church

> he said, " I do! "

>

> A ghostly voice said from above,

> " I declare you man and wife, now go an screw

> yourself. "

 

 

 

Hark!

 

and unto her shall be delivered a motherless child.

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > left the desert stronghold.

> > >

> > > ridin' Thunder slowly into ghost town.

> > >

> > > slippin' in a perfect dirty barroom.

> > >

> > > full of liars cheats and gone soons all 'round.

> > >

> > > there's a woman counting quarters at a table.

> > >

> > > a man's choppin' wood outside the door

> > >

> > > now gents please hold your pistols.

> > >

> > > just here to wet the whistle.

> > >

> > > i'm afraid i don't love her anymore.

> > >

> > > ever tell yourself a lie so many times..

> > >

> > > that you convince yourself it's true?

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> >

> > P: He arrived late at the church. The bride

> > and guests were gone. To the empty church

> > he said, " I do! "

> >

> > A ghostly voice said from above,

> > " I declare you man and wife, now go an screw

> > yourself. "

>

>

>

> Hark!

>

> and unto her shall be delivered a motherless child.

>

> .b b.b.

 

 

but that doesn't mean he's not a motha.

 

it just means he's not a mofo.

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > The problem is not death.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > The problem is life.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Something has people feeling life is too short, that it will be

over soon,

> > > > > > > and has them thinking about death.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > The problem is now.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > The solution is now, too.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > geo> The solution is the now - period.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > birth/death = life.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > The problem is the belief that something came into existence between

them.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > - d -

> > > > >

> > > > > Well, an image appeared, and seemed to have some nominal stability.

> > > >

> > > > Funny, though, it was just constructed from + and -

> > >

> > > True... only, nobody constructed it. Everything just happens.

> >

> > The only meaning for the word " everything " is what you supply as meaning.

> >

> > And the meaning of " you " ?

> >

> > Who supplies that?

> >

> > So, nothing just happens.

> >

> > Unless " you " do.

> >

> > And you can't make yourself happen.

> >

> > So, nothing happens.

> >

> > - d -

>

> OK, I'll reword: Nothing happens volitionally. Better?

 

I'll reword it.

 

Nothing just happens, without actually happening.

 

Okay?

 

- d -

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Nisargadatta , " Michael Adamson " <adamson wrote:

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>

>

> JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

>

> Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

>

> Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue - all

these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can only work

toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known. Achievement is

security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To seek security in that

which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may be found is only in the

projection of the past, of the known. For this reason, the mind must be entirely

and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be purchased through sacrifice,

sublimation, or suppression. This silence comes when the mind is no longer

seeking, no longer caught in the process of becoming. This silence is not

cumulative, it may not be built up through practice. This silence must be as

unknown to the mind as the timeless, for if the mind experiences the silence,

then there is the experiencer who is the result of past experiences, who is

cognizant of a past silence, and what is experienced by the experiencer is

merely a self-projected repetition. The mind can never experience the new, and

so the mind must be utterly still.

>

> The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it is

not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming and

recording is a constant process of the different layers of consciousness, not

merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet, the deeper

mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness is silent and

tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity - then only does the

immeasurable come into being.

>

> Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

 

except the immeasurable that came into being, never came into being.

 

wonder what held him back from going body/mind totally into/as the black hole

where he heard the silence?

 

or maybe he did, and left a puppet image to speak words to audiences ...

 

- d -

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Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " Michael Adamson " <adamson@> wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> >

> > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> >

> > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue -

all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can only work

toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known. Achievement is

security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To seek security in that

which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may be found is only in the

projection of the past, of the known. For this reason, the mind must be entirely

and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be purchased through sacrifice,

sublimation, or suppression. This silence comes when the mind is no longer

seeking, no longer caught in the process of becoming. This silence is not

cumulative, it may not be built up through practice. This silence must be as

unknown to the mind as the timeless, for if the mind experiences the silence,

then there is the experiencer who is the result of past experiences, who is

cognizant of a past silence, and what is experienced by the experiencer is

merely a self-projected repetition. The mind can never experience the new, and

so the mind must be utterly still.

> >

> > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it is

not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming and

recording is a constant process of the different layers of consciousness, not

merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet, the deeper

mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness is silent and

tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity - then only does the

immeasurable come into being.

> >

> > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

>

> except the immeasurable that came into being, never came into being.

>

> wonder what held him back from going body/mind totally into/as the black hole

where he heard the silence?

>

> or maybe he did, and left a puppet image to speak words to audiences ...

>

> - d -

 

 

" he " is not there..

 

nor nowhere.

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor wrote:

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>

> -

> roberibus111

> Nisargadatta

> Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> Re: The problem

>

>

>

>

>

> Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > -

> > Michael Adamson

> > Nisargadatta

> > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > Re: The problem

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> >

> > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> >

> > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue -

> > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can only

> > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To

> > seek

> > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may be

> > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > reason,

> > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be

> > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > comes

> > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up through

> > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless, for

> > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who is

> > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence, and

> > what

> > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected repetition.

> > The

> > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly still.

> >

> > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

> > is

> > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming and

> > recording is a constant process of the different layers of consciousness,

> > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet, the

> > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness is

> > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity - then

> > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> >

> > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> >

> > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > -geo-

>

> that about sums up that man's worth.

>

> ..and of course your worth as well.

>

> fragile.

>

> .b b.b.

>

> Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> -geo-

 

human lives are extremely vulnerable and temporary

 

this is their poignancy and beauty

- d -

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > -

> > roberibus111

> > Nisargadatta

> > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > Re: The problem

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > -

> > > Michael Adamson

> > > Nisargadatta

> > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > Re: The problem

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > >

> > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > >

> > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue -

> > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can only

> > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To

> > > seek

> > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may be

> > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > reason,

> > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be

> > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > > comes

> > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up through

> > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless, for

> > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who is

> > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence, and

> > > what

> > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected repetition.

> > > The

> > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly still.

> > >

> > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

> > > is

> > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming and

> > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of consciousness,

> > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet, the

> > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness is

> > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity - then

> > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > >

> > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > >

> > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > -geo-

> >

> > that about sums up that man's worth.

> >

> > ..and of course your worth as well.

> >

> > fragile.

> >

> > .b b.b.

> >

> > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > -geo-

>

>

> to what?

>

> .b b.b.

 

dissolution ...

 

as never having been ...

 

- d -

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Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > -

> > roberibus111

> > Nisargadatta

> > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > Re: The problem

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > -

> > > Michael Adamson

> > > Nisargadatta

> > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > Re: The problem

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > >

> > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > >

> > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue -

> > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can only

> > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To

> > > seek

> > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may be

> > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > reason,

> > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be

> > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > > comes

> > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up through

> > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless, for

> > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who is

> > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence, and

> > > what

> > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected repetition.

> > > The

> > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly still.

> > >

> > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

> > > is

> > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming and

> > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of consciousness,

> > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet, the

> > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness is

> > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity - then

> > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > >

> > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > >

> > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > -geo-

> >

> > that about sums up that man's worth.

> >

> > ..and of course your worth as well.

> >

> > fragile.

> >

> > .b b.b.

> >

> > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > -geo-

>

> human lives are extremely vulnerable and temporary

>

> this is their poignancy and beauty

> - d -

 

 

knowing that nothing is poignant nor beautiful..

 

nor their opposites..

 

is the berries!

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > -

> > > roberibus111

> > > Nisargadatta

> > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > > Re: The problem

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > -

> > > > Michael Adamson

> > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > > Re: The problem

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > > >

> > > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > > >

> > > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue

-

> > > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can

only

> > > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To

> > > > seek

> > > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may

be

> > > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > > reason,

> > > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be

> > > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > > > comes

> > > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up through

> > > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless,

for

> > > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who

is

> > > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence, and

> > > > what

> > > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected repetition.

> > > > The

> > > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

still.

> > > >

> > > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

> > > > is

> > > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming

and

> > > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

consciousness,

> > > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet,

the

> > > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness

is

> > > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity -

then

> > > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > > >

> > > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > > >

> > > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > > -geo-

> > >

> > > that about sums up that man's worth.

> > >

> > > ..and of course your worth as well.

> > >

> > > fragile.

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> > >

> > > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > > -geo-

> >

> >

> > to what?

> >

> > .b b.b.

>

> dissolution ...

>

> as never having been ...

>

> - d -

 

 

that's not vulnerability.

 

that's ignorance.

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " Michael Adamson " <adamson@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > >

> > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > >

> > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue -

all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can only work

toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known. Achievement is

security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To seek security in that

which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may be found is only in the

projection of the past, of the known. For this reason, the mind must be entirely

and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be purchased through sacrifice,

sublimation, or suppression. This silence comes when the mind is no longer

seeking, no longer caught in the process of becoming. This silence is not

cumulative, it may not be built up through practice. This silence must be as

unknown to the mind as the timeless, for if the mind experiences the silence,

then there is the experiencer who is the result of past experiences, who is

cognizant of a past silence, and what is experienced by the experiencer is

merely a self-projected repetition. The mind can never experience the new, and

so the mind must be utterly still.

> > >

> > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

is not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming and

recording is a constant process of the different layers of consciousness, not

merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet, the deeper

mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness is silent and

tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity - then only does the

immeasurable come into being.

> > >

> > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> >

> > except the immeasurable that came into being, never came into being.

> >

> > wonder what held him back from going body/mind totally into/as the black

hole where he heard the silence?

> >

> > or maybe he did, and left a puppet image to speak words to audiences ...

> >

> > - d -

>

>

> " he " is not there..

>

> nor nowhere.

>

> .b b.b.

 

speaking words

 

to the audience of the mind

 

of the words

 

speaking

 

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > -

> > > roberibus111

> > > Nisargadatta

> > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > > Re: The problem

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > -

> > > > Michael Adamson

> > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > > Re: The problem

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > > >

> > > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > > >

> > > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue

-

> > > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can

only

> > > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To

> > > > seek

> > > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that may

be

> > > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > > reason,

> > > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot be

> > > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > > > comes

> > > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up through

> > > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless,

for

> > > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who

is

> > > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence, and

> > > > what

> > > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected repetition.

> > > > The

> > > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

still.

> > > >

> > > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

> > > > is

> > > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming

and

> > > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

consciousness,

> > > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet,

the

> > > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness

is

> > > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity -

then

> > > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > > >

> > > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > > >

> > > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > > -geo-

> > >

> > > that about sums up that man's worth.

> > >

> > > ..and of course your worth as well.

> > >

> > > fragile.

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> > >

> > > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > > -geo-

> >

> > human lives are extremely vulnerable and temporary

> >

> > this is their poignancy and beauty

> > - d -

>

>

> knowing that nothing is poignant nor beautiful..

>

> nor their opposites..

>

> is the berries!

>

> .b b.b.

 

love is never having to say you're a berry.

 

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > -

> > > > roberibus111

> > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > > > Re: The problem

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > -

> > > > > Michael Adamson

> > > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > > > Re: The problem

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > > > >

> > > > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > > > >

> > > > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of

virtue -

> > > > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can

only

> > > > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known.

To

> > > > > seek

> > > > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that

may be

> > > > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > > > reason,

> > > > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot

be

> > > > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > > > > comes

> > > > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > > > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up

through

> > > > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless,

for

> > > > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who

is

> > > > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence,

and

> > > > > what

> > > > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected

repetition.

> > > > > The

> > > > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

still.

> > > > >

> > > > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when

it

> > > > > is

> > > > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming

and

> > > > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

consciousness,

> > > > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet,

the

> > > > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness

is

> > > > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity -

then

> > > > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > > > >

> > > > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > > > >

> > > > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > > > -geo-

> > > >

> > > > that about sums up that man's worth.

> > > >

> > > > ..and of course your worth as well.

> > > >

> > > > fragile.

> > > >

> > > > .b b.b.

> > > >

> > > > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > > > -geo-

> > >

> > >

> > > to what?

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> >

> > dissolution ...

> >

> > as never having been ...

> >

> > - d -

>

>

> that's not vulnerability.

>

> that's ignorance.

>

> .b b.b.

 

it's beautiful.

 

being this vulnerability.

 

that is empty of itself ...

 

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Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > -

> > > > roberibus111

> > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > > > Re: The problem

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > -

> > > > > Michael Adamson

> > > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > > > Re: The problem

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > > > >

> > > > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > > > >

> > > > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of

virtue -

> > > > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can

only

> > > > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known.

To

> > > > > seek

> > > > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that

may be

> > > > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > > > reason,

> > > > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot

be

> > > > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This silence

> > > > > comes

> > > > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process of

> > > > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up

through

> > > > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the timeless,

for

> > > > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer who

is

> > > > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence,

and

> > > > > what

> > > > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected

repetition.

> > > > > The

> > > > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

still.

> > > > >

> > > > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when

it

> > > > > is

> > > > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming

and

> > > > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

consciousness,

> > > > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is quiet,

the

> > > > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole consciousness

is

> > > > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity -

then

> > > > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > > > >

> > > > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > > > >

> > > > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > > > -geo-

> > > >

> > > > that about sums up that man's worth.

> > > >

> > > > ..and of course your worth as well.

> > > >

> > > > fragile.

> > > >

> > > > .b b.b.

> > > >

> > > > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > > > -geo-

> > >

> > > human lives are extremely vulnerable and temporary

> > >

> > > this is their poignancy and beauty

> > > - d -

> >

> >

> > knowing that nothing is poignant nor beautiful..

> >

> > nor their opposites..

> >

> > is the berries!

> >

> > .b b.b.

>

> love is never having to say you're a berry.

>

> - d -

 

 

beri beri funny.

 

is that some sort of raspberry?

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote:

>

> Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > -

> > > > > roberibus111

> > > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > > > > Re: The problem

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > -

> > > > > > Michael Adamson

> > > > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > > > > Re: The problem

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of

virtue -

> > > > > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought

can only

> > > > > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> > > > > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known.

To

> > > > > > seek

> > > > > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that

may be

> > > > > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> > > > > > reason,

> > > > > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence cannot

be

> > > > > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This

silence

> > > > > > comes

> > > > > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the process

of

> > > > > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up

through

> > > > > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the

timeless, for

> > > > > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer

who is

> > > > > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past silence,

and

> > > > > > what

> > > > > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected

repetition.

> > > > > > The

> > > > > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

still.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is,

when it

> > > > > > is

> > > > > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This

naming and

> > > > > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

consciousness,

> > > > > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is

quiet, the

> > > > > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole

consciousness is

> > > > > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity -

then

> > > > > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > > > > >

> > > > > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid cristal.

> > > > > > -geo-

> > > > >

> > > > > that about sums up that man's worth.

> > > > >

> > > > > ..and of course your worth as well.

> > > > >

> > > > > fragile.

> > > > >

> > > > > .b b.b.

> > > > >

> > > > > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > > > > -geo-

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > to what?

> > > >

> > > > .b b.b.

> > >

> > > dissolution ...

> > >

> > > as never having been ...

> > >

> > > - d -

> >

> >

> > that's not vulnerability.

> >

> > that's ignorance.

> >

> > .b b.b.

>

> it's beautiful.

>

> being this vulnerability.

>

> that is empty of itself ...

>

> -- d --

 

 

ignore that thought.

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> > it's beautiful.

> >

> > being this vulnerability.

> >

> > that is empty of itself ...

> >

> > -- d --

>

>

> ignore that thought.

>

> .b b.b.

 

There's nobody separate from it to ignore it.

 

" Ignore that thought " was another thought following the original thought.

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Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> >

> > > it's beautiful.

> > >

> > > being this vulnerability.

> > >

> > > that is empty of itself ...

> > >

> > > -- d --

> >

> >

> > ignore that thought.

> >

> > .b b.b.

>

> There's nobody separate from it to ignore it.

>

> " Ignore that thought " was another thought following the original thought.

 

 

ignore what you believe is so.

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> > >

> > > > it's beautiful.

> > > >

> > > > being this vulnerability.

> > > >

> > > > that is empty of itself ...

> > > >

> > > > -- d --

> > >

> > >

> > > ignore that thought.

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> >

> > There's nobody separate from it to ignore it.

> >

> > " Ignore that thought " was another thought following the original thought.

>

>

> ignore what you believe is so.

>

> .b b.b.

 

 

just don't ignore ignoring.

 

if you can't.

 

..b b.b.

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> > >

> > > > it's beautiful.

> > > >

> > > > being this vulnerability.

> > > >

> > > > that is empty of itself ...

> > > >

> > > > -- d --

> > >

> > >

> > > ignore that thought.

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> >

> > There's nobody separate from it to ignore it.

> >

> > " Ignore that thought " was another thought following the original thought.

>

>

> ignore what you believe is so.

>

> .b b.b.

 

I don't believe anything is so.

 

I am the belief that I am so.

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Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > > it's beautiful.

> > > > >

> > > > > being this vulnerability.

> > > > >

> > > > > that is empty of itself ...

> > > > >

> > > > > -- d --

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ignore that thought.

> > > >

> > > > .b b.b.

> > >

> > > There's nobody separate from it to ignore it.

> > >

> > > " Ignore that thought " was another thought following the original thought.

> >

> >

> > ignore what you believe is so.

> >

> > .b b.b.

>

> I don't believe anything is so.

>

> I am the belief that I am so.

 

 

ignore that.

 

..b b.b.

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Saturday, June 06, 2009 9:12 PM

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Nisargadatta , " Michael Adamson " <adamson wrote:

>

>

>

> JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

>

> Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

>

> Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of virtue -

> all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought can only

> work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the known.

> Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the known. To

> seek security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security that

> may be found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For this

> reason, the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence

> cannot be purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This

> silence comes when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the

> process of becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built

> up through practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the

> timeless, for if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the

> experiencer who is the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a

> past silence, and what is experienced by th e experiencer is merely a

> self-projected repetition. The mind can never experience the new, and so

> the mind must be utterly still.

>

> The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is, when it

> is not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This naming

> and recording is a constant process of the different layers of

> consciousness, not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial

> mind is quiet, the deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the

> whole consciousness is silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which

> is spontaneity - then only does the immeasurable come into being.

>

> Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

 

except the immeasurable that came into being, never came into being.

d

 

geo> That shows the relativity of words

 

wonder what held him back from going body/mind totally into/as the black

hole where he heard the silence?

d

 

geo> That shows the absolutness of preconception

 

or maybe he did, and left a puppet image to speak words to audiences ...

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111

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> Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@>

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > -

> > > > roberibus111

> > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > > > Re: The problem

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > -

> > > > > Michael Adamson

> > > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > > > Re: The problem

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > > > >

> > > > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > > > >

> > > > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of

> > > > > virtue -

> > > > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought

> > > > > can only

> > > > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the

> > > > > known.

> > > > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the

> > > > > known. To

> > > > > seek

> > > > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security

> > > > > that may be

> > > > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For

> > > > > this

> > > > > reason,

> > > > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence

> > > > > cannot be

> > > > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This

> > > > > silence

> > > > > comes

> > > > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the

> > > > > process of

> > > > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up

> > > > > through

> > > > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the

> > > > > timeless, for

> > > > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer

> > > > > who is

> > > > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past

> > > > > silence, and

> > > > > what

> > > > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected

> > > > > repetition.

> > > > > The

> > > > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

> > > > > still.

> > > > >

> > > > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is,

> > > > > when it

> > > > > is

> > > > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This

> > > > > naming and

> > > > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

> > > > > consciousness,

> > > > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is

> > > > > quiet, the

> > > > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole

> > > > > consciousness is

> > > > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is

> > > > > spontaneity - then

> > > > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > > > >

> > > > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > > > >

> > > > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid

> > > > > cristal.

> > > > > -geo-

> > > >

> > > > that about sums up that man's worth.

> > > >

> > > > ..and of course your worth as well.

> > > >

> > > > fragile.

> > > >

> > > > .b b.b.

> > > >

> > > > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > > > -geo-

> > >

> > >

> > > to what?

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> >

> > dissolution ...

> >

> > as never having been ...

> >

> > - d -

>

>

> that's not vulnerability.

>

> that's ignorance.

>

> .b b.b.

 

it's beautiful.

 

being this vulnerability.

 

that is empty of itself ...

 

-- d --

 

Being this vulnerability that is itself

-geo-

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Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor wrote:

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> geo> That shows the relativity of words

>

> wonder what held him back from going body/mind totally into/as the

> black

> hole where he heard the silence?

> d

 

I wonder that, too, being He.

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Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote:

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> Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> >

> > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@>

wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > -

> > > > > > roberibus111

> > > > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:59 PM

> > > > > > Re: The problem

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Nisargadatta , " geo " <inandor@> wrote:

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > -

> > > > > > > Michael Adamson

> > > > > > > Nisargadatta

> > > > > > > Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:34 PM

> > > > > > > Re: The problem

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > JKrishnamurti.org - Daily Quote

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Silence is not built up through practice or pursuit!

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Disciplines, renunciations, detachments, rituals, the practice of

virtue -

> > > > > > > all these, however noble, are the process of thought, and thought

can only

> > > > > > > work toward an end, toward an achievement, which is ever the

known.

> > > > > > > Achievement is security, the self-protective certainty of the

known. To

> > > > > > > seek

> > > > > > > security in that which is nameless is to deny it. The security

that may be

> > > > > > > found is only in the projection of the past, of the known. For

this

> > > > > > > reason,

> > > > > > > the mind must be entirely and deeply silent; but this silence

cannot be

> > > > > > > purchased through sacrifice, sublimation, or suppression. This

silence

> > > > > > > comes

> > > > > > > when the mind is no longer seeking, no longer caught in the

process of

> > > > > > > becoming. This silence is not cumulative, it may not be built up

through

> > > > > > > practice. This silence must be as unknown to the mind as the

timeless, for

> > > > > > > if the mind experiences the silence, then there is the experiencer

who is

> > > > > > > the result of past experiences, who is cognizant of a past

silence, and

> > > > > > > what

> > > > > > > is experienced by the experiencer is merely a self-projected

repetition.

> > > > > > > The

> > > > > > > mind can never experience the new, and so the mind must be utterly

still.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > The mind can be still only when it is not experiencing, that is,

when it

> > > > > > > is

> > > > > > > not terming or naming, recording or storing up in memory. This

naming and

> > > > > > > recording is a constant process of the different layers of

consciousness,

> > > > > > > not merely of the upper mind. But, when the superficial mind is

quiet, the

> > > > > > > deeper mind can offer up its intimations. When the whole

consciousness is

> > > > > > > silent and tranquil, free from all becoming - which is spontaneity

- then

> > > > > > > only does the immeasurable come into being.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Commentaries on Living, Series I - 44

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > When I read this man I am reminded of a peace of translucid

cristal.

> > > > > > > -geo-

> > > > > >

> > > > > > that about sums up that man's worth.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > ..and of course your worth as well.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > fragile.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > .b b.b.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Yes...absolutely vulnerable

> > > > > > -geo-

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > to what?

> > > > >

> > > > > .b b.b.

> > > >

> > > > dissolution ...

> > > >

> > > > as never having been ...

> > > >

> > > > - d -

> > >

> > >

> > > that's not vulnerability.

> > >

> > > that's ignorance.

> > >

> > > .b b.b.

> >

> > it's beautiful.

> >

> > being this vulnerability.

> >

> > that is empty of itself ...

> >

> > -- d --

>

>

> ignore that thought.

>

> .b b.b.

>

 

don't blame me

 

it was the nun

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