Guest guest Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch wrote: > > How do you know what " having a self " feels like, if you have no contrast against a feeling of " not having a self " ? > > How would you know that 'what's here, now'... is a 'self'? > A 'self' is not something one has (who should be the owner ?). 'Self' is just a word to denote a collection of chracteristics or idiosyncracies of a person. The word self is not used to denote for example the collection of characteristics of a car. And so one cannt ask a car how does it feel to have a self or no self. The car most likely will not answer. Werner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Nisargadatta , " Tim G. " <fewtch wrote: > > How do you know what " having a self " feels like, if you have no contrast against a feeling of " not having a self " ? > > How would you know that 'what's here, now'... is a 'self'? > there are this kind of selfs..... who join conferences... at the feet of whatever Gurus and teachers...etc... who ask very important questions to whatever appearent Gurus and Teachers... who have no idea about this their real identity and being... who are busy with reading one spiritual book after the other... who get ready to fill up lakes with tears of love.... who realy! want to save the world from all those who don't see this lakes and tears..... who are fantastic emotional bubbles....running around like fools.... when something/somebody is talking about real Self..... .... yeah.....self and Self... .... one is for assholes... .... one is for nobody at all .... Marc > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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