Guest guest Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 One of the most obvious symptoms of insanity, at least to a layperson, is to see someone talking to himself. And yet, we all do this, if not vocally, at least mentally. There are occasions in which this is required for clear thinking, to weigh the pros and the cons of an issue, and to arrive at a well-reasoned conclusion. Unfortunately, this monologue has taken a life of its own for most people. It has become a constant narrator and commentator of our life. This commentator seems to lean over our shoulders evaluating and judging our every activity, telling us how well we are doing, how much fun we are having, or vise versa. Tragically, we are so used to it that it has become our way to experience life. > > It seems to us we don't fully own our experiences until we put them into words, until we explain them to ourselves. This narrator has become a verbal self. > > Can we pull the plug on this hungry ghost roaming our heads? Can we see clearly it will never be satisfied, it will never be at rest, that it steals our life, that it's the very separation that feeds our hunger for more and more? > > > > Can we feel ourselves being without thinking, just looking inside with attention and curiosity without any intention to do or stop anything, just looking, being mindful, attentive for a moment? In that moment, there is complete silence, > > a glimpse of being without words, it doesn't have to last long. If you do that > > several times a day, if you get in the habit of recollecting yourself this way those moments will grow longer. There is nothing special you should do with these moments, you don't have to explain them, or expect anything from them. They are sufficient in themselves and one day there will be a shift of focus, and numinous freedom will be there. There are those who will ask who is there to do all that. Those who will argue that freedom is always there. That is idle philosophy and more verbal stuff. The issue is simple which is going to be home, the verbal and limited or the non-verbal and unlimited. > Pete > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > One of the most obvious symptoms of insanity, at least to a layperson, is to see someone talking to himself. And yet, we all do this, if not vocally, at least mentally. There are occasions in which this is required for clear thinking, to weigh the pros and the cons of an issue, and to arrive at a well-reasoned conclusion. Unfortunately, this monologue has taken a life of its own for most people. It has become a constant narrator and commentator of our life. This commentator seems to lean over our shoulders evaluating and judging our every activity, telling us how well we are doing, how much fun we are having, or vise versa. Tragically, we are so used to it that it has become our way to experience life. > > > > It seems to us we don't fully own our experiences until we put them into words, until we explain them to ourselves. This narrator has become a verbal self. > > > > Can we pull the plug on this hungry ghost roaming our heads? Can we see clearly it will never be satisfied, it will never be at rest, that it steals our life, that it's the very separation that feeds our hunger for more and more? > > > > > > > > Can we feel ourselves being without thinking, just looking inside with attention and curiosity without any intention to do or stop anything, just looking, being mindful, attentive for a moment? In that moment, there is complete silence, > > > > a glimpse of being without words, it doesn't have to last long. If you do that > > > > several times a day, if you get in the habit of recollecting yourself this way those moments will grow longer. There is nothing special you should do with these moments, you don't have to explain them, or expect anything from them. They are sufficient in themselves and one day there will be a shift of focus, and numinous freedom will be there. There are those who will ask who is there to do all that. Those who will argue that freedom is always there. That is idle philosophy and more verbal stuff. The issue is simple which is going to be home, the verbal and limited or the non-verbal and unlimited. > > > > Pete > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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