Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 GuruRatings , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote: GuruRatings , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> wrote: > > GuruRatings , " Gary Falk " <dukeofdharma@> wrote: > > > > needs to escape. > > > > Bottom line: Essence is prior to existence. > > > > Gary > > > > > > All religions are built upon that assumption. > > All gods emerge from the thinking that essence and existence are separate. > > The self is sustained and infused with its imagined reality based on > such thinking. > > What if............ " essence " and " existence " are merely scratching on > the cave wall.....and ultimately have no meaning what so ever? > > What if any adjective that is applied to the imaginary self is like > writings on flowing water? > > What if the attempts find and define the reality of the self is > likened to applying makeup to a mirror.......or dressing a dream up > character for an imaginary ball? > > > > Whataya think? > > > > toombaru Namaste Tooms, Yes essence and existence are the same thing. In illusion they are degrees of manifestation, but in truth they never happened at all..Tony 'O'. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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