Diet and Awareness Absolute

[Guest guest]

An inordinate focus on diet, longevity and physical health signifies (to me)

a

strong attachment and feeling of ownership of the physical body (which, of

course, will die). So much attentional energy expended to prolong the life

of the body for perhaps 10 years. Is it truly worth it? Are there not

much more important areas to focus our awareness?

 

With Love,

 

Tim

 

Harsha: Perhaps some areas might be considered more important than others to

focus awareness on. It depends on one's conditioning, culture, background,

etc. But for the One abiding inherently in the Truth, why should it matter

where awareness is focused? The awareness by its very nature will usually be

focused somewhere or the other in the presence of stimuli (internal or

external). The essential element is not where awareness is focused but to be

aware of the quality of awareness itself. Awareness is always self-aware by

its very nature. So whether it is focused or unfocused, its essential nature

is unchanged. When awareness remains pure and unfocused (focused on nothing

in particular and falling upon itself), the subtle duality between awareness

and its Source is seen to be illusory. Here the witness disappears, their

being nothing to witness. When awareness merges in its Source, It Recognizes

It Self as the Source. It Sees that It has Always Been the Source. That is

the Supreme Beauty of the Heart. This is why great sages like Ramana never

tire of pointing out that, That Which is Real and Absolute Always Exists and

is not absent even now.

[Guest guest]

At 09:43 AM 5/24/99 -0400, you wrote:

>"Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar

>Harsha: Perhaps some areas might be considered more important than others to

>focus awareness on. It depends on one's conditioning, culture, background,

>etc. But for the One abiding inherently in the Truth, why should it matter

>where awareness is focused?

 

Allow me to counter by asking... for the one abiding inherently in Truth,

what does it matter what food is placed in the body? In fact, what does

the body matter at all? It is only something that will soon die, and the

realized one will then go on to a permanent merging with the Absolute.

 

For one NOT abiding inherently in Truth, the spiritual diet matters far

more than the physical diet.

 

Thus, diet should not matter much either to one who is realized, or one who

is "on a path toward realization."

 

Can you counter this logic?

 

Hari OM,

 

Tim

 

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Message: 10

Mon, 24 May 1999 07:27:24 -0700

Tim Gerchmez <fewtch

Re: Diet and Awareness Absolute

 

At 09:43 AM 5/24/99 -0400, you wrote:

>"Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar

>Harsha: Perhaps some areas might be considered more important than others to

>focus awareness on. It depends on one's conditioning, culture, background,

>etc. But for the One abiding inherently in the Truth, why should it matter

>where awareness is focused?

 

<< Tim: Allow me to counter by asking... for the one abiding inherently

in Truth, what does it matter what food is placed in the body? In fact,

what does the body matter at all? It is only something that will soon

die, and the realized one will then go on to a permanent merging with

the Absolute.

 

For one NOT abiding inherently in Truth, the spiritual diet matters far

more than the physical diet.

 

Thus, diet should not matter much either to one who is realized, or one

who

is "on a path toward realization."

 

Can you counter this logic? >>

 

Why do you look both ways, were there is traffic, when you cross the

street on foot? For one...

Why be attached to understand why you look before crossing the street,

and not simply allow yourself to look? For the other...

 

Why do i say why, go wonder ))

 

Antoine