Dan (Awareness and essence)

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In a message dated 8/25/1999 4:09:22 PM Atlantic Daylight Time,

berkowd writes:

 

<< berkowd

 

My findings here: awareness,

attempting to view its own essence, finds

nothingness. There is no "originating point" for

thoughts and feelings "within" itself. Thus,

awareness is faced with the falseness of its

orientation around a

self, the lack of any substantiality to the realm

of its supposed existence -- sees its embededness

in the past, in unreality, in anxiety. It also

sees that it attempts to use this seeing

in ways that continue itself (e.g., pondering

on what it has realized about the "unreality

of self.")

 

The self can never free itself from itself,

its inquiry is always biased toward preserving,

enhancing, or otherwise continuing itself.

Its visions of transcending ego are subtle ways

of preserving itself.

 

Only a truly honest and direct approach can be

useful, only an inquiry that leads to an opening

for what is truly unexpected, surprising, and not the

projection of an image. No matter how glorious

the projection (i.e., "Nothingness,the Self,"

"Love,God") it is still a projection -- only

the coming in of Reality itself is the ending of

projection by the fase self - which had erroneously

believed itself to be an independent entity

inquiring into important matters (and which

subtly was intent on acquiring and/or avoiding

various things, experiences or concepts - and on

maintaining an image, and collection

of images, that allowed its misperceived

sense of its own reality to continue).

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Thanks Dan for your comments. I always marvel at the elegance of your

expression and insight. Perhaps you can give a bit of background on yourself

and how you "arrived" at where you are and any advice for seekers. I remember

your telling Gloria that you are in a nursing home being force fed oatmeal

daily. Is that really true Dan? Your posts have such vitality so you must be

very well nourished. Thank you also to Rainbo, Antoine, Gloria, Zenbob and

others for their recent comments. You add much beauty to our inner and outer

sight. Max's philosophical posts were totally cool, but I don't know enough

about that stuff to respond. Too bad Greg is on vacation. He has a doctorate

in philosophy and a gift for synthesizing the abstruse and making it obvious

for the rest of us.

All questions dropped, no answers come. :--)

 

Love to all

Harsha