Guest guest Posted August 30, 1999 Report Share Posted August 30, 1999 No one denies the limitations of words. Still, words are used to indicate Reality. Through poetry or prose, It is God pointing to It Self. Where else to point? Once Guru Nanak was tired and laid down under a tree next to a temple and went to sleep. The priest awoke him. "Do not sleep pointing your feet towards the temple. You are insulting God!" said the priest in anger. Guru Nanak spoke sweetly and asked the priest to move his legs pointing in a direction where God is not. "Tell me where Divine is not, and I will point my feet there." said the master. The priest was stunned by the depth of Guru Nanak's words and became quiet. So if God is the Reality and the Reality is never absent and everywhere, then, from what is it that we need to detach ourselves? The whole notion of detachment is predicated on the assumption that there is something to be detached from. This might appear to undermine the notion of Non-Duality and Oneness. Whatever can be undermined is not Self-Existent and Real. Therefore, while Oneness and Non-Duality are useful concepts, there is no point in holding on to them as substantial. To one who Knows the Self, the question of detachment is moot. If dualism is sought to be rejected as a philosophy, it only proves and reinforces dualism. In order to reject something, there must be the rejecter, the process of rejecting, and that which is rejected. So Truly Great Sages emphasize a Deep Acceptance of Divine Love and Awareness. This Acceptance leads to Stillness and Silence. When All concepts, (including that of detachment, non-duality, rejecting duality, etc.) vanish, Reality is experienced as It is in Absolute Nakedness. It is only the inner core of One's Own Being. It Is What You Already Are. This is the ancient message of the Sages. We renew this Message by knowing the Reality of the Self that We Are. Self-awareness and Satsanga facilitate Self-Recognition and Realization. Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 1999 Report Share Posted September 1, 1999 “ To deny the co-existence of mutually conflicting viewpoints about a thing would mean to deny the true nature of reality” – Acharang Sutra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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