Guest guest Posted October 9, 1999 Report Share Posted October 9, 1999 >Zenbob: >The sound of a chime being struck. There is such a contrast between simple >aphorisms, which may at first seem profound, and actual deeper levels of >truth, which contain layers and must be understood a layer at a time. Sure, >we are all "light" too, but I use a candle when the power goes out. We are >all perfect, >but if I get a bone spur, I have it removed. Dan: I see your point. I look at it this way: it is the One who is perfect who is removing the bone spur... >Zenbob: Sure, we are all "God" but I >don't create solar systems just yet. Sure, we are all one, but went my >mortgage payment is due, somehow it's just me handling the bill. Dan: Through you, God pays the bill. If you tried to avoid responsibility, this would place God outside of you. To say "God you take care of this, it's not my responsibility" creates an unresolved dualism. Observing: 'I' am not here only God is here allows God to pay the bill through you. >Zenbob: What we idealize and strive to be are not the same as what and where we are. >Non dualistic thinking is there to remind us that the world and its >limitations are not the entire or necessarily the enduring part of reality. >But, the world has real rocks, and even though non-duality teaches that the >rock and I are one energy, if the rock falls on my head, the shared unity of >rock-zenbob will sure hurt. Dan: This is very true. So the One energy doesn't operate here by turning everything into some kind of cosmic white blob of beingness. It operates within the realm of differentiations - I think you are pointing to understanding how One can operate as apparent differentiation and yet remain One. -- Peace in One -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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