Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 >"Dan Berkow, PhD" <berkowd > >At 05:27 PM 3/16/00 -0500, you wrote: >>"Gloria Lee" <glee >> >> >> >>>jodyr <jodyr >>> >>>On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Gloria Lee wrote: >>> >>>[snip] >>> >>>> Similarly we have simply >>>> to throw out all the age-long samskaras [innate tendencies] which >>>> are inside us. When all of them have been given up, the Self will >>>> shine alone. >>>> >>>> - Sri Ramana Maharshi >>> >>>I would amend the above thus: >>> >>>When identification with the samskaras has been revealed and >>>overcome, the Self will shine alone. >>> >>>The point I'm trying to make is that samskaras will continue >>>to exist after Moksha has occurred. It isn't the samskaras >>>themselves that get in the way, it is the identification with >>>the samskaras that occlude. >>> >>>--jodyr. >> >>If only this would work with my diet. I have disidentified with those damn >fat >>calories and still the little buggers do their worst! Reality triumphs >>whether I identify with it or not. Amend that! >> >>Some things do in fact have to be given up.. it's a bummer is what it is. >>Glo > >Hi Glo, > >Some things? You mean like ... everything? >Now, that's a hell of a diet!! > >Love, >Dan > Dear Dan, Yeah, it was a silly example.. diet happens to be on my "to do list." I admit I'd love to find a "weasel clause".. who wouldn't? And not to say that is what jody is doing and I don't know exactly how jody really means "only disidentify"...but still I would find it difficult to know I had even begun to disidentify with my innate tendencies without some sort of "Reality" check. Self deception itself being one of those very innate tendencies. It's a tricky business this giving up. .. and I'm in no place to be amending Ramana myself. Sometimes tho, the Self does seem to shine through no matter what..and for that I am grateful. What exactly are all these samskaras?? My understanding of untruth undergoes constant remodeling. Love, Glo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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