Jivanmukta- Concepts

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Thank you Concetta. I like your analogy very much given below. It is crisp

and clear and I will pass it on to a as well.

 

The discussion between Jodiji and Ramji and subsequent comments by Frankji,

Sunderji, Anandaji, Daveji and Sadaji suggest that there can be a great

number of variations in our approaches to the Truth but ultimately Truth

cannot be subdued by the intellect. Instead, in a mature spiritual

personality, it is the intellect and the mind that eventually become a

willing prey to the Truth.

 

On the subject of Jivanmukata, let me share this. You might have heard the

story.

 

A student asked a Zen Master, "Where does an enlightened master go after he

dies? Is he reborn or is he freed from the earth?"

 

The Zen Master answered, "Which direction does a fire go after it is

extinguished;

to the North or to the South?"

 

 

 

Concetta Curtis [starcrazed]

Wednesday, June 07, 2000 11:23 AM

'advaitin '

RE: Jivanmukta- Concepts

 

 

Okay, I am new to this Jivanmukta thing, and I just want to make sure I

am getting it. Using something that I am familiar with, Buddhism, lets

see if this relates. Is the following analogy in anyway related to THIS

concept of Self? This is the way that I am understanding it. Please

clarify-

 

"A Buddhist analogy, from Tibetan Book of Living and Dying."

 

Imagine an empty vase. The space inside is exactly the same as the

space outside. Only the fragile walls of the vase separate one from the

other. Our Buddha mind is enclosed within the walls of ordinary mind.

But when we become enlightened, it is as if that vase shatters into

pieces. The space inside merges instantly into the space outside. they

become one. There and then we realize they were never separate or

different, they were always the same.

 

 

Even if it's not, I love this analogy, and thought I would share with

everyone.