Guest guest Posted October 6, 2000 Report Share Posted October 6, 2000 Namaste All, Pardon my ramblings, this body is recovering from viral hepatitis, after a trip to Mexico. The illness is a useful lesson in the uselessness of speculation. I actually felt so bad that even meditation was difficult. I was not aware of what was wrong with me, other than already known, perhaps more serious, medical conditions, except that I had collapsed, for the first time in 27 years! I really reviewed my mortality, and wondered at the attachment that was receiving the illness. Strange, I just wondered about the mire that our minds are in, but Ramana's teachings are those which I kept most in my mind. Understanding that any speculation, musing or thought was just the mind, no matter how seemingly spiritual. I had to find my own duality to find my non duality, nothing else was really relevant. In the end my mind just took notice of the 'wake-up' call and surrendered to the Saguna Brahman/Sakti, whilst understanding that there was only Nirguna Brahman. There is nothing like a good illness to concentrate the mind. However I hope I don't need the favour of the Sakti again so soon h ah ah a!! My simple conclusion was as always, but more 'real', that there is an I that if one becomes that I, one finds there is no I. Easier said than done! Om Namah Sivaya, Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2000 Report Share Posted October 7, 2000 "Tony O'Clery" wrote: > Namaste All, > > Pardon my ramblings, this body is recovering from viral hepatitis, > after a trip to Mexico. > Sorry to hear that your body became so ill. > I that if one becomes that I, one finds there is no I. > It has been said that the very ordinary conciousness is itself Buddha conciousness. But what of it? > Easier said than done! > > Om Namah Sivaya, Tony. HAHAHAH and HOHOHO! Peace - just laughing - Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2000 Report Share Posted October 7, 2000 Thanks for sharing from the heart Tony. Wishing you a speedy recovery brother. I remember your Sai Baba days Tony and then the anti Sai Baba days. You are a gift to us Tony. Thank you with gratitude and love Harsha Tony O'Clery [aoclery] Friday, October 06, 2000 3:00 PM There is only the I and then there isn't Namaste All, Pardon my ramblings, this body is recovering from viral hepatitis, after a trip to Mexico. The illness is a useful lesson in the uselessness of speculation. I actually felt so bad that even meditation was difficult. I was not aware of what was wrong with me, other than already known, perhaps more serious, medical conditions, except that I had collapsed, for the first time in 27 years! I really reviewed my mortality, and wondered at the attachment that was receiving the illness. Strange, I just wondered about the mire that our minds are in, but Ramana's teachings are those which I kept most in my mind. Understanding that any speculation, musing or thought was just the mind, no matter how seemingly spiritual. I had to find my own duality to find my non duality, nothing else was really relevant. In the end my mind just took notice of the 'wake-up' call and surrendered to the Saguna Brahman/Sakti, whilst understanding that there was only Nirguna Brahman. There is nothing like a good illness to concentrate the mind. However I hope I don't need the favour of the Sakti again so soon h ah ah a!! My simple conclusion was as always, but more 'real', that there is an I that if one becomes that I, one finds there is no I. Easier said than done! Om Namah Sivaya, Tony. // All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at www., and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. This menu will also let you change your subscription between digest and normal mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2000 Report Share Posted October 7, 2000 Namaste Harsha, Thank you so much for your concern. I tend to thind of my Sai Baba days as an immature search for spirituality, and my anti Sai Baba days as an exercise in Ahimsa. After the initial grief and anger. Om Namah Sivaya, Tony. , "Harsha" <harsha-hkl@h...> wrote: > Thanks for sharing from the heart Tony. Wishing you a speedy recovery > brother. > I remember your Sai Baba days Tony and then the anti Sai Baba days. You are > a gift to us Tony. > > Thank you > with gratitude > and love > Harsha > > > Tony O'Clery [aoclery] > Friday, October 06, 2000 3:00 PM > > There is only the I and then there isn't > > > Namaste All, > > Pardon my ramblings, this body is recovering from viral hepatitis, > after a trip to Mexico. > > The illness is a useful lesson in the uselessness of speculation. > > I actually felt so bad that even meditation was difficult. I was not > aware of what was wrong with me, other than already known, perhaps > more serious, medical conditions, except that I had collapsed, for > the first time in 27 years! > > I really reviewed my mortality, and wondered at the attachment that > was receiving the illness. Strange, I just wondered about the mire > that our minds are in, but Ramana's teachings are those which I kept > most in my mind. Understanding that any speculation, musing or > thought was just the mind, no matter how seemingly spiritual. > > I had to find my own duality to find my non duality, nothing else was > really relevant. In the end my mind just took notice of the 'wake-up' > call and surrendered to the Saguna Brahman/Sakti, whilst > understanding that there was only Nirguna Brahman. > > There is nothing like a good illness to concentrate the mind. However > I hope I don't need the favour of the Sakti again so soon h ah ah a!! > My simple conclusion was as always, but more 'real', that there is an > I that if one becomes that I, one finds there is no I. > > Easier said than done! > > Om Namah Sivaya, Tony. > > > > // > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside > back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than > the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. > Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is > where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal > Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously > arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at > www., and select the User Center link from the > menu bar > on the left. This menu will also let you change your > subscription > between digest and normal mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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