The following is an excerpt from a post of Bihkku Dammapiyo to another list. "The problem 'whether man has a free will' does not exist for, the Buddhist, since...
The notion that there is no individual ego in position to make choices and decisions comes up frequently in Advaita discussions. The individual ego is...
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The difference is in conviction. If you're convinced in THIS, then THIS is THAT.Till then you'll have to settled down for the infinitely-lesser THIS. ... THAT ...
I am a simple country boy but do notice that the birds all get up at the same time in the morning and I can sleeeep as long as I want. Free will - do I have...
Chapter 15. Free will and responsibility The doctrine of individual free will and responsibility is widespread in both religion and psychology. The traditional...
despite the common experiences of ordinary people, there's a tremendous effort made by some nonduality teachers to change the perspective of the seeker to see...
isn't it amazing that the "me" finds the sense of self (or the Self) and consciousness totally amazing? despite all the scientific efforts, no objective...
Hi Hur, on 2/4/03 6:27 PM, Hur Guler <hur@...> at hur@... wrote: snip> ... The ego, being a concept of identity, cannot be found. ... Advaita vedanta...
... thank you both hur and Shawn, from the above page: nome: pay attention to everything that is changing for twenty four hours. if you do that, you will...
... objects ... a ... Truth ... Hur, For an individual that identifies self as individual ego - the authentic experience is "I am a human being having human...
Hi hurl, Is the mind in the brain, or the brain in the mind? This is a riddle of illusory borders. People, and very helpfully so for daily functioning, think...
what nome says is pretty much the basic nonduality. what i am saying is that, rather than deny a particular level of existence, why not see all levels...
Ego is the movement of the mind toward objects of perception, in the form of grasping; and, away from objects, in the form of aversion. This fundamentally is...
... saying ... spend ... which ... people ... same ... Hur, I agree with you - the sense of "i" is an authentic and natural component to life. To attempt to...
i think the mind is in the brain.. mira ... From: pete seesaw To: Nisargadatta@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:48 PM Subject: Re:...
Abhyasa (Practice) Devotee: What is the method of practice? Maharshi: As the Self of a person who tries to attain Self-realization is not different from him...
Papaji: "You see, existences and destructions happen ceaselessly. All these manifestations are like bubbles and waves in the ocean; let them happen. The ocean...
... Hi mira, So tell me, if you belived exactly the opposite, how that would change your life? __________________________________________________ Do you...
Pete, What would be the exact opposite - 1)that the brain is in the mind or 2) that the mind is not in the brain? Interesting side note - I was reading an...
Thank-you Shawn for the words of Ramana and Papaji. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web...
... Hi ((((((Eilean, You're welcome! I've been known to quote Donald Shimoda if and when appropriate.<g> Wherever you dip your finger in the ocean, the taste...
The point I was trying to make, Larry, is that these kind of beliefs don't change anything. One can switch them around with no effect in ones life. Believing...
