It's interesting that the mind views "nothingness" as an empty space, a hole. Yet nothingness really means "no-thingness", or no things. The mind can...
I seem to have gone into a different mode of perception, as of today. There was a bit of fear initially, but it appears to be tapering off... this is obviously...
Here's the updated, final version of the essay. "More on maps vs. territory" I recently read a posting on this website with a quotation from a Western...
... thank you for joining ;-). I'm not posting here too often, sticking mostly to GurusFeet.com these days. If interested please drop by, or you're free to...
Phil (Phroggy on GurusFeet.com) noted I've been going through some kind of settling process, and I just wanted to make a few notes about it. When I'm not busy,...
Do you know why Nisargadatta got angry so often, threw people out of his apartment? Because he was genuine, and the ego is phony -- nothing but a contraction...
That's very interesting and little doubt true. Yet some people sit here on this list, your list, and wait patiently to hear what you have to say. But for some...
... Let's be honest... are you really sitting here on this list, or are you sitting at home in front of a computer? ;-). Nobody is really waiting patiently...
"There can still be a world out there." In fact, the concept of 'out there' is itself an illusion. We have never experienced anything as being away from us,...
Okay, fair enough, no I'm not sitting here on the list :^) But I do attend most regularly to see if there are any additions. As for the invite to attend the...
... As ... you. ... have ... For what it's worth, it's a pretty good site, far 'better' than any of the Yahoo groups I've been on. Check it out once, maybe?...
Yes, I've checked it out and it's as good as any of the others. It's becoming more and more difficult to keep seeking though. Hmmmm ... Yes, I've checked it...
I figured it was time to post an Omkaradatta-list-only entry (thanks, Steve ;-), so I wanted to talk briefly about Oneness. We normally don't seem to perceive...
Thanks for the explanation Omkara, I understand. Maybe I'll check out gurus feet, though I confess that at this moment, rather these last several months I...
... talking about how meditation is much more important than thinking... Nisargadatta: "You must think it all out for yourself, become yourself the object of...
Many of us here are engaged in spiritual practices, but could it be that life itself is the primary spiritual practice? What is it that your spirit is asking...
... I'm not sure you understand 'choicelessness' completely -- if a choice happens, that occurrence is choiceless. Thus, there's nothing wrong with making...
Lately I've been just being. It seems that it's just one desire after another. I do them and it's fine for the time, but nothing out of the ordinary. So what!...
It's possible to look right now and see that there is no past or future -- these things do not exist at all, other than 'in your head'. However, to see this...
I've talked before about 'maps vs. territory', and how the mind cannot normally tell the difference between its mental maps (or models) and reality, because...
... etc.... ... If/when the mind starts feeling limited, claustrophobia can happen... don't be freaked out. 'Being' can feel very claustrophobic at first... ...
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