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Kirtanman
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 Posted - Nov 02 2009 : 10:11:25 PM
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Try to come up with internal division without thinking … you can’t; it’s impossible!
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Thinking isn’t the problem; addiction to thinking is the problem.
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Reality, by its very nature, is not something that’s created in your mind.
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I’ve never met anyone who has had reality revealed in their own experience, say: ‘yeah, this is pretty much like I thought it would be’!
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Good spiritual teachings get your mind to see the limitation of your thinking very quickly, including the U-turns your mind tries to take; a good spiritual teaching says, “Nope! That’s not it!!” … a good spiritual teaching is like having the rug pulled out from under your feet all the time.
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Ask yourself: “Who am I if I don’t refer to a thought or a feeling?
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When you’re no longer looking for resolution in your mind, your mind becomes quite …. Calm.
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When reality, when your true nature actually reveals itself in you, it will be nothing like you ever thought it would be.
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The very nature of the real is that which can’t be thought about.
Every thought you’ve ever had about enlightenment, or God, or ultimate reality …. is irrelevant.
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I didn’t stop trying to think my way to enlightenment, until I saw the irrelevance of the thinking process for myself.
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Your body basically feels what your mind tells it to feel.
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When you’re no longer looking for answers in your mind, your mind is no longer divided.
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Your own being is not defined by anything you ever think – have you touched upon this place?
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You do not need to fight or stop your thinking … you just need to stop seeking happiness there.
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As long as you hold out hope, you’re going to find it in your mind.
Samsara is what you create in your mind.
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There’s no belief system in this; there’s just an encouragement that everyone look for themselves.
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Belief will sidetrack the quest for enlightenment faster than anything.
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You don’t worship the thorn you use to remove another thorn.
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The Wheel of Samsara doesn’t have an objective “out there” existence; the Wheel of Samsara is the way you think yourself into problems.
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The search for happiness is the search to break free of our personal psychology.
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As soon as you try to suppress something, your mind is already divided.
You are the infinite you’re seeking.
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There's no secret to this.
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You’re not going to think your way to enlightenment.
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(Said gleefully -->) Hell, I don’t even care what I said …. So why should you?
Source: Satsang Recording "Beyond The Boundary of the Mind". |
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Sparkle
Ireland
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Posted - Nov 03 2009 : 12:39:18 PM
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Thanks Kirtanman |
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Kirtanman
USA
1651 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2009 : 9:58:03 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Sparkle
Thanks Kirtanman
You're welcome!
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