Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I love your poetry, Ana. You're like an Open Heart. Oh, yeah....isn't it nice to wake up to BS? Lol. " Silver " Nisargadatta , " Anna Ruiz " <nli10u@c...> wrote: > > > - > s_i_l_v_e_r1069 > Nisargadatta > Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:56 AM > Getting to the point ((Re: Meditation: A Waste of Time? > > > " B " : So you connect " having a point " with being meaningful... > Hence a rephrasing of the " having a point " discussion > could be, what is meaning, what is it to be meaningful? > What makes life meaningful? > > " S " : Sure. Sounds good to me. Meaningfulness in itself means > nothing. It's a word we use to describe a state of mind. When the > mind gives a meaning to anything it is superimposing over Reality a > dark film through which we have difficulty seeing. > > " B " : I suggest that is a better course of investigation than > the notion of " what is it to realize? " . " To realize " is > just an idea, really, and not a particularly important > one. Things must start " at home " , with oneself to be > real. > > " S " : Yes, I agree with you. But what do you mean by 'with oneself > to be real'? > > " B " : So what is it for the moment to be meaningful for you? It > certainly must be looked at from the perspective of the moment, of > now, to be really meaningful, would you agree? > > " S " : Yes, only the present moment, the everfreshness of Now, can > have any real meaningful relevance. Now is all that exists, all that > I witness. And so, I conclude that without me, the witness of the > present moment, nothing could exist, not even the present moment of > Now. I have to be present before anything can be made to appear > meaningful to my senses, including the Now. It is I who witnesses > the present moment and it is I who gives it meaning. When I turn my > attention upon myself and witness the 'Who I Am', it is because I > have appeared meaningful to myself. I only give myself meaning > because I love myself. If it weren't for Self-love, I wouldn't have > the capacity to give myself any meaningful relevance. So, thank God > for Self-love! And when I look at the world I see it with the eyes > of love because it is myself. Everything is myself and so I love > everything! Love gives meaning to my existence and is the ground of > my being. > > " B " : Have we moved past the " having a point " business by > now? > > " S " : Yes, I believe so, lol. > > " B " : True meditation, in my veiw, entails a vivid, acute > witnessing of " opposing energies " when they arise. > > " S " : Yes. Exactly. Good... er...point. > > > Good morning > er... b and s ;-) > > > synergy: > > I am attachment to all things > > transitory in nature I live for > > these moments I dream of > > days and nights forgotten > > > > I am the nature of attachment > > I am the longing of desire to > > find an object to complete my > > Circle, to define the arc of creation > > > > I am the creative element of attachment > > to all things considered I walk a thin > > red line between destruction and folly, > > between the cessation of beginnings and endings > > > > I am significance and the perchance meeting > > myself in Soul, a distant mirror, emptied > > and readied to become desire for the Soulful, now > > a walk in Silence, unattached and made ready. > > > > I am Spirit. > > > > sorry it's the only way I can speak well, in poetry, > > Love, > > Ana > > > > > ** > > If you do not wish to receive individual emails, to change your subscription, sign in with your ID and go to Edit My Groups: > > /mygroups?edit=1 > > Under the Message Delivery option, choose " No Email " for the Nisargadatta group and click on Save Changes. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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