Guest guest Report post Posted May 25, 2006 Nisargadatta , epston wrote: > > > > > OConnor Patricia <gdtige > Nisargadatta > Thu, 25 May 2006 20:55:09 +0200 (CEST) > RE : Re: untruth is difficult > > --- epston a écrit : > > > > > > > OConnor Patricia <gdtige > Nisargadatta > Thu, 25 May 2006 19:50:42 +0200 (CEST) > untruth is difficult > > Untruth is a source of trouble. It always wants, > expects, demands. > Being false, it is empty, always in search of > confirmation and reassurance. > It is afraid of and avoids enquiry. > It identifies itself with any support however weak and > momentary > > I am that. > Chapter 12 > > > L.E: There is no such thing as untruth being the > source of trouble. > There are people who lie and they, and lie can be a > problem for you if > you accept it as truth. That exists. There is nothing > real about > talking about untruth as an " it " that can do anything. > > .............................................. > > although I disagree, I always enjoy how you challenge > whatever might have autoritie over you. > > L.E: On second thought, maybe if he is talking about lies that people > tell, and saying that lies can do this and do that, perhaps I can agree. > But that kind of speech is an abstraction, It seems clearer to me if > the idea is directed at the lier and his iies, rather than personifying > the > lie itself. That is the same kind of talking that states, justice is > the important factor in building a nation. Justice is an abstraction, > but people what act with justice is not. I've never heard or read anything that wasn't a lie. Who among the living or dead has ever told the truth? Can such a thing be? Tell me who has told the truth. Not what they think, or feel, or surmise, or have been told is true....THE TRUTH. ......bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
