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Sent from an iPhone On 30 Aug 2010, at 12:12, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > Everything except you arises out of food. > The body gives rise to the mind. > The mind gives rise to thoughts, feelings, memory, associations, perceptions. > Its like burning wood. The wood(body) gives rise to the flame (mind). > The body gives rise to the mind by burning food. > The body itself is made of food. > Food is the source of consciousness. > In a way, food is God :) > > > And the mind is consciousness in motion and consciousness is the conditioned > (saguna) aspect of the Self. The unconditioned (nirguna) is another aspect > and beyond lies the abyss of the absolute (paramartha). > > Maharaj : Quite so, the world of Absolute Reality, onto which your mind has > projected a world of relative unreality is independent of yourself, for the > very simple reason that it is yourself. > > Even the sense of 'I am' is composed of the pure light and the sense of > being. The 'I' is there even without the 'am'. So is the pure light there > whether you say 'I' or not. Become aware of that pure light and you will > never lose it. The beingness in being, the awareness in consciousness, the > interest in every experience -- that is not describable, yet perfectly > accessible, for there is nothing else. > > > This might me more relevant to your question : > > Speech is not only the means to convey one's ideas to others, it is also a > way to understand things personally. When we choose to convey ideas to > others, we generally use spoken language, known as VAIKHARI. A finer form of > speech that serves as the medium for thinking and understanding, through > which a person forms definite and indefinite ideas about words and their > meanings, is the mental > speech called MADHYAMA. It is an internal reflection of manifestation of > awareness taking the form of ideas. There is a still finer level of speech, > far subtler in character and resides in the inner-most part of our being. It > is called PASYANTI. It is known as the "be-holding speech" because through > its medium enlightened people can behold all objective existence within > themselves. Beyond > this is PARAVAC the supreme speech or the transcendental speech. > > This consists of pure awareness of the self. It is also called PARAVANI. This > doctrine can also be understood by the example of an artist's creation from > the grossest to the finest level. His tangible creation like a painting etc. > can be VAIKHARI and the images formed mentally, where his creation shines > within him in the form of MADHYAMA. Before even this exists a subtle creative > urge like a stir, or restlessness or inward flutter which is PASYANTI. > Finally, at the most subtle level, the original seed of the artistic creation > lies in the inner most center which is shining as PARAVAC, the Supreme > speech. > > > > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:20 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey RS, Do words also come out of food? > Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone > > From: roomsearching <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:06:42 +0100 > To: godszen<[email protected]> > Cc: Advaita-Zen<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Nirvana > > In spite of its primevality, however, the sense of ‘I am’ is not the Highest. > It is not the Absolute. The sense, or taste of ‘I am-ness’ is not absolutely > beyond time. Being the essence of the five elements, it, in a way, depends > upon the world. It arises from the body, which, in its turn, is built by > food, consisting of the elements. It disappears when the body dies, like the > spark extinguishes when the incense stick burns out. When pure awareness is > attained, no need exists any more, not even for ‘I am’, which is but a useful > pointer, a direction-indicator towards the Absolute. The awareness ‘I am’ > then easily ceases. What prevails is that which cannot be described, that > which is beyond words. It is this ‘state’ which is most real, a state of pure > potentiality, which is prior to everything. The ‘I am’ and the universe are > mere reflections of it. It is this reality which a jnani has realised. > > Nisargadatta from I am That > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:46 AM, roomsearching <[email protected]> > wrote: > You can feel the rising of consciousness from the source. > When you have heavy food like meat, this energy arising becomes very thick > and more heavy. > When you have lighter food like fruits, the consciousness becomes more > clearer and subtle. > When you are fasting or have digested all the food, you feel the whole field > clear, still and more cool and blissful. > In any case, there is always bliss because consciousness is basically > blissful. > But there are different qualities added to it by food. > Hence the qualities of the food define the quality of the so called mind. > The most well balanced state is called Sattva or pure creative energy. > With certain foods we become desperate and violent - hence Rajasic food is > used by soldiers. > Tamasic food makes us more lazy and depressed - high oily and cheese and cold > foods in general. > Satvic food is always recommended - fruits, vegetables and all health foods > in general. > Once you reach Self realization, you are always in Satvic mode because you > are controlling the state from the source. > Sattva is pure creative energy - consciousness with 5 elements. > > > > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:58 AM, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: > roomsearching wrote: > > The bliss comes and goes. Because it is an effect of food. > > it is my opinion that bliss is a quality of awareness > that is known in consciousness > > of course I could be wrong? > > > ... stillness has to be maintained for a period of time until you can > > clearly identify the source. > > yes, > > >
