maybe....... what are you?
On Apr 11, 3:57 am, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > You have to go beyond the blah blah blah to understand the Self. > Be perfectly silent. When awakening happens, you will know what the Self is. > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Mark Ty-Wharton > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > blah blah blah > > > On 10 April 2011 16:46, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> There is only Self. Language does not exist. Only Self does. > > >> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected] > >> > wrote: > > >>> On 9 April 2011 13:49, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Please dont dwell on the idea of 5 elements and 6 elements or metal and > >>>> wood. > >>>> They all refer to matter - all the 108 or so elements of the periodic > >>>> table. > >>>> We are all just that. Big bags of meat, fat and bones walking around > >>>> with extremely complex biochemical reactions going on inside our bodies > >>>> while some thoughts come up and confuse the Self in thinking that "I am > >>>> the > >>>> body and I am the mind". > >>>> All matter also arises from the Self. The Self that you experience in > >>>> your body is the same single self of the whole universe. > >>>> There is only one Self. > > >>> I just don't see it like this - there is immeasurable satisfaction in the > >>> absurdity of knowing the self arises from nothing - literally nothing - > > >>> there is no real program running on this computer - show me the program - > >>> it's just code > > >>> the identity I have given myself that I mistake for being a self is a > >>> myth > > >>> I just have this notion that I must be something because perception is > >>> happening and as other objects are perceived to be separate and the > >>> mechanics of the system are not seen there is an assumption "I am" > > >>> only human beings do this > > >>> the universe doesn't have a self it just is > > >>> there might be ONE > > >>> there is no self other than in language for human beings > > >>> thank you for clearing up the elements thing > > >>> kind regards
