> > > off_world_beings wrote:
> > >
> > > Can anyone advise me on what to do when
> > > I am arguing with myself?
> > Patrick Gillam wrote:
> >
> > Eckhart Tolle ... was consumed
> > by the thought that he couldn't stand himself (or a
> > sentiment to that effect), which prompted a follow-up
> > thought: if I cannot stand myself, it suggests there's a
> > part of me that's observing that disagreeableness.
> authfriend wrote:
>
> Wait. The silent aspect of his awareness
> was observing his behavior, but was it also
> making the judgment that his behavior was
> disagreeable?
Hmmm. I see what you mean, Judy. How's this:
The Witness can discern whether thoughts are green
or grey, pleasant or boorish. Discernment is different
from judging.
The key point is, a witness exists.
Not having the book here, I can't quote it. But here's a
related thought, from Amazon's peek into _The Power of Now_:
"The beginning of freedom is the realization that
you are not the possessing entity -- the thinker.
Knowing this enables you to observe the entity.
The moment you start *watching the thinker*
[emphasis his], a higher level of consciousness
becomes activated."
An aside: the non-judgmentalism of the witnesser may explain why purportedly
enlightened people can be assholes. They have no motivation to change because
their
relative personalities, jerks though they may be, are fine to the
non-judgmental Self.
As I unpack this notion, I suppose it's wishful thinking to ascribe Off World's
internal
arguments to the dynamic Tolle describes. What about it, Off World? Is your
mental dialog
nascent awakening, or schizophrenia?
- Patrick Gillam
P.S. You just have to believe Rumi had some eloquent poem about how each of us
is two
people, the thinking mind and the silent witness who takes it all in. Can
anybody here cite
such a verse?
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