--- hyperbolicgeometry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One might construe N's orientation as being fully > "non-attached" ...or > not; perhaps he lacks interest in relative > considerations. Being > external obserers, we don't know what the true > situation is for sure. > It's analogous to a Turing machine test: either a > computer or a real > person is answering questions behind some opaque > substance which blocks > our vision of the speaker. We are required to guess > whether the > speaker is a computer or a real person, based solely > on the content of > the answers. > Short of magical knowledge or cheating, our > decision must be based on > common sense considerations. > By analogy, consider the case of Nisagardatta > Maharaj. Is his apparent > lack of interest in things relative evidence of some > deeper, more > profound Realization than than possessed by MMY? I > think not. > Simply because MMY expresses more interest in > things relative than N, > such as accumulating wealth, establishing Heaven on > Earth, etc; this > cannot (IMO) be constued as evidence that MMY's > realization falls short > of N's.
Who said it fell short? MMY is as hollow and empty as N's and vice versa. > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
