This is why I seldom do....;-)
On Aug 30, 1:40 pm, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > About what? Or do you mean Molly? > > On 30 Aug., 22:21, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > What do you think? > > > On Aug 30, 6:23 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is why Molly end her snippets with the direct demand: "What do > > > YOU think?" > > > Try to answer her next time. ;-) > > > > On 30 Aug., 05:30, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > from Chogyam Trungpa: DIRECT KNOWLEDGE > > > > > "In the study of Buddhist philosophy, from the start one tries to > > > > transcend concepts, and one tries, perhaps in a very critical way, to > > > > find out what /is. /One has to develop a critical mind that will > > > > stimulate intelligence. If one cultivates intelligent, intuitive > > > > insight, then gradually real intuitive feeling develops, and any > > > > imaginary or hallucinatory element is clarified and eventually dies > > > > out. Finally, the vague feeling of discovery becomes very clear, so > > > > that almost no doubt remains. Even at this stage, it is possible that > > > > one may be unable to explain one's discovery verbally or write it down > > > > exactly on paper. In fact, if one tried to do so, it would be limiting > > > > one's scope and would be rather dangerous. Nevertheless, one finally > > > > attains direct knowledge, rather than achieving something which is > > > > separate from oneself. This can only be achieved through the practice > > > > of meditation, which is not a question of going into some inward > > > > depth, but of widening and expanding outward." - Condensed from > > > > "Meditation," in /Meditation in Action/, pages 78 to 79. Shambhala > > > > Library Edition.
