Thanks for taking the time to elaborate on this.
Personally, I'm not squeamish and do not recoil from
long posts. So, if you feel like writing a
dissertation, you can rest assured that at least one
pair of eyes on this list will read it. (yeah, some
people will complain that it's maybe too long, but so
what?)
Alex
P.S. I have a favor to ask of you: could you try to
pepper your text with some white spaces, such as
separating certain segments with a new paragraph (like
hiting a return or enter key)? I'm not saying this to
criticise you, just wanted to let you know that it'll
make for an easier reading on my poor eyesight.
--- ventouxboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- The question was posed, "where is this
> understanding of your own
> being?". For me, that understanding came at the age
> of thirteen;
> I've never defined it in words, it's just too vast.
> But if you'll
> allow me, and I'm sure this will be like a child's
> first steps, I'll
> do my best to explain. In the immediate physical
> plane, one can
> slough off the teachings of your parents, religous
> leaders,
> teachers, etc. In the end, these are just other
> peoples ideas and
> are falliable. Purge this, and you may be lucky
> enough to return to
> a pure state, a mind free of judgement and opinion(
> I remember a
> story about emptying your cup). Once accomplished,
> you will see the
> world as it really is without throwing your, or
> anyone else's
> perspective onto it. Now, turn that view
> introspectivly, and you
> should see your true being. Obviously, true
> understanding goes to
> many levels beyond this, such as understanding one's
> place in the
> universe, but I don't want to write a dissertation
> here. I hope this
> helps clarify what I meant, thank you for
> challenging my thought
> processes, Guy.
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