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Comments on: The Dichotomy of Enlightenment http://feal.org/blog2/the-dichotomy-of-enlightenment.html Exploring what is... with love Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:07:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jesse http://feal.org/blog2/the-dichotomy-of-enlightenment.html/comment-page-1#comment-21643 jesse Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:41:55 +0000 http://feal.org/blog2/the-dichotomy-of-enlightenment.html#comment-21643 i get what youre talking about, there is an apparent paradox in the teachings regarding the quest for enlightenment. ramana maharshi, i feel, cleared this matter up nicely by claiming that we already are enlightened , liberated , and perfect at all times, its merely our perception that we're not that keeps us from 'realizing' this. and at the same time anything that can be realized or remembered can be forgotten and lost. he had an interesting analogy that involved the story of a lady who frantically tried to find a pearl necklace that was around her neck the entire time. she was miserable that she lost it, and when she finally "found" it she was overjoyed. i myself get dismayed at the apparent paradoxes and double-talk that comes with the territory of the pursuit of the highest truth/enlightenment/liberation. but it should be thoroughly understood that the same longing for this state of liberation is exactly what keeps you imprisoned. so essentially nothing need be done to claim a state that already belongs to you, only stop imagining that youre without it. this is where meditation and self-enquiry come in to play, its not infact doing anything, its UN-doing, and although still paradoxical in nature, the logic is sound and crystal clear - language and concepts will only take you so far, for the next part of the journey they will need to be given up and identity with them tossed aside. and perhaps ask the question..."who" wants liberation? jesus is a perfect example of someone who was spoke intentionally in paradoxes and brain-teasers, ie - "..i am the alpha and the omega..", "i am that i am" , and my personal favorite "blessed is he whom came into being before he came into being". nisargadatta maharaj and ramana maharshi are masters at unraveling the mystery of enlightenment. i suggest everyone read these guys and discover where wayne dyer, eckhart tolle and the rest of these new agers stole their material. not to say i dont like them but if you want the industrial-strength stuff you gotta go east. theres my view ! good day ! i get what youre talking about, there is an apparent paradox in the teachings regarding the quest for enlightenment. ramana maharshi, i feel, cleared this matter up nicely by claiming that we already are enlightened , liberated , and perfect at all times, its merely our perception that we're not that keeps us from 'realizing' this. and at the same time anything that can be realized or remembered can be forgotten and lost. he had an interesting analogy that involved the story of a lady who frantically tried to find a pearl necklace that was around her neck the entire time. she was miserable that she lost it, and when she finally “found” it she was overjoyed. i myself get dismayed at the apparent paradoxes and double-talk that comes with the territory of the pursuit of the highest truth/enlightenment/liberation. but it should be thoroughly understood that the same longing for this state of liberation is exactly what keeps you imprisoned. so essentially nothing need be done to claim a state that already belongs to you, only stop imagining that youre without it. this is where meditation and self-enquiry come in to play, its not infact doing anything, its UN-doing, and although still paradoxical in nature, the logic is sound and crystal clear – language and concepts will only take you so far, for the next part of the journey they will need to be given up and identity with them tossed aside. and perhaps ask the question…”who” wants liberation? jesus is a perfect example of someone who was spoke intentionally in paradoxes and brain-teasers, ie – “..i am the alpha and the omega..”, “i am that i am” , and my personal favorite “blessed is he whom came into being before he came into being”. nisargadatta maharaj and ramana maharshi are masters at unraveling the mystery of enlightenment. i suggest everyone read these guys and discover where wayne dyer, eckhart tolle and the rest of these new agers stole their material. not to say i dont like them but if you want the industrial-strength stuff you gotta go east. theres my view ! good day !

]]> By: Christopher Evatt http://feal.org/blog2/the-dichotomy-of-enlightenment.html/comment-page-1#comment-20498 Christopher Evatt Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:36:42 +0000 http://feal.org/blog2/the-dichotomy-of-enlightenment.html#comment-20498 Spot on!. Its all one with no here or there. Its now. There's no leaving or arriving. This point, this life is it. There is no need to search. It is here. Be fully here and you awake...you lighten your load of unconsciousness to be light. Accept the load. Accept the light. It is all one. Enjoy all there is because it is you. Love Dad Spot on!.

Its all one with no here or there. Its now. There’s no leaving or arriving. This point, this life is it. There is no need to search.
It is here. Be fully here and you awake…you lighten your load of unconsciousness to be light. Accept the load. Accept the light.
It is all one. Enjoy all there is because it is you.

Love

Dad

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