1. NOW is perfect until you compare it to something it is not
2. it is always now.
3. fire is not good nor evil, its just a force of nature.
3a your lack of skill dealing with fire does not make getting burned evil.
4. people are not other than force of nature.
5. peace of mind is the goal behind all goals
6. you don't have to understand here to be here.
7. every move is a gamble to some degree
keys to enlightenment
by the dreamer dreaming 9 Replies latest jw experiences
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the dreamer dreaming
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purplesofa
are you trying to say there are none?
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poppers
Good one - very accurate.
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nvrgnbk
Thanks for nothing.
No really, thanks.
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the dreamer dreaming
sorry system did not work the first time
1. NOW is perfect until you compare it to something it is not
2. it is always now.
3. fire is not good nor evil, its just a force of nature.
3a your lack of skill dealing with fire does not make getting burned evil.
4. people are not other than force of nature.
5. peace of mind is the goal behind all goals
6. you don't have to understand here to be here.
7. every move is a gamble to some degree -
changeling
So true!
changeling
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Hortensia
the dalai lama said enlightenment doesn't come from happiness. I think about that whenever life really sucks.
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the dreamer dreaming
enlightenment is not about being happy or being sad, its about understanding the causes and reasons behind either state of mind. if you are paining yourself, you will keep on doing it until you understand how and why...once you understand, then you can do something else, which may lead to something less painful...when you see how you cause pains by your own Belief System, then you can change your BS. --doc it hurts when I do this.... ..stop doing that!
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Hortensia
I guess that's what the DL meant - we don't notice what we are doing when all goes well. When we are suffering, we look around for the reason, and maybe learn something.
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poppers
Your first list was more accurate, but not enough for the mind. Your revised list is good, too; now, as long as mind doesn't get lost in it all will be fine. "Enlightenment" - a difficult concept for the mind to handle. Fortunately, you don't need the mind to experience it, because it is what you are beneath all appearances, beneath all mental activity - it is your natural state prior to the arising "idea of me", which only clouds the natural state. Be still and know.