Comments on: I don’t see what I thought I see http://illusiontoreality.com/2010/01/05/i-dont-see-what-i-thought-i-see/ A PATHLESS PATH - Readings Leading to AWAKENING & Inner Freedom Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:50:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: admin http://illusiontoreality.com/2010/01/05/i-dont-see-what-i-thought-i-see/comment-page-1/#comment-46 admin Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:15:41 +0000 http://tuckloon.sacredwellness.net/?p=212#comment-46 There are three pathways to Truth according to personality type - understanding, faith and effort. What I have just expressed are for those minds who incline towards the need of clarification, of understanding. To my observation, Christ way is towards faith based. Whatever pathways they are, the important ingredient is Right View - right in the sense that it is pointing towards freedom, towards emancipation. The ways are valid, provided it is back with right view. Right view of what? Right view into the mindbody processes. For me Your Immortal Reality is a classic explanation of Christ pathway. I am not referring to a specific religion but pathway of faith. Even in this pathway there is the culmination of wisdom due to right view as the base. In short, all liberation or salvation has wisdom as the criteria. There are three pathways to Truth according to personality type – understanding, faith and effort. What I have just expressed are for those minds who incline towards the need of clarification, of understanding. To my observation, Christ way is towards faith based. Whatever pathways they are, the important ingredient is Right View – right in the sense that it is pointing towards freedom, towards emancipation. The ways are valid, provided it is back with right view. Right view of what? Right view into the mindbody processes. For me Your Immortal Reality is a classic explanation of Christ pathway. I am not referring to a specific religion but pathway of faith. Even in this pathway there is the culmination of wisdom due to right view as the base. In short, all liberation or salvation has wisdom as the criteria.

]]> By: admin http://illusiontoreality.com/2010/01/05/i-dont-see-what-i-thought-i-see/comment-page-1/#comment-45 admin Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:01:42 +0000 http://tuckloon.sacredwellness.net/?p=212#comment-45 Your ability to phrase your question appropriate already expressed your level of wisdom - clarity is an important characteristic of wisdom. We have all different ideas of what Truth is. Our idea of what Truth is influence our direction. If I have an idea I am already saved, I may be complacent or simply having the faith that can be itself blind. If I have an idea Truth is some kind of a destination, I will keep looking out for it. If there is an idea there is no such a thing as Truth I wouldn't even care or question what Life is. Ideas rule the world. Your questions expresses an idea of wisdom. Common sense is the most basic level of wisdom. Next is understanding. Understanding what? Understanding the nature of our mindbody processes - the correlation between the two. Understanding the working of the mind. How understanding comes about? From right view and with right view as your guide you observe what is occurring in your sense door (namely seeing, smelling, hearing, touching, tasting and mind). Each observation, without any having any meaning of wanting anything brings about understanding into the nature of what you are observing. You begin to observe an intrinsic nature of order in the mindbody. The more you observe, the more you understand the conditionings that brought about your distress, your dis-ease, or suffering. Maturity of understanding brings about wisdom in choosing the direction of freedom. The path of freedom is a pathway of the graduation of Truth, of Enlightenment. It all start with the willingness to surrender, entering into the non-knowing and observe with inquisitiveness what is occurring in the mindbody processes. All this requires attentiveness, awareness and heedfulness. Add in an ingredient of acceptance and you will find the journey enriching. Your ability to phrase your question appropriate already expressed your level of wisdom – clarity is an important characteristic of wisdom. We have all different ideas of what Truth is. Our idea of what Truth is influence our direction. If I have an idea I am already saved, I may be complacent or simply having the faith that can be itself blind. If I have an idea Truth is some kind of a destination, I will keep looking out for it. If there is an idea there is no such a thing as Truth I wouldn’t even care or question what Life is. Ideas rule the world. Your questions expresses an idea of wisdom.

Common sense is the most basic level of wisdom. Next is understanding. Understanding what? Understanding the nature of our mindbody processes – the correlation between the two. Understanding the working of the mind. How understanding comes about? From right view and with right view as your guide you observe what is occurring in your sense door (namely seeing, smelling, hearing, touching, tasting and mind). Each observation, without any having any meaning of wanting anything brings about understanding into the nature of what you are observing. You begin to observe an intrinsic nature of order in the mindbody. The more you observe, the more you understand the conditionings that brought about your distress, your dis-ease, or suffering. Maturity of understanding brings about wisdom in choosing the direction of freedom. The path of freedom is a pathway of the graduation of Truth, of Enlightenment.

It all start with the willingness to surrender, entering into the non-knowing and observe with inquisitiveness what is occurring in the mindbody processes. All this requires attentiveness, awareness and heedfulness. Add in an ingredient of acceptance and you will find the journey enriching.

]]> By: Anon http://illusiontoreality.com/2010/01/05/i-dont-see-what-i-thought-i-see/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Anon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:09:00 +0000 http://tuckloon.sacredwellness.net/?p=212#comment-40 I will "wake up" from my dream state when:- - There is "someone / something" to wake me up - The so-called "biological clock" time is up for me to "naturally" wake up from sleep. In both cases it is not "me" who actually "decide" when to wake up, am I right here? Is there a way to "cause" me to wake up, other than the two ways above? If there is - how would I do something to "cause" the waking up when I am still in dreaming state? I will “wake up” from my dream state when:-

- There is “someone / something” to wake me up
- The so-called “biological clock” time is up for me to “naturally” wake up from sleep.

In both cases it is not “me” who actually “decide” when to wake up, am I right here?

Is there a way to “cause” me to wake up, other than the two ways above?

If there is – how would I do something to “cause” the waking up when I am still in dreaming state?

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