i’m reposting this quote by Richard, who might be useful to someone who is hovering on the edges of allowing the universe to live his life:
(…) It is indeed a vastly different ‘form of ego’ who sees that voluntary ‘self’-sacrifice (‘self’ as in ‘I’/‘me’ who is the root cause of all the wars and murders and rapes and tortures and domestic violence and child abuse and suicides and the such-like) is noble. It is indeed a vastly different ‘form of ego’ who understands that voluntary ‘self’-sacrifice is an altruistic offering, a philanthropic contribution, a generous gift, a charitable donation, a magnanimous present for the human race. It is indeed a vastly different ‘form of ego’ who is willing to cheerfully devote and give over his/her very ‘being’ as a humane gratuity, an open-handed endowment, a munificent bequest or a kind-hearted benefaction for the benefit of each and every body. (…)
I was reminded of the whole quote below while reading through Geoffrey’s recent correspondence with Vineeto:
[Vineeto]: “Since then I experience myself as what I am, not just this physical body but with particular qualities to the experiencing which to my own surprise I called ‘what I always wanted to be/what I have always been’ even though I have never lived it. For an analogy of how I experience what I am at core I have to go into the Greek mythology where people’s imagination had populated nature with nymphs, inherent/chthonic to springs or trees or groves. This experience of myself is very light and playful, as if living naked in the wilderness, utterly on my own and undeniably undefined by either people or events. I described it as being innocence personified. Sensuosity, sensuality and sexuality are as much part of what I am just as sexuality and abundance are happening in nature everywhere. As such I am no different to a tree, a rock, a spring, a mountain or a distant star and can truly say that I am the universe experiencing itself as this flesh and blood body. I am here to play, play in this abundant effervescent universe, innocent for the first time, carefree in gay abandon, forever fulfilled and exquisitely aware each moment again of the magic of both nature and the wonderful intimacy that is possible with another human being. Needless to say that I am having the best time of my life…”
I believe I’ve posted this one before but it’s one of my favorites so I’ll just post it again. It rings so many bells as to turn my head into a full on cathedral.
It is a wonderful quote! It has always stuck with me also, indeed it is exactly what I always wanted/want to be. The flavour of it is exactly what I was describing here :
Hi all,
I found this sequence so funny I thought I’ll share it with you.
No. 60 is asking how not to become enlightened …
RESPONDENT:A practical question: if what I’m doing happens to kick-start the physiological process (which hasn’t happened yet), is there anything you would recommend doing, or not doing, if it begins? RICHARD: In brief: never, ever, overlook the pristine purity of this actual world (as evidenced in the PCE) … and forsake each and every blandishment to be the latest Saviour of Humankind. RESPONDENT:Not to pre-empt things too much, but it must be extremely hard not to ‘pike out’ when things start to get very intense. RICHARD: Ha … it is years since I have heard that expression. RESPONDENT:There would be the fear of spinning out completely, physically dying, or worst of all, leaving oneself a neurological omelette (as U G Krishnamurti seems to me to be). RICHARD: You do have an expressive way of putting it … but, yes, there is a very real fear of spinning out, becoming a basket case, or whatever, and pulling back in urgent alarum to the (supposed) safety of the already-known. RESPONDENT:I’d guess you’d favour the ‘boots and all’ approach, but just to be sure, is there anything one should be specially careful of? RICHARD: Hesitancy (an opportunity is quite often a very rare thing). RESPONDENT:Am I understanding you correctly that, once the process begins, you throw caution to the wind and just go all the way, come what may? RICHARD: Provided there be pure intent (and that is no little proviso) … yes. (link)
