Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00062)

Dear Dallas:

Thankyou for taking the time to respond to my questions at such length. You
have given me much food for thought...and so I will mentally masticate on
this for a few days before asking what may seem even more inane questions. 

Namaste

Darren



At 07:23 AM 2/5/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Feb 5th   1999
>
>Dear friend:
>
>Dallas offers some comments below:
>
>----------------------------------------------
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent:	Thursday, February 04, 1999 7:57 PM
>Subject:	RE: A few questions on a touchy subject...What is the
>SOUL  =  the MIND
>
>
>
>Dear Dallas:
>
>
>You wrote:
>
>>In this commentary from the BARDO it is not clear as to who is
>>looking at what.  At least that is the impression I get.
>
>*** I think that is the point though. Who really is looking at
>what?
>
>>Is there not a vast distinction between the inquiring
>>CONSCIOUSNESS who looks at the EMBODIED CONSCIOUSNESS - our
>>minds, memories and thoughts of today and yesterday - and say
>>what are their value in terms of permanency ?  In other words in
>>me (my Mind), I can see that I can look at my memories and think
>>my thoughts, but I am not bound either by those images of the
>>past or the actions of the present.  I am detached from both.
>>They exist but I am not forced into any position by them.  They
>>are subordinate. I am the permanent "I".

<snipped for brevity>
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