Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00662)

Dallas wrote: <<"Just being" is a 
curious phrase. >>>

Apparently in Tibetan Buddhism there is 
"calm abiding," which, seems to me, 
could also stand for "just being," in a 
sense. What does it mean? I suppose we 
all have our ways of interpreting, 
assigning meaning. inasmuchasif "just 
being" is possible by way of experience, 
only, though, and inasmuchasif it can't 
be described in any language ... But I 
suppose one can refer to "planes," eg, 
maybe, that might, in turn, mean 
something for those who have experienced 
such planes ... eg, one might say: "with 
traces" and "without traces" when 
referring to experiences on certain 
planes. But I'm just referring to what 
I have read. The jury still appears to 
be out trying to figure out about what I 
might've "actually enough" experienced 
in the way of whatever particular 
planes, so, while I seem have some 
interest in the topic of "just being," 
eg, on the other hand ... er, I don't 
seem to want to regard myself as an 
expert on anything, believe it or not, 
Dallas---which is why, I suspect, 
incidentally, in case you were 
wondering, I so often use that 
"speculatively" word among other things.

^:-/ ...
Mauri

PS That's my symbol for a guy who 
thought he might've had something 
important enough or relevant enough to 
say, but wound up scratching his head, 
wondering if what he said was worth 
saying. I seem to think I might that guy 
all too often.