Theos-Talk Archives (February 2008 Message tt00258)

Good question, let me put it this way, my ego is not
filled with thoughts about money, cars, football and
sex.


--- Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com> wrote:

> OK, misunderstanding is a better word.  What do you
> mean by your ego not being ordinary.  
>   Cass
> 
> Martin <Mvandertak@yahoo.com> wrote:
>           Misunderstanding sounds better than
> calling it an
> illusion for starters :-)
> It goes too far going into detail about my life,
> though be asured, if I had an ordinairy human ego, I
> wouldn't have been able to state what I wrote...
> 
> --- Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > If you have been keeping up with the posts Martin,
> > you will have read that KootHoomi stated
> > categorically that he had an inner and an outer. 
> > Our Ego's are the sum total of every experience in
> a
> > sentient body, so therefore the more evolved the
> > soul, the stronger the personality. Ego has to be
> > overcome every lifetime until one reaches the
> stage
> > where it is simply a vehicle for self
> consciousness
> > and practical every day existence. It has been
> > mastered and no longer generates karma. I accept
> > this on faith and on reasonableness as it makes
> > sense.
> > 
> > I am not sure what you mean by renouncing the joys
> > of physical life or what you mean by calling
> > yourself a Loser.
> > 
> > I would imagine that one has to attain Nirvana and
> > is not something that can be rejected prior to
> > experiencing it. Else it seems to me you are
> > rejecting "the idea" of Nirvana as some sort of
> > sacrificial offering. Maybe I am just
> > misunderstanding your words, perhaps you will
> > correct me if this is so.
> > 
> > Cass
> > 
> > Martin <Mvandertak@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > No doubt its there, trying to find a way
> > to get rid of
> > it :-)
> > However I never gave it a chance to flourish but
> > through my mind, in ordinairy life I am a loser,
> one
> > of the few who were supposed to be lost as KH said
> > it
> > somewhere in the ML when forgetting or renouncing
> > the
> > joys of physical existence, to be killed by the
> > people
> > who rule the material world.
> > As good or bad as it goes with this ego of mine,
> > used
> > as a toy to progress on my Path, the more I forget
> > about Nirvana, since I have to state here Nirvana
> is
> > the worst illusion outthere unless all beings can
> > benefit its bliss. Untill that day, which seems
> > endlessly far away, I reject the peace of Nirvana,
> > since it may calm my soul, but there is too much
> to
> > do
> > for her. Peace I find in a few moments when
> asleep,
> > to
> > comfort just the little man which is still here.
> > Basking is the wrong word you use, not even my
> dogs
> > have to do it. I would use the word 'asking', not
> > for
> > my own nirvanic illusion, but for nirvana without
> > its
> > illusion for all...btw Cass, you up to a fight it
> > seems, by attacking me?
> > 
> > --- Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Martin,
> > > Your ego is alive and flourishing and is basking
> > > in its own nirvanic illusion.
> > > Cass
> > > 
> > > Martin <Mvandertak@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Haha, humour kills fear, fear for the
> > > unknown, for the
> > > dwellers at the trashhold, humour gets you into
> > real
> > > Nirvana...although humour through selfcriticism!
> > > 
> > > Its fun to empty the sack of ego to make room
> for
> > > the
> > > real Ego is another interpretation.
> > > 
> > > Ph. D..fart could also be written Phart, so I
> bet
> > a
> > > Ph. D. is a Phart Demon? 
> > > The story goes some Tibetan monks did kill their
> > ego
> > > by living on a cemetary..the most extatic
> moments
> > > were
> > > when a new corpse was buried. The smell did its
> > work
> > > for them like incense and burning wood does its
> > work
> > > to scare elementaries off as KH states somewhere
> > in
> > > the ML.
> > > 
> > > I found out myself the hard way, enlightening
> > comes
> > > with killing your ego first and then talk later
> > with
> > > your real Ego ( who knows all ). What a bliss to
> > > know
> > > seperation is gone when uniting your Manas with
> > the
> > > light of your inside Buddha...
> > > 
> > > --- Morten Nymann Olesen
> > > <global-theosophy@stofanet.dk> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Lol.
> > > > 
> > > > Yeah...The next thing might be, that someone
> > will
> > > go
> > > > and call you a theosophical Blasphemer and
> > > > "excommunicate" you to another theosophical
> > branch
> > > > so your infidel ideas will not take root
> within
> > > > their sacred and very precious historical
> > > chambers.
> > > > The other "theosophical" branch need, mind
> you,
> > > not
> > > > necessarily to be a "laughing branch" or
> > "laughing
> > > > ranch" with cows, bulls and an uneducated
> farmer
> > > > couple. 
> > > > 
> > > > And perhaps they will also tell you, that you
> > are
> > > a
> > > > Climate Change terrorist, because you fart so
> > much
> > > > while smiling in your emails.
> > > > :-)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I have heard a romour about, that Ph. D.'s are
> > > > important theosophists than others, but I
> cannot
> > > > tell for sure, because then I would reveal to
> > > much.
> > > > What are your views?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > M. Sufilight
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: Martin 
> > > > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:51 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Theos-World What is Theosophy
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Lol, I agree with Chuck the Heretic!
> > > > Most of the theosophists in our world don't
> even
> > > > know
> > > > they are, while the ones who claim they are,
> are
> > > > mostly arsetalkers. They like to look what we
> do
> > > > to be
> > > > a theosophist and instead of at least trying
> to
> > do
> > > > it
> > > > themselves, they like to be on their own
> island
> > in
> > > > their own nir-wana.
> > > > 
> > > > My 2 farts :-)
> > > > 
> 
=== message truncated ===



      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better friend, newshound, and 
know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.  Try it now.  http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ