Theos-Talk Archives (February 2008 Message tt00260)

LOL, so ordinairy ego's have an average intellect
then?
( this is no GOTCHA question :-) )


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

> Neither is mine - especially football!
>   Cass
> 
> Martin <Mvandertak@yahoo.com> wrote:
>           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.
> > > > > :-)
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> 
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