Theos-Talk Archives (August 2010 Message tt00033)

I would say, more Gurdgieff than Krishnamurti, although Krishnamurti advocated 
living in the now, without prejudice from the past. It's all about silencing 
the noisy mind from its constant mental chatter.

Cass


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>From: MKR <mkr777@Inot2fUhUngZGv8KsTGqpZPqIgtgm4dPMA3DPmUZh8z9xKJh4pOlX3yia-9ENT1d7OZMP5kyHRd-.yahoo.invalid>
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>Sent: Thu, 5 August, 2010 5:10:41 AM
>Subject: Re: theos-talk Elijah Crow â The Silence of the Mind
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>The 'void' he is talking about seems to be same as what Jiddu Krishnamurti
>has been discussing. May be some others would jump in and share their
>observations.
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>By the way, in what language did Crow write his book?
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>MKR
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>On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Witnessing Presence <
>witnessing_presence@RSEmYMBQC1MQGHiZRDuhg34hd6mHtvMbwlH1YUcMyWmfTuPS_1poSfZzFu5JaHWnMODlPsZOkZT6ZRFZgtxO0CVeyevYuw.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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>> I would like to share an unknown enlightened mystic - Elijah Crow â The
>> Silence of The Mind, have just finished translating his book
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>> Elijah Crow does not belong to any nonduality lineage or tradition, his is
>> a personal expression and experience of nonduality.
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>> Read the whole book here
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>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/34607176/Elijah-Crow-The-Silence-of-the-Mind
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>> The Power of Emptiness
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>> The "void" or " psychological emptiness" is a strange
>> phenomenon,
>> It appears spontaneously, in the pause between two
>> thoughts,
>> As the old thought ends its course and disappears,
>> Its end is the gate, natural silence ensues.
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>> Insist in being with it, as much as you can,
>> The mind is completely silent, we are attentive â a clear
>> consciousness,
>> All meanings, boundaries disappear â us and the Infinite
>> are "One";
>> Practically, we have a new mind â always fresh.
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>> Being in the pause â I become infinite!
>> It separates two worlds. I leave the limited world
>> And enter Boundlessness, through total melting;
>> The whole being is calm â a constant sparkle.
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>> There is no time, no space â just everlasting Eternity;
>> I move in direct contact with life, in a permanent present.
>> I am Pure Energy, without motivations,
>> The simplicity of existence integrates us completely.
>>
>> We really encounter Life only through this "now",
>> Free from the old, we are able to embrace the new.
>> All this beauty vanishes, when another thought appears,
>> It comes from the knowing mind â an old recording.
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>> Let it play its game, do not oppose any resistance,
>> Encounter it as it is, without any purpose,
>> It will certainly disappear, and "emptiness" ensues again,
>> Another opportunity to encounter it practically.
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>> We find the real meaning of Life through this "void",
>> It is a boundary line between the two worlds:
>> On the one side the limited, where the "ego" is the
>> master.
>> On the other, the Infinite, where Love is the master.
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>> Emptiness also separates Light from the darkness,
>> The permanent chaos through struggle, contradictions and
>> conflicts,
>> From the harmonious being, equilibrium and joy;
>> The whole egocentrism perishes, by encountering the
>> void.
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>> Peace, divine order becomes our nature
>> It changes our way of being, without effort or will,
>> Only through this psychological void, we become honest
>> and humane,
>> The Purity of the Energy â makes titans out of pigmies .
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>> Let this "psychological emptiness" be your guide,
>> In everything you encounter on your spiritual path.
>> If it is not the starting point, we easily get deceived,
>> Only through emptiness â we become Love!
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