Comments on: Sosan stirs the Pot

By: Kavita

Kavita — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 00:37:46 +0000

By: Parmartha

Parmartha — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 21:28:16 +0000

Good post Anubodh. Thank you.
In a few places you are a little unclear, but a very good response to this non duality teacher.

By: Parmartha

Parmartha — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 21:26:52 +0000

Osho mentions somewhere G E Moore the English philosopher who tried to define “Good” in his book “Principia Ethica”. He lampooned him by saying after 250 pages Moore could only say Good was indefinable. But in the context of this present discussion, Osho said that just because a thing cannot be defined it does not mean it cannot be experienced.
Osho was in youth always fond of climbing trees, and invited his lecturer (who had studied under Moore at Oxford) to join him in a little settlement of trees on the edge of the campus, and there he could experience “good” just sitting with him for an hour there.

By: Arpana

Arpana — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:34:59 +0000

‘I found they were replaced by feelings of being impressed, to unimpressed, by events happening in the world, and around me.’

Interesting phrase. Really strikes a chord with me. I can relate to that.

By: swami anand anubodh

swami anand anubodh — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:34:27 +0000

I took an opportunity a while ago to attend a non-duality evening, I had never been to one before and was curious. I was very underwhelmed by the speaker, especially during the Q&A. Which I felt she handled poorly. Looking around at the transfixed audience, I remember thinking how fortunate I was to have been with Bhagwan, and lamenting the fact that there is never an Osho around when you need one.

A guy concerned about genocide, asked how such evil could be reconciled with non-duality?
Her reply seemed to me to reassure rather than awaken.

I would have been uncompromising, and told that guy to go out and ask millions of people if they would also consider genocide to be evil? You can assume that a large majority would answer: “yes.” Yet millions of people feeling genocide is evil will not prevent it from happening.

Why is that? And how will adding yourself to those millions change anything?

I would have told him to forget about genocide and concentrate entirely on his own enlightenment. Just walk away in the opposite direction to the millions. And one day when you realise enlightenment, you will also realise that you are now incapable of ever committing genocide yourself.

Whereas the next architect of an atrocity will invariably come from the millions.

When I gave up on good and evil years ago, I found they were replaced by feelings of being impressed, to unimpressed, by events happening in the world, and around me. Living in non-duality does not mean living in bland indecisive indifference.

If you don’t ‘get it’ then lower your expectations.

It’s a shame the gunman on the beach was not devoted to Sosan. He would have found the paradise he was looking for, and 38 holidaymakers would still be alive.

As for thinking?.. Probably best to think when you have to, and not when you don’t.

By: swamishanti

swamishanti — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:36:19 +0000

Yes, and lets not forget, some of the taoists wore not just shoes that fit, they wore shoes on their heads too!

And then there’s the kung fu, green tea, acupuncture, tantric tao etc.
Chong!

By: madhu dagmar frantzen

madhu dagmar frantzen — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 05:55:03 +0000

One never really knows, Kavita,

that´s why sometimes the ´playfulness´, to set triggers here, sometimes works out (up to apparently contentment), sometimes it does cause turmoil and more chaos (confusion).

But if you see it from a broader perspective, it always works….

Have a nice day !

Madhu

By: Ashok

Ashok — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 02:08:41 +0000

Taken as a compliment, thank you, Arpana. Obviously, I must be doing something right/wrong to garner such recognition.

* Holy Public Health Warning*
(Specifically, for the benefit of choirboys, aspiring vicars, holy preachers etc.)
Please be aware that the message here was reportedly channeled through Ashok, author of the scripture called ‘The Book of Something’, and therefore may constitute a serious danger to health.

By: Kavita

Kavita — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 01:25:25 +0000

”Yes,give me taoists over zennists any day of the week-
wandering about in the mountains writing poetry, taking it easy, enjoying the play of opposites,wearing shoes that fit…… No contest! ” – Yes me too

By: Kavita

Kavita — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 01:18:02 +0000

”I truly think these vague texts should be banned over all the trouble they cause.Or at least kept on the top shelf for the true Mystics?” – and how does one know that ? !