corboy Wrote:
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> Why seek or value enlightenment if it does not
> improve peoples character and behavior?
>
> Bharati said he himself solved it by deciding that
> the zero experience aka nondual realization is an
> aesthetic experience, in the same realm aa art and
> music.
>
> ...
> But few contend that musical virtuosity or
> listening to music will mean you are have the
> answer to ending suffering.. But that claim is
> made about the experience of nondual realization.
> ...
> Bharati summed it up this way..the experience of
> nondual realization is all about pleasure.
That is very interesting Corboy.
Pleasure? So I may as well just spend my time eating chocolate cake, drinking red wine and listening to Bob Dylan? I think this is the way to go!
But, seriously, plenty of gurus seem to be promising that obtaining to ultimate truth will make your life happier, more peaceful, easier...
If this is not true, then they should have to publish disclaimers on their products! There should be some kind of law in place... Like, the UN should get involved in this.
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> Why seek or value enlightenment if it does not
> improve peoples character and behavior?
>
> Bharati said he himself solved it by deciding that
> the zero experience aka nondual realization is an
> aesthetic experience, in the same realm aa art and
> music.
>
> ...
> But few contend that musical virtuosity or
> listening to music will mean you are have the
> answer to ending suffering.. But that claim is
> made about the experience of nondual realization.
> ...
> Bharati summed it up this way..the experience of
> nondual realization is all about pleasure.
That is very interesting Corboy.
Pleasure? So I may as well just spend my time eating chocolate cake, drinking red wine and listening to Bob Dylan? I think this is the way to go!
But, seriously, plenty of gurus seem to be promising that obtaining to ultimate truth will make your life happier, more peaceful, easier...
If this is not true, then they should have to publish disclaimers on their products! There should be some kind of law in place... Like, the UN should get involved in this.