from James Brahas book Living Reality about Sailor Bobs visit to the US pages 291 and 292. Bob was a Nisargadatta guy who was a former merchant marine. When he joined AA there were many bobs so he became sailor bob. You can find him at www.nonduality.com
Bob: What you are doing now is what everone does. You are looking for the answer in the mind. You are trying to work everything out. But look at it another eway. You are seeing right now? Does your eye say, "I see"? You are hearing now. DOes your ear say, "I hear"? Rita: No Bob: You are tranlating the seeing with a thought "I see" and you tranlate the hearing with a thought "I hear". Now ask yourself: Does the thought " I See" actually do the seeing? Rita: No BoB: Is the thought "I am aware" the awareness? Rita: No Bob: Is the thought "I Choose" the choicemaker? Rita: No Bob: What I am pointing out is that the thought has no power. When you are trying to work out what to do and what not to do, realize that choices will be made and activities will happen. You are being lived, and it's been that way since you were a child. Allow thoughts to do what they're supposed to do--just translate. The mind can be used properly. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
