Hi Mayka, Things still happen, but there's no me for them to happen to - hence no attacments/aversions that lead to discrimination/duality. You can still chop wood and carry water, but with no sense of an I doing something.
Mike ________________________________ From: maria818448 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 28 February, 2011 1:01:51 Subject: Re: [Zen] Change Mike: How does one function in the real world of survival as non identification with the ego?. Mayka --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > ED, > > If a person still identifies with his ego, then his actions/emotions will >change > > in accordance with the situations and circumastances around him. > 'Personality' > is nothing but a consensual label to these emotions as seen by people in the > subjects social group. To dis-identify from the self is to live in the > changeless Self. > > Mike >  > > > > > ________________________________ > From: ED <seacrofter001@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 27 February, 2011 22:41:38 > Subject: Re: [Zen] Change > >  > > Hi Mike and All, > Excluding physical changes, it is hard to apprehend whether, in general, > humans change or not. The most appropriate answer I can think of is: "Yes > and > no." > For instance, through psychodrama, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, > exposure to the Dharma, participation in 'human potential' workshops, or > something else, his attitudes and behaviors have been considerably modified > for > > the better (or worse) as seen by those who know him - but his basic > personality > > has remained unchanged. > --ED >  >  > --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > Finally back in Japan after over 2 months in India! Ok, 'change'... Yes, we >all > > > > > change every second of every minute of every day. What is important is to >find > > > > out what doesn't change. > > > > Mike > >  > V asked: > Sorry I haven't been around in awhile....I've been reading the posts in the > > group, but I myself haven't posted in many months. I do have a question, > > however. > > Can people change? And by change, I mean can people change in a very > >fundamental > > > > manner? If so, how is it done? >
