Author Topic: the double and the self  (Read 140 times)

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the double and the self
« on: September 24, 2006, 04:24:04 AM »
"All of us luminous beings have a double. All of us! A warrior learns to be aware of it, that's all."
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"Obviously the double can perform acts," I said.

"Obviously!" he replied.

"But can the double act in behalf of the self?"

"It is the self, damn it!"

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Re: the double and the self
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2006, 08:43:11 AM »
Adam defiantly looked up at God and said: "I bet you can't split the world in two!"

Just then God did ssplit it  in ttwo...

http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/class/1010/wc/geom/donutuniverse.html

What Adam didn't Know was.......


« Last Edit: September 24, 2006, 08:45:49 AM by Ian »
"As long as we confuse the myriad forms of the divine lila with reality, without perceiving the unity of Brahman underlying all these forms, we are under the spell of maya..."
 -Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

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Re: the double and the self
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2009, 07:48:20 AM »
Adam defiantly looked up at God and said: "I bet you can't split the world in two!"

Just then God did ssplit it  in ttwo...

http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/class/1010/wc/geom/donutuniverse.html

What Adam didn't Know was.......




Who is this "god" who did the splitting though?
"A warrior doesn't seek anything for his solace, nor can he possibly leave anything to chance. A warrior actually affects the outcome of events by the force of his awareness and his unbending intent." - don Juan

 

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