Comments on: Everything You Hear About Enlightenment is a Lie! http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2007/02/06/everything-you-hear-about-enlightenment-is-a-lie/ Zen-Inspired Self Development Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Dan http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2007/02/06/everything-you-hear-about-enlightenment-is-a-lie/#comment-6213 Dan Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:55:52 +0000 http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2007/02/06/everything-you-hear-about-enlightenment-is-a-lie/#comment-6213 Great article! The title alone sums up the 'truth' perfectly! It really is those subtle ideas that can getcha, huh? Statements such as 'dwell in the Self' or 'abide in awareness' or 'surrender to Absolute reality' might mistakenly convince naive minds (like my own) that there is such a thing as 'Self' or 'awareness' or 'Absolute Reality!' Even the concepts of 'Now-ness' or 'Being-ness' are no more useful to the journey than the concepts of 'applesauce' or 'Montana,' unless it is understood that they are just that: concepts, pointers. The idea of 'nonduality' can become just another sacred cow. Kenton, I cannot even begin to describe my appreciation of your work. Please keep it coming! Dan Great article! The title alone sums up the ‘truth’ perfectly! It really is those subtle ideas that can getcha, huh? Statements such as ‘dwell in the Self’ or ‘abide in awareness’ or ’surrender to Absolute reality’ might mistakenly convince naive minds (like my own) that there is such a thing as ‘Self’ or ‘awareness’ or ‘Absolute Reality!’ Even the concepts of ‘Now-ness’ or ‘Being-ness’ are no more useful to the journey than the concepts of ‘applesauce’ or ‘Montana,’ unless it is understood that they are just that: concepts, pointers. The idea of ‘nonduality’ can become just another sacred cow.
Kenton, I cannot even begin to describe my appreciation of your work. Please keep it coming!

Dan

]]> By: Kenton Whitman http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2007/02/06/everything-you-hear-about-enlightenment-is-a-lie/#comment-6273 Kenton Whitman Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:00:43 +0000 http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2007/02/06/everything-you-hear-about-enlightenment-is-a-lie/#comment-6273 Hello Dan! You're absolutely right. Indeed, as we start to research spiritual teachings, we can quickly amass a whole collection of these subtle ideas. The more subtle they are, the more we are inclined to take them as 'truth'. At the same time, these subtle ideas are all the more difficult to see through. We can really get tangled up in these ideas. Thanks for the great comment, as well as the wonderful compliment =) Sweetwater, Kenton Hello Dan!

You’re absolutely right. Indeed, as we start to research spiritual teachings, we can quickly amass a whole collection of these subtle ideas. The more subtle they are, the more we are inclined to take them as ‘truth’. At the same time, these subtle ideas are all the more difficult to see through. We can really get tangled up in these ideas.

Thanks for the great comment, as well as the wonderful compliment =)

Sweetwater,
Kenton

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