tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709441867112482178.post5825877165274106140..comments2023-08-17T06:46:05.098-07:00Comments on Everything That is Not a Belief is True: The Sheltering SkyRay Menezeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945964510462779587noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709441867112482178.post-36224553029392706832012-05-10T06:25:42.186-07:002012-05-10T06:25:42.186-07:00Memory, thinking and analysing are only tools that...Memory, thinking and analysing are only tools that are available to the body and its senses but tools to be used in a practical and useful way or not at all. It is the body, senses and consciousness that run the show not the tools.Ray Menezeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945964510462779587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709441867112482178.post-22446071371054876402012-05-10T06:13:11.678-07:002012-05-10T06:13:11.678-07:00That's clear.
Can you explain the last statem...That's clear. <br />Can you explain the last statement a bit more though. When you say the body and its senses are designed to respond naturally, what about responses that require the mind via remebering, thinking, analysing etc. and to come to a decision to act or speak accordinglyKitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336853678260155467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709441867112482178.post-53483550601174084942012-05-10T05:00:28.523-07:002012-05-10T05:00:28.523-07:00In the last part of your comment you state that yo...In the last part of your comment you state that you ignore the fact concerning no free will and that you live as if you did choose your actions. This is a subtle point, many take this notion of no free will to mean that if you are unable to choose freely then it is ok to do anything or another variation that it is ok to do nothing. Either of these responses would indicate to me that no free will can give us an excuse to do what we want to do anyway and to use no free will to justify this. Having no free will means that what you are is not free it is conditioned and programmed and while this is true it does not absolve us from responsibility from our actions. Our actions will always have specific and I think predictable results and no matter what we think or do this will alway be the case. It is precisely because we believe that we can choose that we choose the things we do. Without this belief the truth would begin to dawn upon us that all of this mysterious existence and universe is unfolding through us but is not dictated by us. Our so called choices are the result of misunderstanding what we really are. It is the ego that chooses but the ego does not exist and so the choices are made by something that is not true and as such these choices are also not true. What we are is consciousness and consciousness chooses nothing but is aware of everything and is itself that awareness. Awareness responds truthfully in all circumstances and this cannot be compared to the choices of the ego. Without the illusion of choice we are free to just respond as necessary and always to learn from those responses and their outcomes. The body and its senses are designed to do this, the problem arises when the ego gets involved in this process.Ray Menezeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945964510462779587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709441867112482178.post-70730878219994483712012-05-10T04:05:56.788-07:002012-05-10T04:05:56.788-07:00The only objection I have of having no free will i...The only objection I have of having no free will is that it doesn't help to heal addiction and the subsequent consequences that it entails.<br /><br />This knowledge can be used by the addicted mind to justify the meeting of the desire to indulge although it might take the guilt or pride away it still doesn't solve the problem.<br /><br />As you know, I have no problem accepting this concept but can you explain the mechanics of how it can help in any way to live it experentially? Because there seems to be no utility value of this concept (at least I can't see it) I tend to ignore this fact and live as if I did choose my actions even if it isn't the truth.<br /><br />ThanksKitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336853678260155467noreply@blogger.com