Love and worship. People so confuse the two. I love you, I worship you: very different. Many people are looking for someone who will worship them. That means they are looking for someone to objectify them. Love is not based on subject and object; worship is. In worship—and by worship I mean idealizing an object, not practicing sacred ritual—there is …
People think the mind….
People think the mind is the modification. “My mind is killing me”. No. The modifications of my mind are killing me.
Shrew….
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Shrew |
Loving / kind |
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Strong willed |
Doormat |
Using Rubber Duckies to explain Yoga Sutras I.32….
Rohini Ralby uses rubber duckies to explain the nature of the mind, drawing on Hariharananda’s excellent book Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali. For more videos and lessons, sign up for a free or paid subscription.
Confused….
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Confused |
Certain |
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Open minded |
Rigid |
Using emotions….
Using emotions as your discerning tool will lead you astray every time.
Characteristics of Mysticism….
From Mysticism, by Evelyn Underhill: 1. True mysticism is active and practical, not passive and theoretical. It is an organic life-process, a somthing which the whole self does; not something as to which its intellect holds an opinion. 2. Its aims are wholly transcendental and spiritual. It is in no way concerned with adding to, exploring, re-arranging, or improving anything …
Remorse and Compassion
Rohini discusses the difference between real remorse and self-loathing. For more videos and lessons, sign up for a free or paid subscription.
Love enlivens….
Love enlivens and informs everything, even delusion.
Clarity of goals and definitions….
When we start a conversation we tend to look for common ground. This might be language, activities or anything that we feel will bridge us to the other person. In our desire to connect, we may miss what is actually going on. If what we share is a common language, then we need to check our definitions. Assuming shared definitions …