Answering a student’s question, Rohini explains how the intellect leads us into delusion if we identify with it, and clarifies how it is to be used as the instrument it is, not who we truly are.
another petty pace….
running the show
indispensable
when
nothere who hears you
Committed to distorting reality / twisting and distorting facts / don’t listen because you know / rigid
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Committed to distorting reality / twisting and distorting facts / don’t listen because you know / rigid |
Seeing clearly and committed to clarity |
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Right all the time and forbearing about it |
Living with uncertainty / no security |
straw dog….
you can’t die
you are not alive
get over yourself
Caring / giving and getting attention / participating….
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Caring / giving and getting attention / participating |
No conversation / doesn’t contribute |
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Pedantic / lecturing in detail at great length / ramming down throat |
Unassuming and receptive |
Straw Dog
Rohini reads her poem “straw dog,” which strips away the delusion that our separate, individual selves are Real.
gate….
boring unexciting
drowning in
blue bliss
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Power hungry….
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Power hungry |
Nonattached to power / humble |
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Calling all the shots |
Powerless |
intro….
do you introvert
thinking yourself
spiritual
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Eeyore / depressive / oppressive….
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Eeyore / depressive / oppressive |
Fun |
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Realistic |
Reckless |