Time Bound
Mark Hovila
hovila at FOXINTERNET.NET
Wed Jul 2 02:16:50 CDT 1997
Chuck:
> But Mark, if the "me" as an individual entity is non-existent, then
> the "you" who is seeing this "non-existent me" ALSO has to be
non-existent, too.
>
The "you" who sees is indeed nonexistent if it takes itself to be somebody,
a see-er. Better to just be the seeing. Or more simply put, just BE.
>
> I wonder, though, just how can the "me" ever be truly "absent" when
> that "me" was never really there at all in the first place? If we
> acknowledge perfection, aren't we also equally implying the existence of
> its opposite......imperfection?
>
Imperfection is the failure to realize that perfection is staring us in the
face.
> Maybe we can only really speak of an "is-ness" which transcends all
> duality. (But, then again, "who's" really "there" to do the speaking?)
>
Great question, as long as we remain in the "who." As soon as we demand
the answer, we are lost again.
Have a nice trip.
Mark
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