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In this issue, 2 works.
One is a letter from Jenny Munday in response to our series of
selections from the writings of U.G. Krishnamurti.
The second work consists
of selections from Empty Thoughts, a new book by Robin Dale.
Hope American
residents are having a great Thanksgiving weekend!
Jenny Munday
Refreshing approach to
the work of U.G. Krishnamurti. I particularly agree with his
remark about it being a "physiological" journey rather
than a psychological one. My mind
wants to turn it all into thought but the body has played the
lead role for a lifetime -
being always possessed of more energy than was comfortably
manageable.
At age 50 a tingle up the
spine lead to a the experience of a physical polarity switch
and I learned the meaning of awakening of the Leydig center - or
Kundalini, as it's
called in the East. From then on it was - as UG says, a series of
body mutations - muscle
spasms, energy swings, different states of consciousness, etc.
which I always tried to
make sense of through my chosen profession of Psychotherapy.
It's like trying to fit a
foot into a too tight boot. You can get it in there but you
walk with discomfort - not bliss nor "enlightenment".
To me enlightenment has meant
releasing my belief system from the rigid structures imposed by
materialistic
conditioning and fairy tale promises of those who market the
"more-is-better" mindset.
I have realized the world
I live in as the hologram of my belief system and endorse David
Bohm's quantum mechanics theory of wave movement. I have seen
that "you" and "I" and "me"
are the same ONE. But this has happened through the incredible
unfolding of the physical
mechanisms of the organ called "body".
My best guess is
agreement with Sri Aurobindo's premise that the real stuff going
on
constantly is the evolutionary movement to create a new bodymass
that can contain the
electric voltage known as Fohat - or the highest watt which
allows the knowledge/wisdom
factor to over-ride the lower mindset.
Empty Thoughts
by Robin Dale
On the back cover of the
book it says, "This is a book of meditations pointing to the
Emptiness which is Fullness, and which is the essential nature of
all things, including thoughts. This Emptiness is prior to the
mind; from it alone, words of truth flow." A few numbered
selections follow, along with ordering information:
6
We deceive ourselves
that there is knowledge:
we are living
in the Unknown.
38
Acquiring things
is a defense
against
things' emptiness.
43
Even the initial
intent alone,
to see what
things truly are
works miracles.
55
There is
no such thing
as an idea
which frees.
76
Beliefs
are stepping-stones
to their absence
79
I'm safest
when I don't know
what's going on
102
Existence
and the Purpose
of Existence
are the same thing.
125
God gives you
the compost
known as "The
World"
in return for your
flower,
which is this spirit.
This is a natural
process.
142
In all the universes
there is only One sense
of separation.
145
The moment before
your reaction occurs,
there is an empty,
radiant silence,
in which absolutely
everything,
including your reaction,
occurs.
146
Nothing
makes
everything.
147
Everything
means
nothing.
148
Everything
teaches
nothing.
149
Nothing is impossible,
even that there be
the impossible.
150
The Universe
is the cause
of the Universe;
everything exists
because of itself.
~ ~ ~
Empty Thoughts,
by Robin Dale consists 321 short poems like the
ones above. The size of the book is 4" tall by 6"
wide. It would make a very nice gift. The price of the book for
overseas purchasers is $29.20 Australian, which is approximately
$21.00 USD.
PayPal: Email the author at rdale02@ozemail.com.au to arrange PayPal payment. Or phone him at +61 3
9754 8641 (Australia)
Wyrd Publications
52 Monbulk Rd.
Belgrave 3160
Vic. Australia
Also read excerpts from Robin's book, Noticing
What You Already Know: http://nonduality.com/robindale.htm