Doug, Enjoyed reading your post today. Thank you for channeling wisdom of wonderful sages and your own discoveries. This is very apt for those in 'retirement' or 'going inward' stage of life. Reminded me of my recent learning from JK (Shri Jiddu Krishnamurti). All the seeking is an activity of the 'self' only way stop the incessant activity is to 'watch the self and its indulgences' without judgement without any conclusion or end. A seeker has an inherent disadvantage from the knowledge collected. It is always stale! Recently I understood all the knowledge we accumulate, creates blocks/spots on the ultimate reality causing it (the truth) to be obscured.
Thank you Suma. Actually I was going to quote Krishnamurti in the post, but what I had in my head that he said, I could find a citation for. "The cost of getting what you want is having preferences." Very similar to the accumulation of knowledge...
Doug, Enjoyed reading your post today. Thank you for channeling wisdom of wonderful sages and your own discoveries. This is very apt for those in 'retirement' or 'going inward' stage of life. Reminded me of my recent learning from JK (Shri Jiddu Krishnamurti). All the seeking is an activity of the 'self' only way stop the incessant activity is to 'watch the self and its indulgences' without judgement without any conclusion or end. A seeker has an inherent disadvantage from the knowledge collected. It is always stale! Recently I understood all the knowledge we accumulate, creates blocks/spots on the ultimate reality causing it (the truth) to be obscured.
Thank you Suma. Actually I was going to quote Krishnamurti in the post, but what I had in my head that he said, I could find a citation for. "The cost of getting what you want is having preferences." Very similar to the accumulation of knowledge...