Well said.what a joke we play on ourselves. So, enjoy your practice and then laugh at yourself when the joke is revealed.

Good post Vpop.Vpopov81 wrote:Honestly I have realized that whether you look at it as practice or not is noothing but semantics. Being present in your daily life all the time, do you want to look at that as practice? If you choose to sit down and be present 20 minutes a day twice a day (meditation) thats a practice,
Exactly my point, JD.JD wrote: ... in most of us the door is obscured and overgrown with weeds
This is what Ramana Maharshi did. He advised people depending upon where they were. He knew that most wouldn't "get" the "not having to do anything" approach even though it is true, so he would tell some people to do this or that particular thing. For those who were "ripe" those sort of practices were no longer necessary, and so would give his most direct teaching.Ives wrote:A truly great teacher comes down from his or her enlightened state and gives practical advice suitable for an individual at a particular level.
JD wrote: ... in most of us the door is obscured and overgrown with weeds
Yes, I was agreeing with you.Exactly my point, JD.
A truly great teacher comes down from his or her enlightened state and gives practical advice suitable for an individual at a particular level.
Jesus said to his disciples, "I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand".
Matthew 13:11-17
It's a doorway in every sense of the word - a great icon of spiritual power and presence.Nice painting, by the way.
Thanks Kiki.This is what Ramana Maharshi did. He advised people depending upon where they were. He knew that most wouldn't "get" the "not having to do anything" approach even though it is true, so he would tell some people to do this or that particular thing. For those who were "ripe" those sort of practices were no longer necessary, and so would give his most direct teaching.
Jesus said to his disciples, "I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand".
Matthew 13:11-17
Once I was training swimming. And just before the training before the moment I could go enter to the water I was waiting. I stopped. And I wasinnerhike wrote: The Buddha did not come to enlightenment suddenly without practice.