New Posts For Thread: The Illusion Confusionhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_ConfusionThings derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.Nagarjuna When mystics talk about the world being an illusion, many take that as referring to the world itself. This is not the case; what they are talking aboutYou separate the thinker from the thought and the 'feeler' from the one who is feeling, BBarton?Where is the justification for that?i have several hundred links for lectures etc by watts.. might take me a couple of days to find it.. i'll lookhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=390656809#390656809You separate the thinker from the thought and the 'feeler' from the one who is feeling, BBarton?Where is the justification for that?i have several hundred links for lectures etc by watts.. might take me a couple of days to find it.. i'll lookTue, 16 Feb 2010 23:02:29 -0600Neo smiles and waves toward Shamanmystic.Is your mailbox outside Bnet no longer active?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=390569921#390569921Neo smiles and waves toward Shamanmystic.Is your mailbox outside Bnet no longer active?Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:59:09 -0600You separate the thinker from the thought and the 'feeler' from the one feeling, BBarton?Where is the justification for that?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=390540001#390540001You separate the thinker from the thought and the 'feeler' from the one feeling, BBarton?Where is the justification for that?Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:59:21 -0600BBarton seems u like Alan Watts so here's anotherhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=390440037#390440037BBarton seems u like Alan Watts so here's anotherMon, 15 Feb 2010 11:50:58 -0600Thank you, Serenity; blessed be!Thank you, Shamanmystic.Do you recall where he speaks of the redundancy of feeling feelings being akin to hearing sound, seeing a site, etc...? These are senses not who we are, but what we experience; therefore, we arhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=389698417#389698417Thank you, Serenity; blessed be!Thank you, Shamanmystic.Do you recall where he speaks of the redundancy of feeling feelings being akin to hearing sound, seeing a site, etc...? These are senses not who we are, but what we experience; therefore, we arMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:09:47 -0600Everything is composed of energy. We know that energy cannot be destroyed. I am eternal. The only thing that changes is my form.The way I see the world is an illusion, because of all the crap I have been taught, and later internalized. Only whenhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=389426633#389426633Everything is composed of energy. We know that energy cannot be destroyed. I am eternal. The only thing that changes is my form.The way I see the world is an illusion, because of all the crap I have been taught, and later internalized. Only whenFri, 05 Feb 2010 16:05:31 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=381161977#381161977Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:10:24 -0600I guess it comes down to how you define ego. If you define ego in a Freudian context (I'm no psychotherapist so forgive me if I'm corrupting the context) then perhaps you're correct. I'm becoming reticent about bring up the term (ego) since we allhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=344320381#344320381I guess it comes down to how you define ego. If you define ego in a Freudian context (I'm no psychotherapist so forgive me if I'm corrupting the context) then perhaps you're correct. I'm becoming reticent about bring up the term (ego) since we allWed, 02 Sep 2009 14:48:23 -0500I guess it comes down to how you define ego. If you define ego in a Freudian context (I'm no psychotherapist so forgive me if I'm corrupting the context) then perhaps you're correct. I'm becoming reticent about bring up the term (ego) since we allhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=344296921#344296921I guess it comes down to how you define ego. If you define ego in a Freudian context (I'm no psychotherapist so forgive me if I'm corrupting the context) then perhaps you're correct. I'm becoming reticent about bring up the term (ego) since we allWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:23:20 -0500Hi willie, Just making sure.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/14709838/The_Illusion_Confusion?post_id=344279549#344279549Hi willie, Just making sure.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:04:43 -0500