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The only thing it can hurt is that which is unreal inside of you. It takes a shift of perception, but this shift of perception is one that a lot are not willing to take, even though they consider themselves on the spiritual path. A shift of perspective away from the constructed sense of self, to that which was there before any personality was built.

I found this piece of writing very interesting. Anyone have any thoughts on this parable?

Interesting that the gatekeeper could be considered the monkey mind. Being a gatekeeper of a gate, is this similar to the dweller on the threshold?

How this is mirrored on the inside and the outside. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed it.

Rejection doesn't hurt your being. Rejection hurts your ego.

I think Franz Kafka was deeply interested into the mysteries of life.

As long as the sexual energy is transcended and not repressed. Bad things happen when things are repressed.

The gate keeper stood to the side. In this instance I would think the gatekeeper to be more of a warning than anything else. The man had free will to enter the gate but chose not to. The gatekeeper was definitely not stopping the man from entering. Maybe this is in reference to the hidden mysteries of reality. Those who enter when not ready can pay very dearly as madness grips them. Here the gatekeeper is the law of cause and effect which will hold the man to account should he fall.

My impression was it was referring to the law of the universe instead of man made laws. Although it could be inferred the gatekeeper is the police and the subsequent gatekeepers are the judges and jury. Marblehead what if we are talking about the law of karma? Is standing before the law of karma being punished and rewarded for your own law, your own karma? Can we be punished by others karma? Some of the questions I have travelling around.

Frank Bardon?

But assigning status to someone is just an idea.

It is also possible this is not the case, being just a mind made fabrication, an illusion, a story line created by the mind. What is wrong with serfs in a kingdom? Their beings are just as wondrous as that of the King or Queen. The ranking of high and low, good and bad is also possibly just a mind made fabrication, an illusion, a story line created by the mind.

I've never liked the idea of light in terms of spirituality. I have found it very confusing, and have always wondered if others have an idea what light is or are they just repeating others. To me light is emitted from the sun via rays.

I like the thank you button

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The Silver Surfers

Are you content to be a sum of ideas?

Buddha Nature doesn't discriminate

My natural state of mind keeps me company. It has no boundaries or beginning or end. It is the Alpha and the Omega. In it, I find my rest.

I've felt it in the middle of my head then travelling down through my neck. One of the most extreme and pleasurable feelings. It has only happened once, and I only experienced it for 10 seconds or so.

http://zenanddao.blogspot.com.au/

Its useful to keep the mind quiet, because most of the time the nonsense that it spouts is the cause of our suffering. For me, forced repression gave relief for sure but can only take you so far. Whenever I hear forced repression, it triggers the thought of 'Dead tree Zen'.

Is the orgasm sensation inside your head, or is it a whole body experience for you?