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Old 16-03-2017, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Iamit
If finding truth is an aspect of the spiritual search for some, then Non-duality would not have much to offer such seekers. It would be very difficult for a resonance to occur if the seeker had to first believe in Non-duality as a truth. A story from Soren Kierkegaard:-

"Once upon a time in England a coach was held up by a highwayman. "Your purse sir" said the brigand which the passenger duly handed over. The highwayman dumped his hat, coat and wig in a ditch and rode off to the next town. A beggar dressed himself with them and made his way to the town where the passenger identified him as the robber and put him on trial.

The Highwayman was present and, with the courts permission, put on the wig, hat, and coat, went over to the passenger and said "Your purse sir". The passenger said "This is the man that robbed me" but the trouble was that he had already sworn that the beggar was the robber.

And so it is with all who pay attention to the 'what' and not the 'how'. They venture life and limb, would hang themselves and others, all on account of the wig".

There may be much hidden in ditches (and elsewhere:) that contradicts what is believed to be a discovered truth based on this or that evidence.

Well said, Kierke'.
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