Instant Enlightenment - Page 40

NightSpirit · #**391** 05-08-2011, 06:10 AM

hi nh...hope you had a good day...TGIF!!

Anything new on the agenda?

#**392** 05-08-2011, 06:22 AM

Hey NS ......day was as flat as the global economic forecast ...however if you want to meet me at the silly thread I think I managed to locate some acceptable content :)

NightSpirit · #**393** 05-08-2011, 06:27 AM

okey dokey

Xan · #**394** 05-08-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NightSpirit

Actually Xan, that post was me taking the mickey out of the 'enlightenment' posts I found throughout google, so my comments were sarcasms.

~~Us aussies are a sarcastic bunch...we see it as dry humour like crocodile dundee~~

Ah well... who knew?

Xan

#**395** 05-08-2011, 10:47 PM

Really NS Crocodile Dundee dry??? Its about as dry as an over hydrated toddler in a paddle pool...... LOL at my own little joke......:)

NightSpirit · #**396** 06-08-2011, 03:10 AM

oh very good nh...so now i need to go make a coffee to even begin to fathom that one out LOL...as for dundee? its the only reference i could think of that the americans would relate to.

#**397** 06-08-2011, 03:14 AM

yeah...God bless em that still think Kangaroos bounce down the main street of town ......everyone knows thats only true of the bigger cities hehe

#**398** 06-08-2011, 03:23 AM

Getting back on thread I like this.....

Seeing with Enlightened Eyes is Funny
My explanation with words certainly isn’t that funny but direct perception is. That’s because you can’t explain what is funny. What makes us laugh is not logical. It’s like a Far Side cartoon that rocks you with laughter. When you try to explain it with words the direct perception is lost in the symbols. Humor can’t be explained with the logic of words. The symbols of words start engaging the mind and analytical thinking takes over. When the analytical program of the personality is engaged our opportunity for direct perception is lost to the mind.

When we are laughing at something funny our internal dialogue is generally turned off. We are not analyzing or being logical with our thinking mind. We directly perceive and we know something is funny. We may not be able to explain what is funny, but we know by direct experience. Having a quiet mind allows a person to perceive directly and is an attribute of an enlightened state.

If you are evaluating spiritual teachers take notice of their sense of humor and how much they laugh. The measure of their humor, happiness, and laughter can be a measure of how clearly they see the world as it is. No need to make this the only criteria but consider it with many others.

Xan · #**399** 06-08-2011, 03:25 AM

yeah... We Americans are complete idiots, you know, with no sense of what Australia is really like except for Hollywood. Geez... Ever heard of Discovery Channel?... or travel?

Xan

Xan · #**400** 06-08-2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by not human

If you are evaluating spiritual teachers take notice of their sense of humor and how much they laugh. The measure of their humor, happiness, and laughter can be a measure of how clearly they see the world as it is. No need to make this the only criteria but consider it with many others.

I thought we covered this in another thread about how to recognize an enlightened person.
You can't tell from their appearance or actions.
It's all on the inside.

Xan