Does it really matter?

[Eskay]

Originally Posted by athribiristan

From the point of view of pure awareness those labels can't exist. But even when one has acheived that state of awareness, labels are still useful. It is not practical to remain in that state all the time. In face it is really only necessary to go there once. Pure awareness is a pretty unexciting place, when we decide we want to interact with other beings we need to drag out the labels again.

As for truth; what's true is wha'ts true for you.

I can tell from you saying pure awareness is unexciting, that you haven't reached it yet. Once there, that joy never goes away, the only time you get out of it is when your around people that aren't there. Even then, your there but more aware of what's going on.

Truth is true to all; perceptions is individual

[athribiristan]

Originally Posted by Eskay

I can tell from you saying pure awareness is unexciting, that you haven't reached it yet. Once there, that joy never goes away, the only time you get out of it is when your around people that aren't there. Even then, your there but more aware of what's going on.

Truth is true to all; perceptions is individual

It seems we are talking about two different things. Pure awareness as I have experienced it has no self, no body, no identity, there can be no interaction with others because the will to interact comes after awareness. It is an enlightening state to achieve but not a very practical place from which to live life. Thank you for your frank assessment of my spiritual progress though, it's good to know where I am at.

[Eskay]

I agree about pure awareness but one can become conscious of pure awareness and realize we are always in pure awareness.