10-29-2014, 12:14 AM
Sacateca wrote:In the book The Power of Silence, I remember don Juan pushing Castaneda so hard that Castaneda finally entered into
THE PLACE OF NO PITY
From that standpoint a great peace came over him. Castaneda no longer cared whether he, or anyone else, lived of died. From that standpoint nothing really mattered anymore.
I know from experience that once forced into the place of no pity one feels a quiet, cold, peace. One is only upset when things matter. Once in an energetic position where nothing matters there is a great sense of peace. The place of no pity is a state of mind one can enter when pushed beyond all levels of anger and frustration. You could say you tend to enter it when you become so angry and frustrated that it goes off all scales of endurance.
In such a position there is no more anything besides peace. You are ready to die and you are ready for everyone else to be killed. I would say that, when pushed hard enough you either enter the place of no pity or you go stark, raving mad insane!
This is the state of nature for nature has no pity for itself or anyone else. If a tree dies of some disease the other trees do not pity it. Each tree suffers for itself, not for others. Or so I have been led to believe.
The same holds true for wild birds. If a bird is dying of some disease it suffers alone. The other birds do not pity it. As a matter of fact they may instinctively shun it so that they do not risk catching the disease themselves. It may be cold, but that's just the way nature is. Humans tend to pity each other. That is why the human race...
IS SO PITIFUL!!!
I will add that I believe it is crucial for one to be pushed very hard VERY QUICKLY in order to enter the place of no pity. You have to be pushed faster than you can think about the situations that may be happening which are pushing you. Plus you must be deliberately pushed by the Spirit for a very good reason. If not, chances are you will just snap and go crazy.Not pitying oneself or others puts you in a frame of mind that is in harmony with the Universe. There is indeed a Universal Mind that has no pity for itself or others. To win the favor of this Universal Mind you have to think as it does and view reality as it does. Once you view reality as the Universal Mind does you become a part of the Universal family and, from that standpoint, Intent can become a very real and useful tool to reshape oneself any wonderful way one pleases.
It's as simple as this:
To be in a state of pity is to be in a state of weakness
To be in the place of no pity is to be in a state of strength where one is detached from the circumstances of life and from this perspective can manipulate life more easily.
To the Buddha a state of detachment is absolutely crucial to make the best of life. It is fair to say that the place of no pity is the place of ultimate detachment where one is indifferent to life and death. Such was the mind of the Buddha when he became 'enlightened'
THE PLACE OF NO PITY
From that standpoint a great peace came over him. Castaneda no longer cared whether he, or anyone else, lived of died. From that standpoint nothing really mattered anymore.
I know from experience that once forced into the place of no pity one feels a quiet, cold, peace. One is only upset when things matter. Once in an energetic position where nothing matters there is a great sense of peace. The place of no pity is a state of mind one can enter when pushed beyond all levels of anger and frustration. You could say you tend to enter it when you become so angry and frustrated that it goes off all scales of endurance.
In such a position there is no more anything besides peace. You are ready to die and you are ready for everyone else to be killed. I would say that, when pushed hard enough you either enter the place of no pity or you go stark, raving mad insane!
This is the state of nature for nature has no pity for itself or anyone else. If a tree dies of some disease the other trees do not pity it. Each tree suffers for itself, not for others. Or so I have been led to believe.
The same holds true for wild birds. If a bird is dying of some disease it suffers alone. The other birds do not pity it. As a matter of fact they may instinctively shun it so that they do not risk catching the disease themselves. It may be cold, but that's just the way nature is. Humans tend to pity each other. That is why the human race...
IS SO PITIFUL!!!
I will add that I believe it is crucial for one to be pushed very hard VERY QUICKLY in order to enter the place of no pity. You have to be pushed faster than you can think about the situations that may be happening which are pushing you. Plus you must be deliberately pushed by the Spirit for a very good reason. If not, chances are you will just snap and go crazy.Not pitying oneself or others puts you in a frame of mind that is in harmony with the Universe. There is indeed a Universal Mind that has no pity for itself or others. To win the favor of this Universal Mind you have to think as it does and view reality as it does. Once you view reality as the Universal Mind does you become a part of the Universal family and, from that standpoint, Intent can become a very real and useful tool to reshape oneself any wonderful way one pleases.
It's as simple as this:
To be in a state of pity is to be in a state of weakness
To be in the place of no pity is to be in a state of strength where one is detached from the circumstances of life and from this perspective can manipulate life more easily.
To the Buddha a state of detachment is absolutely crucial to make the best of life. It is fair to say that the place of no pity is the place of ultimate detachment where one is indifferent to life and death. Such was the mind of the Buddha when he became 'enlightened'