Pathless Path(etic)
I’m having some good conversations about some of my longstanding questions with Randall (thanks man!). I’m taking some thought-provoking steps back and having another look at things I’ve been assuming for a very, very long time. It’s funny the things you take for granted without questioning. I consider myself a very critical thinker/questioner of things, which is what I had attributed to my searching, and what has brought me to where I am on this “path” (hate that word too). Questioning Christianity broke me out of that nonsense, as well as questioning every other religion I’d come up against. But to question things about your own existence is another story altogether.
Randall keeps asking me “Is that true?” How do I know that I am my body, for example? Of course, it goes deeper than that, but it’s good for me to be able to analyze this way. Rupert Spira is a phenomenal help at understanding this too. He sounds like a scientist, questioning everything from the standpoint of actual experience. Check out Randall’s new blog to see and hear what Rupert says. I’d seen him before after Chris at StillnessSpeaks.com and I had traded emails on the subject of my search. It’s funny how I’m bumping into things again and again that I thought I’d left behind, but apparently wasn’t quite finished with – obviously.
So this is exciting for me. More deep thought moments, questioning things in a different way, not knowing what the answers will be, but ready to face them nonetheless. I’m not kissin’ Randall’s butt or anything like that, and it may just be too early to tell what’s gonna happen, but he’s being patient with me. His last words in the last email…
Just relax about it all – this is truly the most simple thing. The pulling in seeking just solidifies the frustration. Just trust your own intuition – something resonates so we just will uncover the assumptions and see if they are true. It’s really no big deal at all.
Thanks, man! I hope this doesn’t drive a rush of hippies to you for salvation. 
very nice post… I’ve actually been questioning the questioner lately… like who is the one questioning? Also how can he be trusted, if he’s been guiding this whole time and has not realized anything through intellectual fancy pancy answers, what makes this process any more valid than any other path that anyone talks about.
Also honestly who am I? If i don’t even know the answer to this question, where is my credibility, as well as me even knowing who anyone else is aside from assumptions, so where is everyone elses credibility…? It just seems meaningless (intellect)
Also it seems you are looking at more scientific approaches… and as I have heard that Jiddu Krishnamurti has very scientific approaches to things. Specifically in his book “the ending of time” I have it in .pdf format if you don’t have it yet and would be happy to send it to you buddy!
That line of questioning will drive you nutso, won’t it? After a while my brain turns to mush and I have the awfulest headache.
I’ve been heavily trained in troubleshooting and deep analysis techniques for the strict purposes of finding root cause answers to very specific technical problems, which has forced my mind to operate in a fact-based mode for over twenty years now. I have to have proof, there’s no room for belief without evidence in this twisted mind I have. So this line of questioning suits me to a “T”. And, of course, I’d love to have a copy of JK’s book! I’ve bumped into his name more than a few times but never followed that rabbit before. Must be time. Thanks dude!
We all seem to be subject to the story of our conditioning; so certain things seem to resonate more than others. I just like to keep saying this is it!
Yes you do! And you’ve found so many different ways to say it. Such talent… seriously, not joking.
This be it, Bro.
Good. You remember some New World colloquialisms, do ya?
lol, i never read that book in highschool… weird…? However i did read Siddhartha which might of itched a black hole into opening within me lol.
Mike, what’s your e-mail address so i can send you the pdf or if you have a better way of sending it your way let me know.
Siddhartha… Buddha?
mayers24@bellsouth.net
Thanks for the hookup!
Yep, Siddhartha was The Buddhas name before he became an ascetic. After he brought death to Siddhartha he became Gotama (in the book atleast) and then later as we name became known as the Buddha.
And no problems, I’ll have the book to you right now!
Blessings,
Nick
Got it! Thanks Nick!
Yep! And if anyone cares to want the book, I’m sure we can arrange something, just let me know!
Blessings,
Nick