Comments on: What Did Takuin Do?

By: senthil

senthil — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:08:51 +0000

Why do we desire? Is it to seek joy? It can’t be because if you come to know the simplicity of movement of life you know that joy is a natural state at any point. There is no reason to suffer unless you are resisting the flow of life in some way. So why do we desire? It’s as Takuin beautifully expressed in his post “what is enlightenment” – it’s the expansion of limitless in the realm of the limited (physical reality). Desires are means of the expansion, and it’s natural to desire. In fact you can’t ever stop desiring because you can’t ever stop expanding. Every experience will give you a new perspective which will be unique to you and you give birth to new desires from your new perspective. There is nothing right or wrong here, your desire is right for you if you have that desire. Resistance to the manifestation of a desire brings in suffering. Why resist in the first place? And it also true that there is a huge difference between a desire and a thought arising out of resistance. The need to have sex with a person other than your life partner might be arising from a place of resistance to certain things in your life, or it might be a pure desire arising from need for expansion. As Takuin pointed out poignantly, as usual, it’s always about “why is this important to me?”

By: takuin

takuin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:17:05 +0000

Thank you very much, Nitin.

Why do one feel guilty over his sexual desire with other then life partner?

So Great question remain same: How can you enjoy yours wishes without guilt? ?

I won't give you and answer, as it is something you'll need to see for yourself. but I can ask you some questions that might point toward something... Of what importance is sex? It might sound like a strange question because none of us would be here without it, at least not in our physical forms. But you are speaking of sex as an activity for other than procreation. So, why is this activity important for you? If you have a partner; one who is amenable to sex; why would you want to go after another person? I am not saying it is wrong to do so, just look at the question. If you want to go out and have sex with a bunch of different people, or even just one person, there is a reason for it. What is that reason within you? If you have guilt, there is a reason. It does not appear from nothing. You can trace it. So where does your guilt lead you? An important question for you to ask might be, Why is this important to you at all? Not that it is right or wrong to have or not have sex. Why, my friend?

By: NITIN

NITIN — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:28:21 +0000

Good day,

One Question, the most bothering me and Mind is looking for the answer.
Takuin, please put some light on it.
Why do one feel guilty over his sexual desire with other then life partner?

Years and years of society & culture’s ‘ standard may have raise this guilt in our minds ? ?
Of course it has to do with one’s mind…(It should be called Monkey, actually in Hindu philosophy Monkey god is more or less representation of human’s MIND.
So Great question remain same: How can you enjoy yours wishes without guilt.? ?
I am sure, this question is very common among us. Any one comment are welcome & be appreciated.
Thanks
Nitin

By: takuin

takuin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:11:19 +0000

Thank you very much, Nitin. It is great to have you here.

By: Nitin

Nitin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:57:44 +0000

Good day Takuin,
I have Enjoyed reading some of it, especially comment’s reply by you.
Suspense of Universe, Time & Life is unsolved.
Basically, One that can not be understood or solved is we called with different names. Lao-Tzu & Astavakra Geeta(Hindu) has similar & one of the best explanation……
Later.
Nitin(Toronto)

By: takuin

takuin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:46:15 +0000

Thank you, Kaushik.

By: Kaushik

Kaushik — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:56:14 +0000

There was a time when I rejected everything to see what might be left over, if anything. But the problem with that was I never rejected my need for rejection.

There was always someone still in charge of the whole thing.

…I stopped reading spiritual literature entirely.

Really, no one can tell you how to do any of this.

You have to be diligent, never looking away from what you are. It is not something you can do for just an hour a day on a cushion somewhere.

All of this searching, this “I must be better tomorrow than I am today,” kind of thing is all self-centered activity.

At the ending of all movement there is nothing; nothing to hold onto, and no real understanding of any-thing.

It is not even as I explain, so please do not make it into another ‘thing’ you want to acquire.

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Many nice, pointy pointers here. Thanks.

By: takuin

takuin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:07:40 +0000

Thanks Davidya,

Takuin does observe. That is both the blog and the content.

I suppose it is subject to change at any given moment, but that has nothing to do with what Takuin might hope for.

It is almost time for the wind to blow in a different direction…

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By: Davidya

Davidya — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:54:13 +0000

Yes, awakening has nothing to do with anything a person might do. It is Self awakening to Itself.

And yet, some things happen. Perhaps some technique or teaching, some journey or experience. Self organizes it’s own process. It may appear that the person is doing something. But it is not. Tom put it well. Takuin does nothing.

Unless you like to call ‘observe’ something. Takuin does observe. That is both the blog and the content.