contrary to popular belief?

[3bob]

When it is said that "so and so" is Self realized such is not exactly so for only the Self can be Self realized, granted a great soul-matrix for same does align with and benefit from the Self but any particular matrix of form, even a great one can not circumscribe the Self.

[Marblehead]

... even a great one can not circumscribe the Self.

Always nice to know that we can agree now and again.

[GrandmasterP]

Not sure what you mean by 'circumscribe the self'.

Help please.

[Marblehead]

I have to let 3bob respond to this as he may have a goal I don't want to mess up.

[GrandmasterP]

I know what the individual words mean kinda, it's the sentence I'm struggling with.

 

[Apech]

I'm uncircumscribed ... not Jewish you see.

[GrandmasterP]

How incisive

;-)

[Marblehead]

Hehehe.

 

Where's 3bob!?

[GrandmasterP]

Well one could circumcise ones-self. Why Anyone might want to do so I cannot imagine but it could be done. But to circumscribe one's self... Still can't get my head round that and suspect that it may be quite profound.

Either profound or a typo.

Yes where is 3 bob?

He was here a while back, maybe he popped out to the shops.

If you see him do tell him that we were asking after him.

[3bob]

Here is one definition:

 

circumscribe:

verb) restrict or confine,

 

"I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

 

[GrandmasterP]

Those were the days bro.

Teetotal by upbringing first and raised in a very strict teetotal household.

Tried boozing in the Army, didn't like it at all nor any of its toxic effects hence teetotal by choice this nigh on forty years past.

I know what circumscribe means it was your concept of circumscribing the self. That's possibly quite profound.

Do tell.......

[Brian]

Or "to draw a line around"

[GrandmasterP]

Yes but in the context of 'self' how does that work?

[Brian]

Define "self."

 

Edited November 14, 2012 by A Seeker

[Apech]

Define "self."

 

 

Ah ... that's what we need a definition of'self' which holds water.

[GrandmasterP]

Define "self."

 

 

No way, I asked first....

How might one 'circumscribe self?'

[Marblehead]

Hehehe. All 3bob did was add a little salt to the wound.

 

A definition of Self. Hum. No, not the self, the Self.

[gatito]

Self (Atman) is that which is reading these words.

 

There; that wasn't that dfficult was it?

 

Now for the tricky bit: try to find it.

[GrandmasterP]

Well if you circumscribe self... There it is... In the middle...

Hence my puzzlement.

Who is standing at the perimeter 'looking in at the circumscribed self?

How? Why? And when is it time for bed?

[gatito]

That's a bit of a Carry On; isn't it?

[Jeff]

Well if you circumscribe self... There it is... In the middle...

Hence my puzzlement.

Who is standing at the perimeter 'looking in at the circumscribed self?

How? Why? And when is it time for bed?

 

Isn't that the point... One can not circumscribe the self...

 

Or for this forum... The Tao that can be spoken of is not the Tao.

 

[GrandmasterP]

Yep, that would be my take on it too I guess. Was hoping maybe 3bob had another facet.

He seems to have gone AWOL.

Edited November 14, 2012 by GrandmasterP

[gatito]

[GrandmasterP]

They don't make movies like that any more.

Ahh such larks.

;-)

[gatito]

They don't make movies like that any more.

Ahh such larks.

;-)

 

Not larks.

 

Minnows.