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**JAMES PIETERSE** · 05-23-2011, 08:56 AM

Thanks, Everyone. Your comments have been helpful. Aloka-D, thanks for the link. I listened to the mp3 and followed the text and gained a lot from it.

When I say these are my personal beliefs, I mean I entertain them in relation to my personal experiences, but I don't cling to them with absolute certainty.

My highest view is: There is what is. I am open to whatever that is. By remaining open and not placing faith in mental concepts, I possess all there is to possess, by letting it be.

I think it's best not to cling to labels, like "Buddhist" or another, but to wear them as garments when the need arises. I guess one can wear the garment "Buddhist" or "Christian" when trying to point to where they are on this journey, but the label itself is empty.

So, I guess, as the need arises I'll incarnate as a label form, point, and then dissolve back into emptiness, which is the true state. When one becomes nothing, they are free to be all things, as the need arises.

05-23-2011, 08:56 AM	#14
JAMES PIETERSE Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	Thanks, Everyone. Your comments have been helpful. Aloka-D, thanks for the link. I listened to the mp3 and followed the text and gained a lot from it. When I say these are my personal beliefs, I mean I entertain them in relation to my personal experiences, but I don't cling to them with absolute certainty. My highest view is: There is what is. I am open to whatever that is. By remaining open and not placing faith in mental concepts, I possess all there is to possess, by letting it be. I think it's best not to cling to labels, like "Buddhist" or another, but to wear them as garments when the need arises. I guess one can wear the garment "Buddhist" or "Christian" when trying to point to where they are on this journey, but the label itself is empty. So, I guess, as the need arises I'll incarnate as a label form, point, and then dissolve back into emptiness, which is the true state. When one becomes nothing, they are free to be all things, as the need arises.
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