I can relate to looking deeply...I have
seen where "i am nothing"..it's the
"everything" which leaves me puzzled. Could
you tell me more about the "everything"...
sometimes the "words" get in the way...
thanks Bob...
perhaps with a little more insight I'll be
able to understand my "everything"...seeking
to know...(if you know what I mean ;-)

sandy

Hugh -

> Well said! I once went thru a weekend
> meditation retreat where you continuously
> asked yourself,"Who am I?" (based
> on the writings of Ramana Maharshi).

> In the end, after discarding all of the
> labels I and society put on myself and
> getting thru a lot of mental frustration, I
> ended up in kind of a "blissful"
> mental silence, knowing that I was both
> nothing and everything.

> As with you, it's been the basis for a
> fascinating journey! Can't say I always
> maintain the "bliss", but I can
> return to center.

> Thanks for the starting the thread, Gordon.

> Bob