In being the Observer, do you observe All or just what you "want" to?

Question

Does fear and pride beat you back from being aware of reality as is ? Do you justify by ego?

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Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.

-Rumi

Answer 1

Be the Observer in all experiences, take no feelings away from them nor leave any behind, thus Observing these feelings arise as the experience arises and wane as the experience itself wanes, both good and bad feelings belong thus with the cause of these feelings and do not belong to "us".

All feelings are thus caused by experiences and cannot be spontaneously arisen in the Consciousness. We see a pretty flower and feel gladness, without the pretty flower in the experience, there is no gladness felt. The feeling of gladness thus being caused by and therefore belongs with the experience of the pretty flower...we feel it arise then we feel it wane..

If we then "pick up" these feelings, whether happy or sad ones, we are deluding our true Selves and denying the truth of these experiences, that they are Impermanent and that they simply are what they are, causing the feelings and reactions that they cause through the simple Action of being there and our Khandhas doing what they do, that being causing such reaction to our environment and causing thoughts and feelings to arise as a result.

By Observing this phenomenon all the time, we come to realise a great truth, that being the truth of cause and consequence, that feelings are thus caused by our Khandhas normal reactions in response to stimulii and that once the stimulii is removed so does the reaction of our Khandhas wane...that thoughts are thus caused by such triggers either from direct contact with the environment or via triggers in the environment which thus cause triggers of memory which thus trigger thoughts. this truth then helps us to see the cause of our thoughts, they are triggered and that they are not the real "us"..

Thus do we practise using this Observer's stance to then realise that our Khandhas are not "us", our feelings...as one of these Khandhas are not "us"...neither is our body..(Form), nor our Perceptions, nor our Mental Formations, nor our Consciousness...

This is a great realisation because if these things are Not Us then that just leaves the real us...the Mind...unfettered as a result of this revelation... this realisation...we will have realised...become realised, as it were...

Then we need do nothing more than maintain it..practise it...because the Self is no more....

We should develop this Mind via this method as well as develop Morality through the Precepts and with these develop Wisdom through this realisation...we will then be completely unfettered by Delusion, Greed and Lust...all products of Self...then there is only a need to return the raft upon which we have travelled across the great Stream to allow others to follow and meet us there on the far shore...of Enlightenment...

Some thoughts on the Observer's Stance from...

A Buddhist...

Answer 2

Well think there is a fine line, most people are aware of their version of right and wrong

this is the part that interferes

If your observing then you must remain neutral,

anything else just isn't observation

the other portion is WHY your observing,

based on this purpose your then making a diffrent kind of observation.
in search of an outcome

And finally What is reality?

Your reality is not my reality.

Our life choices, influences, and experiences mold us.

It taints our view

Everyone is tainted,

like a stained glass, peoples view out the window is slightly obscured and colored

it might be pleasing to me and distorted to you

I think that Observation is really a calculation of sorts

we observe to obtain information

and then once we have that knowledge, we use it.for a purpose.

I think the real issue is our true purpose, and how we use what we've learned is the Key

we definately limit ourselves. but its not intentional its our capacity as Man

As far as EGO what is that really?

Everyone has this, and its a difficult thing to abstain from.
Even those who perport not to use ego, are infact being egoistic

There is only one who can Aclaim all of these things to perfection

God.

Do you agree?

Meg
http://www.bahai.com/welcome.htm

Answer 3

I don't think it's so much WHAT I observe - as it is HOW i choose to observe it.

Over the years - I've been less observant than the "normal" person. I miss lots of stuff.

Are you asking - "Do you watch the news - and take it in for what it is? Or ignore it,?" If so - well - when I do watch it (mostly read it) - I very often shudder - and then pray (Spiritual Mind Treatment) accordingly.

Hope that makes sense.

Namaste!

Answer 4

Here's where imagination comes into play. Makes One less 'reason-able'. And more fluent with observing outside of ones own ego.

Even reason has to be used lightly in life. Your reasons for anything are singular and create your structures. Causing much to be outside of it. So, you really do have to be able to empty yourself to observe outside of what is known to you. For truth is, your working to access your Infinite being. Through the medium of the body.

Now, this can be done; but the body has to serve as a grounding force and not to always pay tribute to it's limitations as your only reality.

Answer 5

I try to take it all in, but I know that there are times when my own bias gets in the way. I don't know that I justify it with my ego... at times I feel like I don't really have one (in the sense that I do things in order to feel puffed-up, to boast) I do try to control these things, though in the face of certain circumstances it's very hard to do so. But I can say I don't allow fear to drive me back. Not that I don't feel fear, I do, but I just don't let it get the best of me.

BB

Answer 6

What I have Observed
is that most people see pretty much what they want to see
that most people are about as happy as they let themselves be
and that most people think that they have a handle on their "spirituality"....
The reality is that we are like little children, playing at being gods...
There is fear, and there is pride in each one,
trying to convince ourselves that we are aware of reality as it is, justifying ourselves by our own ego...
Looking everywhere to find our own spirituality, except within our own spirit.

Namaste

Answer 7

The best of all observers are only able to observe what they are aware of. Ergo, anything they are unaware of goes unobserved.

Nothing beats anyone back from reality. Reality is unescapable. The rest is a matter of choice.

Answer 8

You are a poor observer if you only observe what what you want to. Fear can be overcome, but pride is a cardinal sin.

Answer 9

As the representative participles of 'All That Is' I am sure that we each, individually 'Observe' that upon which we place our focus.

Our focus is our 'reality'.

The 'How', and the 'Why' of the decisions we make as to the utilisation of that focus may be motivated from any of the myriad viewpoints that we may develop. It seems to me that we have just as many choices as the infinite options of the great potentiality that is 'All That Is/Was/May Be'.

In my case I can truthfully say that I try as hard as I can not to limit any potentiality, and allow that the grandest and most splendid visions may come into beingness.

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Answer 10

Observing is many things too many people, like reading the same book 20 can read nearly all will bring their own individual perceptions to it and from it.