Re: New Person who is a little confused and wondering...

[Guest guest]

whether you can take this whole " THE WORK " thing too far :}

I've read the book (twice) and I love the idea that you can perform

surgery on your negative thoughts and fears. And I think it works

very nicely thank you.

But then I joined this group!!

My perception is that you guys are inquiring to death!

*****That you see no usefulness in 'inquiring to death' is a

statement about your perception. Cool. There is no quarrel here

with that stand. But is there an assumption that 'inquiring to

death' is of no benefit to some others?

I just don't know which posts to read first there is just so much

work involved (pun intended!).

*****Sure you do ! :-)) Whichever one you read first is the

one you need to read first. And skip all the fluff if you are so

inclined. ;-))) You can always unjoin if you desire another

environment.

Is it just me (sorry, I know we are all part of one big Thang but it

helps me to think straight!)

*****Of course it's just you ! Who else is having 'your'

thoughts? If they cause you no distress, enjoy them! If they arise

within upset, you always have The Work.

~andy

[Guest guest]

Andy

Thanks for the response - it made me think about things...and that's

a good thing.

I suppose my point is that everything we say can be put through the

inquiry process and I can see how utterly fantastic that is for those

things that bother us in some way I find it hard to hear it when it's

applied to everything. It seems too intellectual a process for me

really.

Maybe what I'm trying to say is if there is anyone out there that is

systematically applying the inquiry process maybe it would be cool if

they went back to the basic premise of the process - that it can make

us free and give us bliss. And my perception is that maybe the way

to appreciate it most is by doing it on those thoughts only that need

surgery.

Or something!

JD

>

> whether you can take this whole " THE WORK " thing too far :}

>

> I've read the book (twice) and I love the idea that you can perform

> surgery on your negative thoughts and fears. And I think it works

> very nicely thank you.

>

> But then I joined this group!!

>

> My perception is that you guys are inquiring to death!

>

>

> *****That you see no usefulness in 'inquiring to death' is a

> statement about your perception. Cool. There is no quarrel here

> with that stand. But is there an assumption that 'inquiring to

> death' is of no benefit to some others?

>

>

> I just don't know which posts to read first there is just so much

> work involved (pun intended!).

>

>

> *****Sure you do ! :-)) Whichever one you read first is the

> one you need to read first. And skip all the fluff if you are so

> inclined. ;-))) You can always unjoin if you desire another

> environment.

>

>

> Is it just me (sorry, I know we are all part of one big Thang but it

> helps me to think straight!)

>

>

> *****Of course it's just you ! Who else is having 'your'

> thoughts? If they cause you no distress, enjoy them! If they

arise

> within upset, you always have The Work.

>

> ~andy