Gold Coast Talk - 1999 April
Recording 34 of 48
LENGTH: 2 HOURS AND 54 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1999
PLACE RECORDED: MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC AUDITORIUM, GOLD COAST
MAIN TOPICS
Cancer, Suffering, I, War, Self as the spoiler and divider, Man as animal and spirit, Practical advice for relationships, Womb of life, End of the world, Getting the idea beyond the concept, Dealing with physical pain, Lovemaking brings up emotion, Single mother, Gratitude to the source, Nudism, Attachment to beauty, Schopenhauer
SUMMARY
Arriving on time for meetings ~ Prostate cancer: it is my body that is afflicted, it is not me ~ Existence is the place of suffering ~ The real I and the false I ~ War is about killing people ~ Going into Me
I am the truth and the false self is the spoiler ~ We are animals with spirit ~ Question: I have parted from my violent son - is that the right action to take? ~ Question: Is emotional elation also false? ~ Question from child: Why do we come out of the state of one and then try to get back into it? ~ Question: Is the end of the world still approaching?
Conceptualising the teaching eg having 'shoulds' and 'should nots' ~ Enjoying yourself too much ~ Question: What is the right response to physical pain? ~ Question: Why do I get pain in my testicles?
Question: As the human body is 80% water and water signifies emotion, is it natural for us to be emotional? ~ Sitting on a chair instead of on the floor ~ Question: Why does my body shut down during making love? ~ Question: How can I not get involved in other
people's stories? ~ Question: I am a pregnant single mother, how can I get my life right? ~ Gratitude for the teaching ~ Sex and nudism ~ Attachment to the beauty of the earth
33 - Gold Coast Talk - 1999 March
