2011.05.28 07:00 - Consciousness and Benevolence

The guardian for this session was Bertram Jacobus. Eliza posted this session...

[07:32] iwandertoo Resident: hello
[07:33] Bertram Jacobus: hi susan :-)
[07:49] Bertram Jacobus: i will get food very soon here ... ;-)
[07:49] iwandertoo Resident: :-)
[07:49] iwandertoo Resident: i hope its wonderful
[07:49] Bertram Jacobus: i think so - ma gf is cooking (!) :-)
[07:49] iwandertoo Resident: :)
[07:50] Bertram Jacobus: now, she says, it would need another 10 minutes until it´ll be ready (!) ... ;-)
[07:50] iwandertoo Resident: still...imagine how good it will be
[07:51] Bertram Jacobus: we bought the ingredients together ...
[07:51] iwandertoo Resident: what is she making?
[07:51] Bertram Jacobus: chicken with sweet pepper, tomatoes and rice :-)
[07:52] iwandertoo Resident: :)
[07:52] Bertram Jacobus: i´m sorry : i´m no vegetarian ... :-(

[07:52] iwandertoo Resident: you be you
[07:52] iwandertoo Resident: no need to apologize
[07:52] Bertram Jacobus: but i´m a bit sad about that ...
[07:53] iwandertoo Resident: why so
[07:53] Bertram Jacobus: that my greed is still stronger then my compassion ...
[07:53] Bertram Jacobus: i hope, that once that may change ...
[07:53] iwandertoo Resident: it will
[07:54] Bertram Jacobus: are you practising buddhism ?
[07:54] iwandertoo Resident: no
[07:54] Bertram Jacobus: do you meditate ?
[07:54] iwandertoo Resident: not formally, no
[07:55] iwandertoo Resident: you?

[07:55] Bertram Jacobus: so, in which way(s) are you interested in spirituality or are you intersted in in at all ?
[07:55] iwandertoo Resident: what is meant by 'spirituality'?
[07:56] Bertram Jacobus: "ha!" - that may be difficult to be defined - in german that is a very nice point that A word , "geist" , means spirituality as well as mind (!) ...
[07:56] Bertram Jacobus: a*
[07:56] iwandertoo Resident: I'm sorry, not sure I understand

[07:57] Bertram Jacobus: so ... my understanding of that word is in our context "something which has to do with mind and more immaterial, subtle things" ... would that be ok ?

[07:57] iwandertoo Resident: i am very interested in consciousness
[07:57] iwandertoo Resident: and benevolence

[07:58] Bertram Jacobus: ah ! great ! a really intersting point i find, conciousness

[07:59] iwandertoo Resident: very much interested in "sense of life" which may be similar to "spirituality"

[07:59] Bertram Jacobus: and benevolence as well - very intersting. in buddhism there is very much spoken, tought and practised about and with compassion, which may meet both of these points you mention ...
[08:01] Bertram Jacobus: the passed, perfect form of "to teach" - how is it ? tought sound suddenly wrong to me - sry ... :o) (taught?)
[08:01] iwandertoo Resident: taught
[08:02] Bertram Jacobus: ty !
[08:02] iwandertoo Resident: :)
[08:02] iwandertoo Resident: buddhism does point to the best within
[08:02] iwandertoo Resident: seems, to me, to ask this question always
[08:02] Bertram Jacobus: ah - and now the meal is ready - sry - have to leave here therefore ... ty for the talk !

[08:02] iwandertoo Resident: "to be the best human possible", "to be in sync"

[08:03] iwandertoo Resident: take care Bertram
[08:03] iwandertoo Resident: enjoy
[08:03] Bertram Jacobus: great - ty - and be happy pls or what ever you like - may all beings be happy pls ...
[08:03] iwandertoo Resident: :)