On Apr 12, 2005, at 2:17 PM, Gregory N Poole wrote:
> >> Nearly half the world accepts the concept of maya - >> the concept that the world is an illusion. But almost >> no one lives as if they believe the fact! > > That's because the world ***feels*** so real. That "moment of > understanding" can help you realize that just because something feels > real, doesn't actually make it real. > And also it is worth pointing out that just because you feel you are in the non-dual state, does not mean you are. Having been around a teacher who transmits the non-dual state I've been lucky to be around many who felt they were in that state and who had gone beyond meditation, etc. Very few are and I see the same pattern around the Neo-Advaita set. The vast majority are not in the non-dual state but are in fact practicing vipasyana (whether they realize it or not). Not that that's a bad thing, but it ain't the non-dual state and it ain't enlightenment. Since vipasyana is "seeing things as they really are" it can be quite deceiving. Sadly a form of vanity tends to follow the wrong View. What amazed me is that a good teacher can dismantle a students wrong View in about 1 to 3 sentences. Correct View (darshana) is *essential*. I also found some of the articles claims, sadly, quite inaccurate. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
