--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <SNIP> Early on in my adventure with Waking Down > I did have some really flashy experiences (e.g., green plants now > look almost psychedelically vivid to me), but they now strike me as > inconsequential compared to awareness of that silent witness. > > I think a lot of seekers are really just looking for the flash, but I > have a strong feeling that all that flashy stuff is nothing more than > recreational, human nervous system tricks... subtle mind-body as > playground. Sure, it's fun and entertaining, but is it truly and > deeply spiritual? I don't think so. > *** Maybe every experience has its valid place and time. Are the experiences had by the local rabbits and box elder bugs inconsequential? Are flashy experiences along the spiritual path that serve as an incentive inconsequential? OK, maybe in comparison with what comes later.
You are describing a transition in understanding/experience that is taking place for you. It sounds good. Those of us who studied with Maharishi would say you are having a taste of CC. What would the Waking Down folks say to that? Just for the sake of discussion, let's suppose it's a taste of CC. We were all taught that further growth involves refinement of the senses and expansion of the heart to universal status. Let's see, refinement of the senses...wouldn't "green plants now look almost psychedelically vivid to me" be in that direction? (that is, assuming you are not talking about taking some recreational drug or other ;-) a 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/
