Top-posting again: UC, as defined by MMY, includes the ability to manifest the final stage of any siddhi when decided upon...
The question, or course, arises: who is deciding? ...but at the last, claiming that you can go into unity when you decide to is an odd thing to claim unless you also mean to say that you can float when you decide to. Just who is deciding to be or not be in Unity is left as an exercise for the reader. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, exactly. I am that...etc. That is my > experience. I like the experience, but it's not > convenient when interacting with others to actually > experience them in that way. So I don't go there when > I'm talking to the guy at Walmart to ask him where the > stuff is that I want. On the other hand, I like > getting together with a good friend who can also > experience that state, though there is never much to > say to each other. Still, the companionship is deep > and lovely. > > So, yeah, I can go there and it's great. But I think > of it as just another outfit to wear, not better than > any other. a > > > --- Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" > > <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela > > Mailander > > <mailander111@> wrote: > > > > > > > > One of my favorite quotes from last week is this > > from > > > > Sandy Ego: > > > > > > > > Now I will explain myself, and please see if you > > can > > > > discriminate between what I am saying, and what > > you > > > > think I am > > > > saying. > > > > > > > > If he creates his world with his thoughts and > > > > perceptions, and, moreover thinks this is what > > > > everyone else should also be doing or they're > > deluded, > > > > then, how, in heaven's name can I know what > > anyone > > > > saying? I can only know what I think they're > > saying. > > > > > > > > I'm pasting an interesting article below about a > > > > scientist who recorded her experience of having > > a > > > > stroke and then spoke about it on TED talks > > because it > > > > may shed an interesting light on "higher > > states." > > > > > > > > I've had experiences of what's been described > > as > > > > "Unity," I can switch into that experience at > > will, > > > > but, for the life of me, I can't see that it is > > a > > > > "higher state" than any other state I've > > experienced. > > > > They're just states, useful for some things, not > > so > > > > useful for others. And no matter how much my > > > > experience is that I am the author of my > > universe, my > > > > body still ages. I'm a very, very long way from > > the > > > > time I had a job in a key club, wearing > > stilettos and > > > > net stockings while delivering heavy trays of > > food and > > > > drinks from a dirty kitchen to dirty old men. > > > > > > > > > > Well, I don't know that there is really such a > > thing as Unity > > consciousness using the TM > > > definition, but it is obvious that you are not and > > never have been > > in that state, by the TM > > > definition. > > > > > > > > > I'm not convinced that such a state exists in > > anyone currently, or, > > if it does, that MMY ever > > > was in it, but, using the TM definition, which you > > have implicitly > > acknowledged, you are > > > not and never have been, in said state. > > > > > > THAT said, I can see why you don't find the > > non-existence of the > > state in yourself to be of > > > any value... > > > > > > > > > Just an observation. > > > > > > > > > Lawson > > > > > Until proven otherwise, I claim there is a state of > > Unity > > Consciousness as defined by MMY (tho as you I can > > not speak to what > > the above experience is) > > > > My first UC (type) experience was on a rounding > > course - and had been > > having CC state for about a week (BTW, on that > > winter course there > > were snow drifts inside the hallways of Howard Dorm, > > and sorta warm > > water a few hours a week, anyone else there at that > > time?) and I took > > some advice from Walter Koch who once said that if > > one is 'feeling > > Being' do what you can to shake it and don't try to > > hold on to it. > > > > Anyways, I was at the cafeteria eating heavy foods > > like tons of peanut > > butter and yukking it up with the 'rebels' trying to > > shake Being, and > > someone I did not know very well walked into the > > room and I witnessed > > myself walking into the room - and what almost > > caused to upload my > > mouthful of food was that the -- I am That, You are > > That -- is not a > > metaphor, it is not some warm fuzzy poetic leap, but > > is is a crisp > > undeniable recognition - - and over the next few > > days the frequency of > > such recognitions increased > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >
