--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > Believe what you want?
> Or is it merely Just Another Subjective > Experience? Could the experience of enlightenment -- > and one's view of what constitutes reality and Truth > from the *standpoint* of enlightenment -- be Just > Another Subjective Experience? > > Much of spiritual practice and religion is predicated > on a "No" answer to those last two questions above. They > envision the world as a series of hierarchical truths, > the highest of which is enlightenment. Anything per- > ceived from that level *must*, in their view, be > equivalent to Truth. > > I don't believe this. I think that the view from > enlightenment is Just Another Subjective Experience. > And I'll continue thinking this even if someone > enlightened claims to know for sure that there is > such a thing as "being Barry." :-) :-) :-) Believe what you want, to be true? And that might well be dangerous according to just the science. Aside from actual spiritual experience. Turq, on the one hand I do worry for you that you seem acting like an obstinate child contending this ignorant & un-spiritual position, though I also suspect you are way more knowing, even enlightened by experience, than you let on publicly defending such a position as this guy's denial, as public service. His is the important teaching to discern in a life. & a shame to miss the lesson. On this larger skepticism of this guy, there is a beautiful song written about this yearning kind of spiritual struggle. "Lord, I cannot let Thee go, Till a blessing Thou bestow; Do not turn away Thy face, Mine's an urgent, pressing case. Dost Thou ask me who I am? Ah! my Lord, Thou know'st my name; Yet the question gives a plea To support my suit with Thee. Thou didst once a wretch behold, In rebellion, blindly bold, Scorn Thy grace, Thy pow'r defy; That poor rebel, Lord, was I." King of Peace http://shapenote.net/74b.htm Jai Adi Shankara, -D in FF
