> > > Erik wrote: > > [dRshyam, the Seen, is] **kRtaarthaM prati naSTam** > > apy anaSTaM tadanyasaadhaaraNatvaat... :0 > > > You are correct, Sir. > > All of the Upanishad thinkers were transcendentalists. > > TMer's ascribe to the transcendtalist point-of-view. > Transcendental means 'beyond' the senses - we are are > referring to a state of consciousness, para', in > Sanskrit, which is beyond the states of waking, > sleeping, and dreaming. Ken Wilber postulates that > there is a whole spectrum of consciousness. > > According to Gaudapadacharya, there is a fourth state > of consciouness, called 'turiya' in Sanskrit. It is > a state free from the binding influences of the 'gunas', > the constituents of nature. Shankara says that the > 'brahman' or transcendental state is attained through > 'moksha', that is, *realized* by experiencing > 'advaita', the absolute non-dual Reality. > > According to Maharishi Patanjali, this transcendental > state can be experienced directly through a process > of enstasis or mental introspection by following an > eightfold path which includes meditation that is > transcendental. > > According to Mahesh Yogi, this process is defined > as "the regular passing of the attention from one > state of conciousness to another, subtler state; a > process which enables transcendental consciousness to > be maintained even during activity; first at a very > subtle level, and then later, in all the gross > activities..." >
Yeah, is true. My experience too. Nice summation. Jai Adi Shankara, -Doug in FF
