I took a third year philosophy of science course from David at MIU. Good guy. Clear thinker and a Princeton grad.
--- Robert Gimbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --My ex-wife worked with David Clay, when he was an > administrator at > MIU; he became frustrated with what he felt was > incompetence in the > administration at the time and said, when he was > resigning, that it > was liberating when he stopped "Banging his head > against the wall". > > In a way, that is what 'stress' does in the nervous > system > (although 'stress' tends to be a 'catch-all' phrase > which just means > blocks to enlightenment. > What are the blocks to our enlightenment? > What blocks the light of pure consciousness, which > is our birthright > to come shining through? > Where did these blocks come from, and how can they > be best released, > so that we may enjoy the enlightenment that is our > birthright? > How do we stop banging our head against the > preverbal wall? And just > learn to be. > It all has to do with brain functioning... > Coherence in the brain, synchronous brain > functioning. > I mentioned a few posts ago, this technology of > holosync; the > founder of the technology, Bill Harris, claims to > have reached > enlightenment through this technology. > I have been using these CD's for about two years > now; and they seem > to have deepened my experience. > He sells the CD's (they're not cheap), in a series > of increasing > power and depth of coherence. His goal, as he has > experimented with > this technique for quite a few years, is to get the > brain, to not > only function coherently between all parts, but to > get the brain, to > function at heretofore unheard of frequencies, from > alpha, to beta, > the theta, and then extremely low theta vibrations, > that he says > correlates to 'collective consciousness'/ in other > words, he feels, > that at extremely low theta frequencies, is the seat > of > group 'think', group consciousness, and that one can > 'tap in' to the > root of group think, at these, most subtle and quiet > levels. > Like TM, by going to the highest first, that is: to > get the brain to > be coherent, forces the body, to purify itself, in > order to support > this higher and more coherent functioning of the > brain. > Bill Harris, has done some remarkable work in this > area, and has > written much on the subject of stress release, and > higher states of > consciousness. > When one is in the presence of someone in a higher > state of > consciousness, the same thing happens. The vibration > of coherence > extends and radiates (in all directions, as > Maharishi points out) > and has the effect of creating coherence in and of > itself. > As was mentioned in an earlier post, the blocks to > enlightenment are > best release when faced directly. > Another technique, I learned from someone, has to do > with focusing > on the place in yourself, in the body, where there > is > uncomfortableness, pressure or discomfort; as this > is the seat of > where blocks lodge in the nervous system. > The technique, is just to 'be with' the feeling in > the body, until > it shifts. By allowing your awareness to be with the > feeling in the > body, it brings energy there, where the block is; > most time the > block is a tightening in the body, due to some past > trauma, or > overload, where at the time, it was needed as > protection, and > survival, but the tightness, now serves only to > block all of your > energy from flowing. > So, part of the syndrome of these blocks, is that we > agreed when we > began holding these blocks, that somehow they were > necessary for our > survival; most of the root of these go back to early > childhood, when > we were do small and vulnerable. > So, when the tightness is released, it can feel > disorienting, as we > have held this for years, and they have become part > of us. > > With all of the other techniques I have learned > through the years, > still Maharishi's teaching forms the basis of my > understanding of > enlightenment, and all of it's manifestations. > I also, have many beautiful, and fond memories, of > living in > Fairfield, in the seventies, and eighties, with my > ex-wife, and > children who were born there, and the visits of > Maharishi in those > days, and the friends and the atmosphere which at > times was sublime, > and provides me with a reference point, of how life > could be. > Robert. > > > > > > > - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory > Goff" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Rory: > > > > > > Excellent question; I would have to say > No... more a case > of > > > > > > witnessing and unraveling the bodymind's > samskaras/habit- > > patterns > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > As in, releasing stress? > > > > > > > > Yes, with the proviso that it is (at some > points) not at > > > > all "automatic," nor will simple TM and > "normal" activity > > necessarily > > > > do the trick. Sometimes we have to consciously > face our pain, > > using > > > > all of our inner resources -- not simply > meditate away from > it :- > > ) > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps this will allow things to happen faster, > but how do you > > know it > > > (the TM plus activity thang) won't work at all? > > > > Oh, I don't; anything is possible; I am only > speaking from > personal > > experience. If it comes to that, *anything* can > work; divine grace > > is *that* good. As Judy says, even bus-fumes can > free us. > > > > It was my experience that at a certain point, > adherence to > a "path" > > was obstructing the realization of the perfection > of what IS. > Belief > > in the "automatic" progress of TM-plus-activity > had to go in favor > > of bringing all my resources to bear on taking > care of the pain in > > front of me Now. > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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