You are welcome. Yes it is a huge relief "taking it as it comes", vs. interpreting everything through a filter of stories in order for everything to "make sense".
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "noah" <wayback71@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > "if they could go back and forth between Enlightenment and normal everyday > > unawakened being, what would they choose and for how long? And how would > > their family and peers rate them in both states, if they did not know which > > was which?" > > > > Great questions! The first one is so obvious, as I remember clearly before > > waking up, I always had so many stories in my head and a persistent feeling > > of alienation. I guess everyone's state of ignorance is different but I > > wouldn't return to it for anything, and I mean anything. Such a waste of > > time and energy compared to my life now. Its not like everything is dreamy > > and groovy now. Same challenges, perhaps even tougher ones, but at least > > there is a freshness and immediacy to everything. Someone described it as > > getting out of our own way, which sounds like a win/win at first until you > > realize there is no fallback to anything. Freedom is a one way ticket. > > Still, despite the fleeting insecurity of knowing I am formless and > > universal, I wouldn't trade this ongoing perspective on my life and living > > for anything. Going back to that past would be hellish and weird, and > > basically incomprehensible. After all how can someone reconnect with a > > patently false identity? > > > > Regarding family and peers, I get along great with them, despite very > > trying circumstances sometimes. Probably because I have no reason to judge > > others, and categorize them, and make up stories about their lives and > > motivations. Like I said, perhaps other people don't do this much anyway. I > > did, and so the change is striking. > > > > As for being awake without the knowledge of god and gurus and whatever, I > > can't really say, except that rather than devoting myself to something I > > cannot experience with my senses, I experience everything directly now. > > > > Thanks for asking. > > > Thank you for this reply. I wanted to hear it from someone experiencing it > fulltime. It does confirm what I experienced if only briefly a few times and > as I said, it was no long enough to be able to get used to it and reflect on > it. I especially relate to the "experience everything directly" and not > making up sories and having a storyline running not only about others but > yourself. What a relief that must be. Thanks again. >
