--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Irmeli Mattsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I think this self-trust thing in regard to realization > > is a bit off. Trust is an emotional/mental assumptive > > act. You have to trust when there is doubt for > > whatever reason. It's hard to doubt your own > > experience, even in waking state. But doubting "pure > > existence" itself is even more difficult! To say I > > doubt my own existence is a bit of a paradox, of > > course, because prior to doubting is existence. So you > > can't doubt that "you are." You can doubt any > > experience, but not that. Now to inquire into who this > > "you" is will bring about some interesting results! > > > > **** > You seem to mean by realization a state of being where the conscious > mind's thinking process has stopped and what is left is just silent > awareness and witnessing. However this state cannot last in everyday > activity, because conscious conceptual thinking forms an important > evolutionary function for us. I don't want to deny the value of this > silent state, but personally I mean by realization a permanent > formation of a new more advanced, more holistic and inclusive > structure of the mind. > > This new structure is capable of better and more truthfully relating > to the world than the previous structure. I think that it is an > important cornerstone in the evolution of our mind to learn to trust > oneself more than someone we consider to be an authority. This could > also mean being better capable of discriminating, when to trust an > authority and when not. It is clear we cannot be specialists in every > area, so we have to trust the authority of others, but less in > interpreting our subjective experiences. Of course it is good to have > an open mind and listen to what others have to say, but I myself am > the authority who decides, if I accept that information or not. > > Irmeli
Skip Alexander liken various stages of enlightenment (CC and beyond) to Piagetian stages. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
