--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > <snip> > "Consciousness is the product of the functioning of the brain." > > Â So are you saying that those talked about upper layers don't exist? Â I ask > because I had some work done a few months ago to "repair" my spiritual grid - > ostensibly above me, but maybe not. >
The original context was in discussing the merits of doing Western physiological studies on the effects of meditation. My own belief is that regardless of how "subtle" the body is that you are talking about, it is STILL a "physical" body in some sense in that it isn't "pure consciousness," so the basic point holds: if you can talk about a "structure" to consciousness beyond the most fundamental rishi-devatas-chhandas samhita, there needs to be SOME kind of "physical" structure associated with it, even if it is comprised entirely of consciousness-stuff. And, as one deals with more and more elaborate structures, one gets closer and closer to what Western Science calls "physical." L. > > > > >________________________________ > > From: sparaig <LEnglish5@...> > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Friday, December 9, 2011 8:12 PM > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Extraordinary Results from Course on Vedic > >Physiology > > > > > >Â > >one of my favorite quotes from MMY: > > > >Spiritual and Material Values > > > >"Every experience has its level of physiology, and so unbounded awareness > >has its own level of physiology which can be measured. Every aspect of life > >is integrated and connected with every other phase. When we talk of > >scientific measurements, it does not take away from the spiritual > >experience. We are not responsible for those times when spiritual experience > >was thought of as metaphysical. Everything is physical. Consciousness is the > >product of the functioning of the brain. Talking of scientific measurements > >is no damage to that wholeness of life which is present everywhere and which > >begins to be lived when the physiology is taking on a particular form. This > >is our understanding about spirituality: it is not on the level of faith > >--it is on the level of blood and bone and flesh and activity. It is > >measurable." > > > >-Maharishi Mahesh Yogi > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardatrwilliamsdotus" <richard@> > >wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> Bhairitu: > >> > It is a conditioning of the nervous system. > >> > > >> Enlightenment doesn't have anything to do with the > >> human nervous system. If it did, we could see it > >> and measure it and replicate it. > >> > >> The enlightened state is a state of mind; a state > >> where we percieve reality as it really is. > >> > >> Enlightenment is a mental state - there is no > >> change in the physical body. Enlightenment is a > >> metaphysical state. > >> > >> The historical buddha is said to have attained > >> enlightenment, but he had a bad back until the day > >> he passed away. > >> > >> Enlightenment "...is the state of residing in such > >> great understanding and depth, that no matter what > >> life throws your way, you are at peace with it, you > >> are able to say, That's OK, no problem." > >> - Zen Buddhist Master Charlotte Joko Beck > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
