--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "futur.musik" <futur.musik@...> wrote: > > yeah it is an all or nothing scenario. No one is ever a little bit awake, > just as no one is a little bit pregnant. Once the curtain goes up, or falls > down, the reality experienced from that moment on is as different from the > previously ego based justification, as day is from night. > > Even though I might have sensory experiences outside my ordinary > spectrum as a result of meditation, they are not really spiritual > experiences, because the ego will always see them in terms of > itself. As long as the ego is running the show, there is no > chance of comprehending a spiritual existence. It is like being > on the wrong side of a two way mirror.
Oh, that's a great metaphor!