Based on your reply and some other "evidence" - lol, I am beginning to think Sistahs generally awaken more quietly than Dudes? Probably related to your direct link to the creation process, aka babies, and our making a bigger deal out of any analogues to that we can find. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- 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! >
