--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "futur.musik" <futur.musik@...> wrote: > > 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. :-)
Well, I wasn't going to mention it, but... ;-) One is either pregnant or not pregnant, but once one *becomes* pregnant, it does take awhile for the pregnancy to bear fruit, as it were. Perhaps for men it's more like being born. I've said here before that my own progress, while lacking flashy experiences and distinct transitions, has seemed to be one of gradually increasing transparency. That's why your two-way mirror metaphor appealed to me: it's as if I'm increasingly able to see through the one-way side of the mirror. > > --- 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! > > >
