Judy Stein writes: No, I'm not assuming that. But if you're referring to entering turiya, then "paralysis," as noted, doesn't make any sense. In turiya, there is no awareness *of* anything but awareness itself. Turiya is not object- oriented consciousness; there are no objects of perception (subjective, as of paralysis, or objective) in turiya.
I *think* what you're describing is not turiya but an integrated state, what TM would call "witnessing," in meditation. But then your comment above that I wasn't describing turiya makes no sense. Tom T writes: It has been my experience that the beginning stages of witnessing were that of paralysis. Not only was there paralysis but there was knowledge that I was trapped inside this body and a good deal of fear. There was enough fear at the beginning to awaken in a cold sweat. As I became accustomed to this awareness of awareness the fear stopped and the understanding became clear that I was wide awake inside but had zero connection to the outside world. Gradually the awareness grew to include the outside world and encompass it and then it became clear that awareness does not need the senses to know beyond the body. Then I could be awake inside and watch dreams start, run their course and then stop and still I was wide awake inside totally sitting in the darkness and silence. It no longer mattered whether the conventional senses worked because the awareness was larger than this body. The most common awareness was that of the same old bedroom, the same old bed and the same old guy lying on the bed snoring his brains out. This gradually led to the ramping down of the bedroom and allowing that to be like background noise that is just there and doesn't need any attending to. After a longer period I have realized that the awareness has encompassed a fairly large amount of creation and that also just runs in the background like music in the background. There but not demanding all my attention. Tom ------------------------ 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/
