I believe his detailed description of his "awareness" and "state of consciousness" was a dramatic and imaginative way to describe the peak experiences that we all have, in or out of TM.
I went to a private zoo yesterday in perfect pre-Fall weather. I had amazing experiences interacting with the big cats. In this zoo you can get really close and I was often alone with them, since it was a weekday. I got charged by a white tiger and a lion, one playful, and one seemed pretty serious, although she chilled out before she hit the fence. The experience of them locking onto my eyes and running towards me was such a peak experience for me. It made me feel alive in a sudden burst of clarity. The lion roared for me to make our relationship clear, and the sound was Rig Veda on steroids! She made her whole throat into a straight tube and it reverberated throughout the whole zoo. I got to speak to the mountain lion from very close, and he reacted like my own cats, displaying all the friendly face rubbing behaviors that I am familiar with. Such a beautiful animal. So much presence behind those eyes. They also had three 5 month old Bengal white tiger cubs, and watching them play/fight, honing their ambush and kill techniques made me laugh out loud many times. They were so full of playful menace. Each lighthearted game ended with one of them clamped down on the other's neck! I could never work with big cats myself, but I admire those who do. Communicating with animals is one of my most cherished experiences, but I don't think I have the nerve to put it all on the line in the life and death potential of working with these animals. It was enough to be as close as I felt yesterday. It was a great day! 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
