>From the book of the above name subtitled: From Awakening to Enlightenment by Donna Lee Gorrell (daughter of THE famous jazz musician of the same last name)
from the top of the first para of the intro. I was naive when my spiritual journey began, I wanted growth without change, wisdom without experience, security without sacrifice, and life without death. I wanted to swim in the waters of eternity without getting wet. Instead, I found myself immersed in unfathomable darkness with no trace of where I'd been and no glimmer of where to go, lost in the void of my own mind and convinced I was going crazy. I had no way of knowing I was on the path to enlightenment. third para: We find ourselves slipping deeper into uncharted layers of consciousness. Our comfort zone of sameness feels violated. One moment our mind is flooded with understanding; the next on the brink of insanity. Self-doubt permeates our being, and we experience symptoms paralleling mental illness, even borderline psychosis. We wonder if the only difference between insanity and sanity lies in the ability to BE crazy without ACTING crazy. TomT: Seems to be describing some of the posters here. Enjoy., Tom
