Most TM'ers think they are actually transcending to Pure Consciousness (i.e. Brahman or unmanifest Being), in the daily 2X20 meditation they practice. Nothing could be further from the truth! The illustration of the thought bubble coming up from the source of thought is essentially correct, however it takes many, many years before a TM'er is actually able to do it *fully*, if at all!
"Hey, no thought, no mantra, that's it man you've transcended", (and don't even remember it,...huh?). It makes me want to laugh that someone could think that their consciousness had merged with Almighty God and they didn't even remember it! Please! If you had actually transcended to pure consciousness (Brahman or even to just Self Realization) it would be such a tremendous experience it'd knock your socks off, (even for a second)! And you certainly wouldn't forget it!! It's a good teaching illustration, but has tended to be a bit misleading, something MMY didn't seem to mind, like the 5-8 year controversy. Doesn't mean you don't transcend.....at least a little, enough to experience peace and deep rest and that's good a good start, and like MMY let out himself, sometimes you CAN get a very clear experience right from the very beginning (tip toeing thru the sleeping elephants) but it's not common, "like seeing a house and knowing it's not a tree, etc.". But Brahman????? The source of thought and the ultimate Purushottama come on, get real! Correct me if I'm wrong...please!
