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Date Posted: 16:35:42 06/09/08 Mon
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: Spiritual Awakening
In reply to: Paul 's message, "Re: Spiritual Awakening" on 01:26:02 06/09/08 Mon

that certainly can happen, but I think after 5 years all tohse effects disappear. He did say at times all sorts of things appeared - realisitically, in front of him, but he just watched them. That was a stage he went through.

In the end, he said it is all the product of the mind. Eventually the mind subsides, goes calm.

>There have been some interesting experiments in
>sensory deprivation tanks. After a person is cut off
>from all outside stimuli for a few hours, they begin
>to hallucinate big time. I wonder if this isn't what
>happens to a yogi practitioner?
>
>>Well here is a topic very close to my heart, so I
>>offer it up and then stand well back.
>>
>>A teacher (Yogi) who I have huge respect for is coming
>>to London soon for a week. I beleive him to be fully
>>Self Realised. (Still reading? not choked on your
>>breakfast yet? OK)
>>
>>What is Self Realisation? For 5 years he never left
>>his room, sitting for an average of 20 hours per day
>>in meditation. As a child he was very quiet, always
>>seeking temples to sit and meditate in. Once he became
>>adult he went and lived in a small ashram (sort of
>>like a monastery) and for 20 years simply served,
>>doing all tasks given to him to do by his Guru (who
>>only visited the ashram for about 3 months of the
>>year).
>>At the end of his 5 years his mind became still, and
>>he realised that actually this whole Universe -
>>everything in it, and the space that contains it, is
>>in fact God or the Infinite Consciousness.
>>
>>Well, what do you think of that then?
>>
>>:-)

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