Guest guest Posted January 25, 2001 Report Share Posted January 25, 2001 Hi Gill, My sentiments are similar to those eloquently expressed by Gloria, ie, that the nature of the *cause* of a spiritual experience isn't the most important factor in *evaluating* said experience. l've never done drugs myself (beyond occasional marijuana use eons ago) but it's been well documented by Grof and others that they can open the door to religious experience. l think it's also been pretty well established that the important thing has been how well prepared the individual is in every way to integrate any such experience. l don't know if you've read the story of Bhagavan Das, who was somewhat of a mentor to Ram Dass in lndia in the 60's. BD had every sort of enlightening experience imaginable -- his book makes great reading -- but after having all of these experiences he still fell completely off the path for many years. lt was as if he'd never even had the experiences. He hadn't integrated them at all. Not that this applies to you at all, ha ha, and you already know all this -- just throwing it in. l'm glad you're writing about your k experience. One of the major reasons l stay on these lists is because my k saga is still an ongoing, day to day affair, in which l feel anything could happen at any time. And l know from past experience that it can be traumatizing and confusing. A list such as this should be available as a source of info and support at such times, and you certainly have my full fledged support. love from Mt Kailash, jerrysan rinpoche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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