Guest guest Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Beyond yoga (Continued) > > Q: In St. Theresa1s case, she was devoted to a figure of the Madonna which > she saw come to life, and was then in bliss. > > M: The animated figure prepared the mind for introversion. There is a > process of concentration on one1s shadow, which eventually becomes animated > and answers questions put to it. > > That is due to manobala (power of mind) or dhyanabala (power of > meditation). Whatever is external, is also transitory. Such phenomena may > produce joy temporarily, but abiding peace does not result. This is > achieved only by the removal of avidya (ignorance). > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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