Wake, Dream, Sleep: the experiences of THAT, non-dual

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Hari Om

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Manuel wrote:: Yajvan,

You will not only have my permission (thanks for asking) but I beg

you to ask whatever its in your mind.

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Namaste Manuel,

Let me pose a few questions if I may. [i mention a few books below 

as a ref only if you care to read,  or if others wonder why and

where I pose these questions from]

 

- Its said one characteristic of being absorbed in THAT, or non-dual

reality, is the experince of bliss.  Your experiences was counter to

that , as you mention fear - what's your thoughts on why fear was

predominant -  I read the Zen Master part, yet am puzzled. Are you

familur with  these two terms?  Klesa's ( there are 5 in number) 

and this notion of lesh-avidya? 

We can leave this for later, but it points to some of

the 'impurities' of the mind that is residue.   Perhaps the fear was

from there… [ Yogasutra's of Patanjali Chapt1.5, on Klesa's and

Vipararyaya]

 

- Do you desire THAT today, or has your experience kept you at arms

distance from going there again?

 

- Its said in the Upanishads that when one is fully absorbed into

THAT, fully integrated, the being enters

  into every thing,  there is no-thing that is not this being on

becoming Being.  Was that an experience of yours?

 

- This level of being is also has the experience of  Ritam - that

which only knows the Truth (satyam);  said another way,  Rtambhara

Prajna - which literally means - filled unalloyed truth - or that

which knows only perceive the Truth - was this your experience? [

Yogasutra of Patanjali - Chapt 1.48]

Have you benefited from viveka or discriminative abilites from your

experinces - has your mind sharpened?

 

- Last question for today :>)  - was there any experience or

guidence from Isvara? Has your spiritual experiences or

relationship, guidence, if any, been attuned to HIM? To the supreme?

Some on this list may call HIM Saguna Brahman.

 

Thank you for allowing me to ask such personal questions…

 

Pranams,  and May Lord Hari protect you on all sides.

 

yajvan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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