Non-identification with body

[Guest guest]

Here I am not talking of out of body experiences. Frankly I haven't had any

out of body experience.

Here I am talking about the times when most of us have, possibly due to

shock, 'lost interest' in 'controlling' our bodies. It is as if we are

frozen with fear but we do not have any fear, in fact we are rendered

emotionless and unconcerned about what happens to our body.

 

Let me give two examples to explain. [i am not very proud of what happened

in either case!]

I was on a flimsy motorbike on a narrow bridge when I saw coming towards me

a truck and trailer veering from side to side apparently out of control. I

just froze, yet I did not feel any fear or concern for my safety. I had

turned into an indifferent observer!

The same thing happened when I saw a drowning boy in a swimming pool. There

was no danger to me in any action to save that boy. Yet again I turned into

an indifferent observer.

[Luckily in both cases nothing serious happened.]

 

Anybody have similar experiences? And is this similar to what Nisargadatta

et. al. refer to when they advise us not to identify with our bodies and minds?

 

I cannot resist the temptation of quoting from my favorite guru, Nisargadatta:

 

Having seen that you are a bundle of memories held together by attachment,

step out and look from the outside. You may perceive for the first time

something which is not memory. You cease to be Mr-so-and-so, busy about his

own affairs. You are at last at peace. You realize that nothing was ever

wrong with the world, you alone were wrong and now it is all over. Never

again will you be caught in the meshes of desire born of ignorance. (390)

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With Love,

Cyber Dervish

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