Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 SufiMystic Spiritual practices, spiritual backgrounds counter-productive! John Wren-Lewis being interviewed: When I asked him if it was worth it, he says definitively that " Yes, this is the best thing that's ever happened to me and it's the natural birthright of everyone and I haven't got a clue how to reach it! " In fact, he feels that most methods people practice to try to reach Enlightenment are counter-productive in that they concentrate on self-effort and think along the lines of time and causality. Although the acausality of enlightenment may sound like bad news at first, John says that it is also good news in a sense because there is no need to kill yourself with spiritual practices or worry about making irreversible mistakes on the spiritual path. In the sixteen years since his experience, he has sought out other people who have had permanent Enlightenment experiences. He has thus far found fifteen, and only two had previous spiritual backgrounds. Just as we are all different people, John told me, there is an infinite variety in the types of Enlightenment experiences that people have. John says the Eternity/God/Dazzling Dark loves the variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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