They May Not be Convinced

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

 

Previous mail on above subject was not with an intention to caress my ego, but

to show the misconceptions, ignorance,people in general have in their limited

field of perceptions...........shrikant

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

This is all so true, Chrism. I know that if the shoe were on the other

foot and someone had told me that they experienced some of the bizarre things

that I have experienced, as someone with a psychology background, I would have

classified it as a mental illness. I now think the opposite is true - that

those diagnosed with mental illness have instead got one foot (so to speak) in

another dimension of reality.

 

I think that those having hellish experiences are at a loss for finding an

escape from their fears, and those having blissful experiences have been able to

shift their awareness to a state that has transcended fear, or clear the cobwebs

of complex thought, so to speak. However, fear can have a captivating, hypnotic

hold on a person because of previous conditioning. I think of it as is a

cultural, misguided perception. Yet it can be as convincing as a reflection or

a photograph or a video that is mistaken for the real thing.

 

In that book I have been reading (The Soul's Journey: Guidance From The

Divine Within), the author Lawrence Edwards shares a parable that was given to

him during meditation of a Kundalini awakening. In the parable, a Queen (who

represented Kundalini) was leading two people to a final destination. One

person was called the Captain (who represented mind/ego) and the other was

called Will (who represented the body.) Throughout the journey, the Captain and

Will wanted to give up when things got rough or stay in states of bliss, but the

Queen kept urging them forward.

 

The obstacles and the challenges were given to Cap and Will to test their

desire to reach the final destination, and every time they were ready to give

up, the Queen would inspire them to keep going. It is only when Cap and Will

finally let go of their attachments and prior conditioning and came to trust the

Queen completely that grace transforms them and their negativities and their

binding habits are destroyed. The book says that only the most spiritually

disciplined seekers with the most intense longing can reach this final

destination, but that the journey can bring about intense mourning as the ego

and the body leave behind that which they are familiar with and most attached

to.

 

Here is an interesting quote from page 64:

 

~~~ " The mind and body, not the supremely free Kundalini, are subject to

attachments and conditioning. Our inner spirit delights in moving on, leaving

behind the bondage and seeking its goal - complete freedom in union with God.

At the same time, our mind and body may go through periods of grieving and

feeling the loss of what they were familiar with and attached to. We must be

compassionate with them.

 

The Kundalini is the power of grace moving and directing the seeker from

within. The Kundalini is actually more than just attuned to the will of God, it

is one with the will of God. When our spirit signals to God its readiness to

move beyond the ordinary pursuits of the world, God responds. It is God's will

that we experience our union with the Divine. " ~~~

 

It seems to me that those who have never had the desire to take the

journey, or those who are at the beginning of the journey, will never be able to

understand or be convinced of the experiences that have occurred to those who

have moved further down the path, so there is no use explaining. Any more than

there is no use teaching algebra to a first grader. But we can appreciate the

innocence that a first grader does have and feel compassion for their upsets.

It is possible to remember how to communicate with them on their level.

 

I know that I have not reached the final destination. But, I am at the

point where I will listen to and take to heart the experiences of those who

have. I am grateful to have met so many on this forum who are more advanced in

their understanding. And Chrism, I appreciate and recognize the grace that has

descended upon you.

 

Love to the K family!

 

GCDeb

 

 

 

 

 

Re: Chrism:

 

 

They may see it as sinful or frightening or so strange as to elicit fear. They

may see it as wishful thinking or self aggrandizement. Without authentic

experiential reference points people can have a very difficult time allocating

meaning and understanding for a grace that is as yet not upon and within them.