Harsha/Sahaj Samadhi]

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"Dan Berkow, PhD" wrote:

> Although you seemingly deferred a couple

> of questions, I can infer (i.e., construct)

> "answers" from your earlier statement.

> If I put together your earlier statement about Sahaj Samadhi being the

> beginning, middle, and end - I'd say awareness is never in different

> states, it has the appearance of being so; the mind categorizes these

> appearances, and the mind itself is an appearance. Incarnation, then

> is mind-constructed appearance, and the ending of incarnation is the

ending

> of the perception of such appearance as "reality". Sahaj samdhi is

> the ending of any erroneous fixation on appearance as Reality, and seeing

> only always Reality in all apparent conditions. If incarnation is ended

> for this "one", it is ended for all, as no apparent "separate self" can

> be taken as Reality ever, regardless of apparent conditions or beliefs.

> Sahaj Samadhi then is the transformation of apparent conditional realities

> into what is always already the case. It is transformation simply by

> being itself - nothing is done and nothing ("special" or ordinary) occurs.

>

> Hopefully, you don't mind how I'm interpreting your response -

> please correct me if such interpretation is disagreeable or otherwise

> off-base. As you say, "others" may have their own perspective to

> contribute here. Appreciating your kind heart, wisdom and humor --

>

> Love,

> Dan

>

 

 

Namaste Sri Danji. Your interpretation is quite beautiful and fantastic!

Thank you for taking the time to write it. Gregji made some wonderful

comments about Beingness and Now and he will write more later I am sure. A

few times in the past I have said, We are not in the "Now", We Are the Now!

Dharma and Rainbo and Linda and Roger have also made very insightful

comments and so it seems there are many ways to look at this and express it.

Bruce, Mira, Holly, Tony, Michael, Zenbob, Antoine, Rainbo and so many

others here remind us of the play of diversity within and without and yet

there is some Unity, continuously running through that tapestry. Perhaps

that Unity brings us together and we manage to see in others what is in us.

 

Dirk (gentleman and a scholar) pointed out that the sanskrit term Samadhi

implies evenness or equilibrium of intellect. Linda and Dirk both seem to

have good knowledge of Hindi and Sanskrit sounds and that is appreciated.

Probably there are others here as well.

 

Danji, here is what I wrote some time back on the topic of perception and

interpretation. It seems appropriate to repeat it.

 

Ultimately the mystery of existence is tied to the mystery of

perception. What is it that we are truly able to perceive without

interpretation? Whatever must be given interpretation is necessarily going

to

be distorted. And yet there are moments in life which require no

interpretation until they are remembered. When two lovers meet there comes a

moment of being without interpretation. It may be in a simple embrace or

after

the consummation. When a child is held by his mother, a similar moment

arises

for the child. Such moments point or indicate the possibility which is

always

alive in us. Self-Realization is simply that. It is infinity caught in the

moment and the moment expanded to infinity. Whether one is sipping tea,

playing chess, in meditation, with friends, family, etc., that moment is

always there. It is just You. So ultimately the mystery of existence is tied

to the mystery of perception. What is it that we are truly able to perceive

without interpretation? Whatever must be given interpretation is necessarily

going to be distorted. What is it that requires no interpretation?

 

 

Love to all

Harsha