--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Another wrinkle: what exactly does "able to do > > the siddhis" actually mean in the context of > > Unity consciousness? Does it really mean "on > > demand"? > > Who's demand?
In response to a demand from, say, a skeptic. > > If Unity consciousness is as MMY describes it, > > wouldn't it be Nature that "decides" whether a > > siddhi is to occur in a specific situation? > > Yes. > > > Wouldn't it be Nature that "decides" whether > > a person even has the thought to perform a > > siddhi, let alone whether it gets performed? > > Yes, in my experience they arise spontaneously in response to a need. > > > By what criteria might Nature make these > > "decisions" in a particular case? > > Its a big universe out there ; ) > > > If Unity consciousness is simply the experiential > > realization of what is "always already" the case > > for everyone, then what's the difference between > > "being able" and "not being able" to perform a > > siddhi? > > Reality remains as it is, though. So the difference in the real > world is just that- either the sidfhi is performed or it isn't. > > > Seems to me that in the context of Unity > > consciousness, the whole thing gets into a > > Self-referential tangle, and contradictions and > > paradoxes and infinite regresses are inevitable > > when we try to analyze it on an intellectual > > basis. > > Yes- it is impossible to sort out purely by logic. > > > So why, then, would MMY give an intellectual > > description of the nature of the siddhis and > > their relationship to states of consciousness? > > What exactly did he say? Quite a bit. I'm not where I can lay my hands on any of it to quote to tell you exactly what he's said, though. > > Such descriptions can only be given and > > received on the level of the "mistake of the > > intellect." > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
