on 3/28/05 9:39 AM, Peter Sutphen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In response to the article: Knowledge is different in > different states of consciousness. The dharma of one > state is not the dharma of another. If there's an > experiential/phenomenological ego, then you better > have a technique/teaching that works directly with the > ego to transcend the limitations of the ego. For > example, TM. "You" think the mantra. The problem with > these types of articles is that it can lead to people > with an ego doing absolutely nothing because they > conceptually understand there is no ego. But this is > not their direct experience. There's a confound of > experience and understanding which leads to adharmic > behavior and another loop around on the wheel of > samsara. > -Peter > I've been going back and forth with Shannon on this point. He keeps insisting that the idea of different states of consciousness, the use of techniques, etc., just keep the ego alive. I keep saying they're appropriate at the stage most people are at.
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