On May 17, 2005, at 8:50 AM, off_program_beings wrote: > Or maybe they are just enjoying the bliss after 30 years of TM and > have slowed down their evolution. Nothing wrong with that.
You might want to consider that they may have accelerated��their evolution. Here's why. If they were "enjoying bliss" this phrase is a dead giveaway. True bliss consciousness is an integrated state of awareness--not something enjoyable within time per se. One of the big pitfalls of mantra meditation (outside of bhakti) is that the person gets attached to their own bliss sheath. Many of the sages of the tradition warn against this. The reason is that the bliss body (or sheath) is just another veil of ignorance and this is identified by having three modifications: anticipating that joy, being delighted about it after you acquired the "bliss" and the actual experience of bliss. If your experience of bliss has any of these qualifications, then guess what: it's ignorance. Blissignorance. The Jivan-mukti-vivkeka, the standard text on CC, is a great companion for those who are interested in Cosmic Consciousness, and has some really poignant warnings for those who would be bliss-kittens. Purr not! 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/
