Seems to me that the story about human beings being the only beings with nervous systems suitable for transcending is only a story at this point, not a proven reality.
When I was an undergrad, my professors told me that animals could not feel pain because they didn't have a human nervous system. I thought it was rubbish at the time. I think my cat Greymir spends a lot of time in samadhi--more time in samadhi than in actual thought. As for the proper position for samadhi, here's my two cents worth. It is true that early on I noticed that my sitting posture became more erect during samadhi, but then, as I began to witness deep sleep, I obviously was able to do it while my body was in all kinds of very prone and relaxed positions. Samadhi is also more easily attained during the standing position in Tai Chi that is called "standing in Wu Ji," which, as the name indicates, is "standing in nothingness." It is a state of "restful alertness." Take a look at meerkats. They are absolute masters at standing in Wu Ji. a --- "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Kirk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have three parrots and you can see in their eyes > when they are in > samadhi because they glow and roll up a bit. It's > really quite > obvious if you have been around them for some time. > > Since the nervous system is a 'reflector' of the one > Brahman or pure > consciousness, and birds do not have a full > compliment of chakras, > their nervous systems would not be able to fully > reflect pure > consciousness or achieve Samadhi. > > Man is unique in this respect, his > causal/astral/physical nervous > system contains all of the elements (7 chakras) > necessary to fully > reflect Being ultimately becoming one with > it...."and man was made in > the image of God". > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
