As I have heard, UC is recognition of Self in another object (person/place/thing) . . . as UC matures, recognition becomes more frequent and the 'scope' of the object expands . . . till entire universe can be appreciated as Self. However - in BC the fullness of 'inside' and 'outside' collide and that inside/outside or subject/object distinction becomes only a matter of practicality. Also, in BC the Self is gone because there is no sense of anything that is non Self, no inside/outside, no subject/object. Like CC, UC feels very natural and a normal way for a human being to live. However, in BC there is absolutely no doubt that something really big happened, things are really different . . for one thing, you are no longer a human being - and That does not feel natural.
--- In [email protected], "sandiego108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I liked the explanation of the fish, knowing itself because it moves > through water-- so very much like the individual ego. > > Regarding Unity or some such, I've heard it described like this: the > usual experience we have is differentiation predominating, > everything separate, but in Unity, the differences can still be > experienced but unity is predominant. > > in such a state, the difference between internal and external is > more degree than absolute, more wave than particle, or so I've > heard... > > --- In [email protected], Angela Mailander > <mailander111@> wrote: > > > > In what sense is the distinction between "internal" > > and "external" still valid in Unity or any state > > after? It should be merely a heuristic by that time > > in my estimation. > > > > > > --- matrixmonitor <matrixmonitor@> wrote: > > > > > --External Gods may still be worshipped after > > > Brahman Realization > > > ("external" as Brahman, nondifferent); since > > > Ramakrishna was devoted > > > to Kali before and after Realization, and Ramana > > > Maharshi was devoted > > > to Arunachala Shiva. >
