--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I recall a guy on our sidhis course who talked about seeing > > Gurudev floating in lotus > > > position on a lottos blossom floating in a fountain of cherry > > juice. The Sidhis Course Administrator blinked a few times and > > carefully said "we might chalk that up to 'beautiful > > > unstressing...'" > > > > > > > > > Lawson > > > > > Nice image!...sounds like the Sidhis Course Administrator didn't > > have a clue. > > This exchange lies at the heart of one of my favorite questions: By > what criteria do we evaluate the validity of subjective experiences? <snip>
Good question-- my initial reaction to it was who cares? Because if it is one person evaluating another person's experiences that cannot be validated in a material way (e.g. Bill called me on the phone. How do you know? I recorded it-- here, listen...), the value is primarily with the person who had the experience. There is not much value in sharing such an experience, unless the sharer thinks there is a benefit to the sharee...or just wants to talk about it. So how do I personally account for the validity of my own or someone else's subjective experiences? Being a very visual and artistic type from one angle of my personality, I tend to trust my experiences as they are. Someone responded regarding how compelling the experiences may be. Great test- Excellent test. Because there is nothing like validating an experience by acting on it or sharing it. it will either go away or I will find myself in deep goo, or it validates the experience. Again, Great test. Another thing that works for me is how much I integrate the experience into my life, along the same lines of how compelling is it. If it just sits there and then fades into memory, it may have been real but not of much value. If on the other hand it provides a doorway to significant growth, then I value it more. Finally, there is a intuitive piece that comes about for me automatically-- When I have had strong non provable subjective experience they are accompanied by strong visuals. A good example is the problem someone close to me experienced recently with their neck. When I focused on it, I got a very clear image of a sun made of yellow electricity with jagged edges. I could feel the energy signature of their nerve pain. I worked on transmuting and disappating the yellow with jagged endges into diffuse white light. They noticed an instant improvement. I have had innumerable such experiences like that- some "spiritual" and some not. The more of them I have the more obvious to me what they are and how to proceed. Got to get back to work-- thanks for a great question. Guru Dev with a cherry on top will have to wait...
