--- shanti2218411 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ---Actually I think your response makes my point > since for you my > description of my experience of unboundedbess > changing"isn't > really real,but really clever" while on the other > hand I think my > experience of unboundedness has changed in the way I > described.However > the way I described this change apparently doesn't > make sense to you > and therefore doesn't seem "real" to you.Which of > course points out > the difficulty if not the futility of trying to > describe changes in > the experience of conciousness.I think this is one > of the reasons why > its probably a good idea not to say too much about > your expereinces. > Kevin I see people reacting to reports of "spiritual" experiences in two ways. The first is healthy. The experiences inspire and can challenge the belief systems of the listener. Discussion can lead to a much deeper understanding of these experiences and the nature of evolution of consciousness. An authentic growth of understanding and insight has occurred. The other response is purely defensive. The experiences challenge the listeners belief system but there is so much invested in that belief system that they reject the experience outright. Unless experience conforms to the waking state model of enlightenment they are defensively attached to, it is invalid and the person is at best delusional and at worst intentionally sowing seeds of doubt (i.e., an agent of the "dark forces"). These people confuse their emotional investment in their belief system with divine "intuition". They never question their beliefs: they're fanatics. A possibly very dangerous place to be. > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
