--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <wgm4u@> wrote:
> >
> > Humbolt-Question: "Um, Maharishi you say within 5 to 8 years, one
> that
> > practices TM regularly would become Cosmically Conscious...Ah, I
> don't
> > know if that's,...ah specific time".
> >
> > Answer by MMY on mp3: "That has been the experience of hundreds
of
> > people around the world............(laughter) that has been the
> > experience, the experience, even though it's not, it's not
> principally
> > right to a lot some fixed time for Cosmic Consciousness.
> Principally
> > it's not right, but, that has been the, the common experience
> around
> > the World."
> >
> > Fast forward to Fuiggi, Italy auditorium, MMY "You could meditate
a
> > million years and not reach CC unless you come to these courses"!
> > Heard by myself.
> >
> > And later Charlie Lutes recounting some stories of MMY, he asks
> MMY,
> > "MMY some people are thinking they're going to reach TM in 5-to-8
> > years",(paraphrased).
> >
> > Answer according to Charlie-"Let them think that, at least they
> will
> > meditate that long".
> >
> > Hey, for what it's worth...:-) I still enjoy TM regularly, but I
> must
> > confess after 40 years I'm still no where close, Ha, Ha!
> >
> how do you know that? I am not questioning your judgment, just
> curious how you know that you are no where close to awakening. what
> evidence have to turned up for yourself to support your assertion?
>
Here are some perameters you could go by.
First, how long can you remain in Samadhi, how long can you sit in
the Self, with little or no breath, and with no thoughts?
Second, how connected do you feel to 'all that is?' do you feel
synchronicity in your perception...do things just line up for you in
your waking state consciousness.
Third, do you feel that you could die today, and that you would be ok
with it? that you don't fear death, but rather know it is inevitable,
and therefore, nothing is worth getting off center about, no maya is
worth getting confused and unbalanced, and you are quite ready to
acknowledge you know what you don't know.
Forth, make up you own.
R.g.
