--- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "samskara: "Impression." The imprint or traces left in the mind > after > > an experience, whether in this or previous lives. Root impressions, > > especially from profound events, which mold character and guide > > actions. > > t3rinity, > Thank you. I was interested in your discussion of this. Sanskaras > would be equivalent (more or less) with engrams (time of pain and > some degree of unconsciousness) in Dianetics; at least the "heavier" > imprints. In Dianetics, one would not have to "relive" all such > imprints to become "Clear." The collapse of the Reactive Bank (that > portion of the mind that works on a totally stimulus-response basis) > can occur rather quickly - like even in a session or two, although > that would be rare. > > If TM dissolves such imprints, one would experience, IMO, the emotion > that is contained there (eg. anger, fear, apathy). The difference is > that in Dianetics, one relives the experience, reexperiencing the > emotion but in continuing to relive it, comes up the emotional "tone > scale" until he is cheerful about it. At this point the "reactive" > effect of that imprint is gone. One then operates more under one's > own volitional control. > > According to Dianetics, when something in your environment is similar > to information stored in the engram, the emotion, unconsciousness or > pain will be restimulated and will be to some degree reexperienced > (dramatized). As this is usually on the sub conscious level, one > picks out something in the current environment to "blame" the > unwanted feelings on. This is similar to Judy's idea (or MMY's) that > as the stress is released in TM, one will have a thought that > reflects the "quality" of that imprint, rather than the actual > content of the stress being released. > > Thanks again for your explanation. > > Jeff
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