--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hmmm, that's exactly why I go after Barry. > > > > > > > > Ah, the Self chasing the Self chasing the Self chasing the Self ... > > > > > > What's fascinating is that the Self (Judy) in > > > this case stalking the Self (Barry) ... Stalker Judy Self has > > > been stalking Barry Self > > I wonder what Buddha, Shankara, Christ (if one reads "Kingodm of Heaven" as > Self), Tolle, Emerson, and all would think of a highly qualified and > differentiated Self? (as opposed to self). > > > > > > > Ah, the Self chasing the Self chasing the Self chasing the Self ... redux > >
At some fundamental 'level" we are all the same, and we are at one with nature and the universe. This is a theme found in poetry, s psychedelics, literature, song, sexual union, mysticism (physics in part), and all. Its a wide spread notion -- though not necessarily bought into by all peoples who are aware of this theme. A simple supposition is that mystical practices (aka spiritual, religious practices) aid in taking this intellectual understanding or at least "known observation of others" to a more experiential realm -- probably in some sort of continuous function of growth -- or perhaps a quantum leap to a new vision or functional cognitive framework. This being a group of various mystical/spiritual practicioneers -- and in some cases participants and observers of spiritual-oriented communities or groups, a question arises: Have you had either eposodic, or perhaps cummulativly growing, experiences of such Unity? And if so, have you observed any spillover effects to personal life and relations with others, and nature (if not the universe)?
