You're very welcome, Yifu, but don't take it too seriously -- it's still just another story I am superimposing on the indescribable Us, the best I can do with thoughts and words at the moment :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Yifu" <yifuxero@...> wrote: > > thx, most interesting! (forwarded to J. Jarvis). > http://skeletonart.com/Detailed/696.html > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" <rorygoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, William Parkinson <ameradian2@> wrote: > > > > > > Hello to everyone on Fairfield life. My name is Dr. William Parkinson and > > > I have been lurking here for over a month. I have only recently started > > > meditating ( 5months) and I am trying to learn as much about TM as I can; > > > both the good and the bad. Recently, MZ\RobinC and Ravi Yogi have made > > > some brief, but tantalizing allusions, to sleep (actually the lack > > > thereof) and various states of consciousness. Years ago I read the paper > > > in the journal Sleep documenting that people in established CC still > > > maintain alpha wave paterns even during delta sleep. I was wondering if > > > anyone could shed further light on this phenomenon. I understand that > > > this is not the same as insomnia, but I'm wondering exactly what happens > > > and whether or not it interferes with sleep. I am also wondering whether > > > or not so-called cosmic consciousness would recede back into the > > > background if someone were to discontinue TM. I ask this because in the > > > eventuality that I, or someone else, may > > > be disconcerted by having this state of consciousness during sleep it > > > would be quite helpful to know that the discontinuation of TM would > > > reverse this phenomenon. I would be deeply appreciative of any > > > information that anyone might be willing to give me. Thank you in advance! > > > Cheers > > > Bill > > > > * * Dear Bill, welcome to Fairfield Life! > > > > Great questions; I'll take a shot at them. In my recollection, anyhow, > > witnessing sleep before Awakening was somewhat transitory. Since then > > however, it has generally felt as if a part of me is always asleep (if I > > had to locate this part, it would be in the back of my brain) and a part of > > me is always awake (this would be more in the brow area), so there really > > appears to be only one state of consciousness, or more accurately, one > > consciousness always and ever Here and Now which predominates through all > > its various states, so that the brain as a whole sings, regardless of where > > "I" happen to be localized in the brain's choir. Conscious > > mantra-meditation ceased immediately upon Awakening, as it was self-evident > > that "I" was not, and That Alone IS, and there was no longer anywhere to > > go, and that was 29 years ago. > > > > I have no regrets and no desire to change, but then this is certainly not > > Cosmic Consciousness as classically described, or not C.C. alone; it is > > indescribable, more like everything and nothing, more like utter ignorance > > with utter contentment :-) > > >
