--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > To hold, as some appear to, that we meditate for 20-30 years and > > then one day, the room goes from total darkness to total light, is > > funny, in a charming way. So to the extent people keep insisting IT > > is already there, they are correct -- to a degree. It comes and > > goes. Or more corectly, though still inaccurately, we move into it, > > and then get bounced out. > Judy writes: > That's certainly been my experience. And it's > definitely progressive, as you suggest later. > Tom T: > Jean Kline awoke in 1955 and continued till his death in the late > 90's. From his book I AM page 83 para 3 " Enlightenment is > instantaneous but the mind becomes gradually clearer. The clarity of > the mind brings about a relaxation from old patterns, a freeing of > energy which in turn stimulates clearsightedness. It leads us toward > living free from all striving to attain something, free from the > tension brought about by waiting for something to happen, expectation." > The above seems to be the norm. The Byron Katies and the Eckhart > Tolles seem to be the exception rather than the norm. In looking back > I can agree that was the case for me. There was a moment that was way > out of time and something big had happened but I was not clear enough > to get it. Years later in clearness and clarity is was easy to see the > times IT had come to the foreground and then had slipped away because > it could not be clearly appreciated. Tom
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