--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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. > > > > > > That's certainly been my experience. And it's > > > definitely progressive, as you suggest later. > > > > So, to clarify (my understanding), its not that you don't want to be > > overshadowed (as in a permanent state of "overshadowment"). Its not > > that Awareness is not (never) present. Its that you simply want to > > be overshadowed less often. That you want Awareness to be Aware / > > present more often. > > Sure, preferably all the time, but I'll take > whatever I can get! > > I also find that the more often/longer Awareness > is "present," the more of a pain it is when it > "goes away."
Still laughing uncontrollably. It's all about what "you" "want" rather than what is. If you only learned to appreciate what already is, you'd have what you want. The longer "you" "wants" it, the further away it gets. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/