>From a unit of consciousness dominated by ego, to which I was habituated from >childhood, I had expanded all at once to a glowing conscious circle, growing >larger and larger until a maximum was reached, the "I" remaining as it was, >but instead of a confining unit, now itself encompassed by a shining conscious >globe of vast dimensions.
>From a tiny glow the awareness in me became a large radiating pool of Light, >the "I" immersed in it yet fully cognizant of the radiantly blissful volume of >consciousness all around, both near and far. There was ego consciousness as >well as a vastly extended field of awareness, existing side by side, both >distinct, yet one.
