> > > > > > >> 'Failure' - Death causes Rebirth > I am enjoying all of the riffs off my original question. In any > case, I am still curious why rebirth following death is seen as a > failure? > > Though it might be a case outside the *assumed* definitions of death > and rebirth (i.e. multiple physical lives), I am thinking about a > technique I employ for a mundane purpose, that of getting enough > sleep at night. > > Sometimes after going to bed, or after waking during the night, I > will still my mind in order to allow my autonomic nervous system to > take over and put me back to sleep. I've noticed that when I still > my mind, one of the things to go away is any thought of "I" or > reference to "I". Because there is nothing to identify with at all, > I will experience a momentary fear before moving into sleep. It is > like death in that way. And then I awaken a few hours later, as > myself, having slept well. > > Similarly, to gain enlightenment we go through a process of death, > then rebirth, from the inside out. That, and the previous example, > both entail a death and rebirth. Yet neither are a failure. This is > the context of my original question.
Nice. And timely. Thanks for the tip about stillness before sleep. It's a technique I will begin to put into more use. ------------------------ 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/
