--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well said. Like the person who posted the comment, > "It's raining". There is no "It" that is raining. > Just, "raining." It appears that there is an inner > subject or "I," because consciousness projects into > and assumes the boundaries of mind, and to a lessor > extent, the body. So you end up with "I am having > experience X" but there is no "I" having or not having > anything. There is only "X". The "I" is not > consciousness, but a delusion of subjectivity. > Consciousness has no boundary; it is no-thing. > Ramana's inquiry can bring this realization home very > quickly. Try to find "I". You'll find a very abstract > felt-sense of an "I" or "me". But who is aware of > that? It'll become clear that this "I" is only a > thought.>>
Then it would appear that Ramana did not have the full experience, only a superficial one, true though his conclusions are. The true experience is not so subtle. It is an awe inspiring bright homogenous energy that hums powerfully just below the surface and explodes into this dimension when the mind reaches it. It is unbounded, VERY powerful, even scary, but the body that is experiencing immediately knows that "this Self cannot be wetted, nor burned, nor dried up, nor killed." It is who we are. It is the Universe. It is awe-inspiring and we cannot begin to imagine what power it holds and how it can express itself in such a limited world. This world does not seem strong enough for it to fully blossom. It would annihilate this plane if it were completely shining forth. The body could barely remain should such a power show its true face in this universe. This is my experience. It is the all-powerful non-me that is me, bright and powerful like the sun, only not centered in one place. It is the One. OffWorld ------------------------ 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/
