On 10/23/2014 7:14 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
Could it be that we're simply compelled by neural pathways in our
brain that want to be activated?
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/According to MMY it is the nature of the mind to want to enjoy - it's
only natural for anyone to want to be free from suffering. He said that
"the way into bliss is the way out of suffering."//
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//So, nobody wants to suffer but in fact, suffering is a given in life:
we all suffer from repeated birth, old age, sickness and eventual death.
The truth is that we are all bound by karma, either from this life or
from a previous life. There is no exception to karma, from the highest
god or deva down to a single blade of grass. //
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//The idea behind yoga is to provide the ideal opportunity for awakening
to the truth of how things really are. If you know the truth you will be
free. Yoga is immortality and freedom. //
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//According to yoga theory, you build up samskaras due to karma - the
actions in this life and in your past lives. You can remove the
samskaras through tapas - "burning off" the accumulated layers of past
actions through meditation and other yoga practices. But a practice will
not remove all the samskaras - even for an accomplished "yogi" there's
always a trace of karma because they still maintain a human body with
air, water, and food, coarse or fine, and thoughts, volitions and
desires. //
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//A "siddha" yogi is one who has realized the truth and is totally free
while still in living in a human body, a "jivan-mukti" - for them there
is no return; everything has been done that needs to be done; gone to
the other shore; totally gone. No come back no more.//Free./
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On Thursday, October 23, 2014 6:00 AM, "TurquoiseBee
turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
*From:* "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:04 PM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Belief in God is a form of mental
illness
Well said Barry - and I agree with every word
It's NOT that I'm saying that seeking spiritual experiences ISN'T
valuable. I'm just pointing out that almost no one in history has ever
stepped up to the plate and made an objective, scientific case for
what that value might be.
