--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 28, 2006, at 1:08 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > > >> The true definition of "Cosmic Consciousness" is samadhi > 24/7/365 -- > > >> so what does that tell you about their promises about > enlightenment? > > >> > > > > > > That they were overly optimistic. <duh> > > > > > > Remember that this hadn't been *done* before. How > > > could they know for sure? MMY shouldn't have made > > > such a prediction for that reason, but it was his > > > best guess at the time. > > > > > > You know, of course, that your "true" definition of > > > Cosmic Consciousness is the same as MMY's. > > > > > > Except that you define "samadhi" differently than > > > he does. He doesn't mean the kind of samadhi where > > > you sit insensible and useless with your eyes closed. > > > > > > He means samadhi *along with waking consciousness*, > > > 24/7/365 samadhi in activity (and sleep and dreaming > > > consciousness), the *integration* of samadhi with > > > the three "lesser" states. > > > > As do I, but in this case am highlighting that *inner* absorption > at > > this level of realization which has some remarkable attributes-- > > namely total focus to the exclusion of sensory inputs. That's why > I > > mentioned this would have to be done *while in meditation or doing > a > > focused activity*. > > > > A focused activity, by definition (yogic), involves sensory input, > either of the physical senses, the "subtle" ones, or (one assumes) > both. > > One can't have a focused activity without having an object of > attention.
I pointed that out too, but Vaj seems not to have been able to respond. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
