--- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "authfriend" > > > <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > > > "inthislifetime300" > > > > <inthislifetime300@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Sorry Judy, > > > > > > > > > > David signature was not on the previous > post. > > > It was at the bottom > > > > > of his website. > > > > > > > > OK. Anybody know whether deeksha is a > practice > > > > of a specific religion? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's a practice of the followers of a specific > guru: > > > > > > > > > Deeksha is an energy transfer that facilitates > > > awakening to one's personal indwelling > > > Divine Presence. > > > > > > This is an actual Neuro-biological change. The > > > parietal lobes, located in the brain near the > > > top of the skull, are responsible for our > > > orientation in space. Without them we could not > > > get a spoon to our mouth or find our way through > a > > > doorway. Since Hans Selye's work in > > > the 30's, however, scientists agree that the > > > parietal lobes are overactive in most human > > > beings. The overactive nature of the parietal > lobes > > > causes us to feel existentially separate > > > and even opposed to our environment - not > supported, > > > not safe. The diksha energy calms > > > the activity of the parietal lobes, allowing us > to > > > experience our natural oneness with the > > > rest of creation. > > > > > > The frontal lobes of the brain are associated > with > > > the passion for life, enthusiasm, and love > > > of God. The deeksha activates the frontal lobes. > The > > > activation of the frontal lobes leads to > > > the experience of God realization, oneness with > God, > > > our own personal God. > > > > > > Diksha is being given to humanity at this time > in > > > its history to assist the world's > > > transformation to a higher level of > consciousness. > > > It is a gift of the Divine through the > > > intercession of Sri Bhagavan and Sri Padmavati > Devi > > > Amma. It is offered through their > > > followers, called deeksha givers, all over the > > > world. > > > > This is a profoundly gross simplification of brain > > functioning and is a fairy tale. Pseudo science at > its > > best! > > > > Contrast this with Fred's theory about samadhi: > > The thalamus is the gateway to about 90% of sensory > input into the brain (almost all > visual, auditory and tactile input goes straight > through the thalmus while taste and smell > bypasses it) and it acts as a switchboard sending > incoming sensory information from the > various senses to the relevant parts of the brain > for processing. Those parts of the brain > then send the processed information back to the > thalamus which routes them back > through the loop again, modifying the incoming raw > sensory input with the processed > input. > > When you sleep, the thalamus tends to shut down, but > the rest of the brain becomes less > alert. During samadhi (ala TM) the thalamus tends to > shut down, but the brain remains > alert, according to various fMRI and EEG studies. > The mind has "withdrawn its senses like a > turtoise withdraws its limbs into its shell" and > awareness is left awake to itself without > sensory input--even the "subtle" sensory input from > the feedback--to modify it. > > This is radically different than what is found > during other forms of meditation, even/ > especially when "bliss" is reported during them. > > It's the dfference between relative and absolute, > played out neurologically within the brain. > OR, the experience of this within the brain, leads > one to describe the world in these terms. > Either way, its radically different than the high > concentration Buddhist meditation findings > that Vaj likes to tout here. > > And the TM-Sidhis MERGE this neural behavior with > activity, as MMY says, or so the EEG > findings strongly suggest. At least Fred Travis is trying to ground his theorizing with up-to-date brain functioning theory and EEG studies. He also doesn't regress into metaphorical analogies that are closer to phrenology than neurology. > > > > > > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
