I think you misunderstand the question: stop and start refer to the boundaries of mind and intellect, respectively - not their functional status.
Moreover, the problem is not how "normal" a state is with reference to the Universe/Cosmos in toto, but the discrepancy between this state and other states when moving between - especially in short time - as happens with correctly performed TM. Reading MMY's comments on the BG it's obvious that intellectually understanding higher states is required, lest confusion should set in. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "peterklutz" <peterklutz@> wrote: > > > > > > So, where does mind stop and intellect start? Any hard criteria? > > Is that even a valid question? Looking at the stuff that Fred's been doiing, we know when > "mind" stops: the thalamus reduces activity to the point where weno longer have (or are > able to note/remember having) mental activity. > > Once thse feedback loops become "obvious" enough that we can think and note that we > are thinking, then we have mind AND intellect. > > > > > > > > Also, has MMY indicated any "required" reading (shortlist preferred) > > to give the mind/intellect the stuff it needs to completely > > grasp/stabilize experiences TC/CC? > > > > Not that I've heard of. How could there be with TC? OR with CC for that matter? > > By MMY's world-view, these are completely natural states that occur spontaneously > without intellectual understanding. GC/UC/BC involve growth beyond merely being > normal, so they might be another kettle of fish, but if MMY is correct about CC being our > "normal" state, there shouldn't be any deliberate intellectual stuff required. > > Note that the reading he has people do is IN Sanskrit, without translation. > > > Also note that "intellect" in the context of UC/BC doesn't mean "intellectual" as in > "reasoning about" something anyway. And GC is supposed to be primarily an emotional > thing, so that also doesn't require intellectual understanding although the ability to > resolve emotional states is another example of intellect (descrimination), I think. > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
