> > But how do you explain that to someone who has
> > never experienced it, and who, *in addition to*
> > never having experienced it, has been indoctrin-
> > ated for decades that the little they *are*
> > experiencing is "the highest path," and that
> > all other spiritual paths are lesser than their
> > own? It just doesn't compute for them. To even
> > be able to *hear* what you're saying they'd
> > have to get over their indoctrination enough
> > to admit to themselves the possibility that
> > what you're saying *might* be true. And let's
> > face it...after thirty+ *years* of that indoc-
> > trination, that just ain't gonna happen.
> >
jstein wrote:
> It's probably just as difficult for those who
> are convinced being "zapped" into samadhi by a
> teacher (especially if they then get "locked
> into their asana" and have to be put in a
> "special room" for days) is the spiritual cat's
> meow to admit to themselves the possibility that
> this may not actually be the most advantangeous
> approach to enlightenment.
>
Well, it does make one wonder why these guys spent
most of their adult life in cult groups, if they
got "zapped" into samadhi by a teacher. Go figure.
