--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > You're enlightened, and you refuse to even *think* > > > > that you might not be. Did I get that right, Jim? > > > > > > You are missing what I and many others have already said again > > > and again here. Enlightenment is not experienced on the level > > > of thinking. It is a state of Being. This is not my original > > > expression-- All of the gurus and spiritual teachers say this > > > also. Given your background, I am surprised that you don't > > > know this yet. Your level of ignorance astounds me.:-) > > > > It's a little like accusing somebody of refusing > > even to *think* they might be dreaming rather > > than awake. When you're awake, it's self-evident > > you aren't dreaming. (Not "self-evident" meaning > > "obvious," but rather evident in terms of itself.) > > Ever heard of hallucination? Or delusion?
Not relevant. The issue is one's state of consciousness, not one's state of mind. <snip> > Haven't you ragged on me for years to examine my > experiences of seeing someone levitate, to see if > there might be another way of seeing the experience, > and see if it might not be true? Nope, never have, actually. I'm afraid you're hallucinating.
