Actually, the first para refers to ( 1 ) in your post, viz. " 1) The occurrences are really random although that is hard to believe > > as they are so specific. Yet it is possible that our ability to detect > > them heightens with awareness and we begin to "look" is probably the > > wrong word - definitely the wrong word - but "become more receptive" > > might be better. I know of no way of determining the ratios needed to > > verify whether these events are random one way or another empirically. > > I have noted though that this heightened receptivity is not a simple > > thing. It seems that these things do not just happen but are clustered > > around a time of heightened conscious in general. They are not > > unrelated to what is going on in one's life. I think that what happens > > after these things do happen is that one begins to actually look > > harder and that in fact does not help. There is a natural desire to > > want them to keep happening, or for them to happen again. I don't > > thing that paying attention and trying to fit events together works. I > > know you've seen people strain to do that and it is just wrong. When > > it happens it is obvious. When it is not happening it seems to be less > > obvious and people are always trying to "make connections"."
On Aug 14, 12:04 am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 13, 9:16 pm, Justintruth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I think it is a real problem. I think there are three possible > > explanations: > > > 1) The occurrences are really random although that is hard to believe > > as they are so specific. Yet it is possible that our ability to detect > > them heightens with awareness and we begin to "look" is probably the > > wrong word - definitely the wrong word - but "become more receptive" > > might be better. I know of no way of determining the ratios needed to > > verify whether these events are random one way or another empirically. > > I have noted though that this heightened receptivity is not a simple > > thing. It seems that these things do not just happen but are clustered > > around a time of heightened conscious in general. They are not > > unrelated to what is going on in one's life. I think that what happens > > after these things do happen is that one begins to actually look > > harder and that in fact does not help. There is a natural desire to > > want them to keep happening, or for them to happen again. I don't > > thing that paying attention and trying to fit events together works. I > > know you've seen people strain to do that and it is just wrong. When > > it happens it is obvious. When it is not happening it seems to be less > > obvious and people are always trying to "make connections". > > This expresses my experience, Justin ! Including the unconcern with > what appears, however good or comfortable, miraculous or discordant. > Those are meanings. The One meaning is unchanging. > > IT is not anything that may exist or not, IT is existence itself. > > IT is not any knowledge I may know or not, IT is knowledge itself. > > IT is not any joy or bliss I may experience or not, IT is bliss > itself. > > IT is all, supports all, pervades all, rules all. But IT is not this, > not that, gross or subtle. > > I've chosen to bring back to use expressions that have remained > unmodified in any way since millenia. May not be of help. But they are > exact. > > My entire effort was to realise what they meant, and not what I wanted > them to mean ! The latter habit was the one most difficult for me to > become free of. But that was the only way I had to proceed along the > way. > > Best Wishes.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
