Yes, I agree, Vam, great fundamental stuff articulated nicely. When the Tibetan Book of the Dead is viewed as a manual for ego transcendence then yes, Wallace's model would provide a simple method for entering the realm. And for me, there is much to be said for simplicity here. Yet we each make this journey individually and differently, and if we are attuned to the road signs naturally given us, our own way is illuminated. Looking away and getting enmeshed in the form can slow or create barriers.
Calling the form illusion, for me, takes away the object validity and is like saying the many is illusion and only the One is real. This might be designed to encourage focus onward, but may obscure the point that the many in the form that we view it is the manifestation of the One expressing within us. To arrive at the point of "all appearances exist only relative to the mind that experiences them, and all mental states arise relative to experienced phenomena. We are living in a participatory universe, with no absolute subjects or objects." (Wallace) - we must realize that our participation in the universe is the creation of those forms, and this realization takes us beyond the mental states and into those of pure awareness in sleep, dream and waking. On Jan 29, 1:35 am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > This is great, fundamental stuff ! > > I related the same method to experiences one is invited to through > stages described in the Tibetan Book of The Dead, while reading it a > long time ago. > > But, I am afraid, this is not what scientists and empiricists would be > able to appreciate, on account of limitations they have conditioned > themselves to. As a result, they might find it too uncomfortable, even > daunting, barring exceptions ! > > On Jan 29, 10:49 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We have discussed this topic before; however, here Alan presents a > > very cogent and insightful view of lucid dreaming and dream yoga. Does > > this help with any of your personal > > insights?http://www.tricycle.com/feature/3652-1.html?page=0,0 -- 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.
