---This could be what Ramakrishna called "going into Samadhi". Don't be so hasty in your judgements, "Dr.".
In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maya...subtle bodies..bullshit. Lower knowledge ;-) > > --- yifuxero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This Guru sought to fuse Sant Mat with the > > traditional Vedic > > sciences; but having a background in Sant Mat, his > > position on "God" > > is quite clear: one's subtle body must be able to > > separate itself > > from the physical body; and only then does true > > knowledge of God take > > place. > > " > > A devotee is driven by an intense zeal to see God. > > That alone is the > > ultimate goal. The jeevaatmaa would identify itself > > and the God with > > the help of, or through, itself, but only after > > getting detached from > > the body, organs, (mind and intellect). We should > > learn the way to > > get detached from the body, organs, mind and > > intellect, the way to > > identify our own Self. The practice (of the method > > thus learnt) > > should be so vigorous that we can lift ourselves > > beyond body, organs > > etc; so that we can abide within ourselves as well > > as identify God. > > Sants have taught the way to this. For instance, > > what is `roop' > > (form/shape)? That which can be known with eyes. > > What is `shabd' > > (sound or word)? That which our ears can grasp. What > > is `ras' > > (taste)? That which can be perceived by the tongue. > > What is `gandha' > > (smell)? That which can be detected by the nose. > > What is `sparsh'? > > That which is discernible through the skin. > > Likewise, what is God? > > What are you within yourself? The answer to both > > these questions is > > the same: that which you (the soul) can identify > > within yourself. God > > is perceived through perception of the Self. > > Whatever is perceived by > > the conscious soul, transcending all the domains of > > `jad' (ignorant > > or devoid of consciousness) is God. What is God? > > That which is > > knowable only to the pure, conscious soul. The > > method or the means, > > through which the conscious soul can separate itself > > from the body, > > organs, (mind, intellect etc) and can keep it with > > itself, all alone, > > is the (truest or genuine) worship of God. Please > > keep this in mind. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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 > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >
