wgm, one of the ways Maharishi translated pragyaparadh was *mistake of the
intellect.* I think he meant losing the discernment of unity and falling into
the delusion of duality. It seems to be the fundamental samskara.
As for paradoxes, it's not so much an understanding of them as a being with
wgm, could we also say that man thought he could be separate from God and that
was the first pragyaparadh? Isn't that the same one we are tricked by over and
over? OTOH, if wholeness is at every point, is it even possible for a samskara
or vasana to be separate from wholeness?!
On
Had to look (praj·na·pa·ra·dha) up, yeah been there done that :-) I guess you
could say it is acting contrary to natural law which brings suffering as MMY
has stated. But man in the making had no other choice, how else was he going to
learn less he experienced good and evil, right and wrong?
Wow, powerful documentary. Just goes to show, Satan (temptation) is everywhere,
even Jesus himself was tempted by Satan, but never succumbed, Get thee behind
me Satan, he said.
Here's the Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6dc449jec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6dc449jec
What do you all think: is Satan the same thing as the ego? What is meant by
ego? Is it what Maharishi meant by small s self? If I remember correctly, the
only difference on the MMPI between schizo and genius, is good ego strength
which the genius has.
On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:55
Share wrote:
(snip)
If I remember correctly, the only difference on the MMPI between schizo and
genius,
is good ego strength which the genius has.
Share, the MMPI isn't an IQ test, it's a test of mental health and personality
type.
And what do you mean by schizo? Schizophrenia?
Judy, what I read was about schizophrenia and the bottom line was that ego
strength, at least as measured by the MMPI, is a good thing.
On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 12:48 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com
authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
Share wrote:
(snip)
If I remember correctly, the only
Sure it's a good thing. But where did the only difference on the MMPI between
schizo and genius, is good ego strength which the genius has come in? That,
you see, is what I was asking about.
Share wrote:
Judy, what I read was about schizophrenia and the bottom line was that ego
Judy, I guess there are some items on the MMPI that measure intelligence though
that is not its focus. The snippet is something I read a long time ago so don't
remember the reference. I'll do a little googling and see what I can find.
On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 1:38 PM,
IMHO, the ego is a product of nature, however nature is both pure
(para-prakiti) and impure (apara-prakriti). When the Bible speaks of a fallen
angel they are talking about the purely material nature, or Satan. Depending on
the proclivities of the ego it is either Satanic or Angelic. (And, yes
wgm4u, when you say proclivities of the ego, could this be referring to
samskaras and or vasanas? And if yes, then that seems to blow free will out of
the water.
Thanks for distinction bt para prakriti and apara prakriti which I've not heard
before. Would you say they are both in the bap? Or
That's right, it's a paradox, merely the play of nature or lila shakti as you
well know. MMY called it a 'seeming' or Mithya. Only those truly enlightened
know the mystery.
The very first decision by man in the garden of Eden set the wheel of karma in
motion, man was warned NOT to eat of
Wow, thanks. Great narrative of the unraveling of the Church. Interesting
parallels in ways about the community of the organization protecting itself. I
am not Catholic and did not follow closely the whole story of it. But this is
great for the arc of what happened to the Church and where they
Correction. Now that I'm paying more attention to the French, I
should say that most of the people speaking in the documentary
in sign language are students who were formerly abused by the
priests, not necessarily monks who had taken a vow of silence.
The students were deaf, you see, and the
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