Hi Ed,
I was taught that the path lies not in the experiences but in the
relationship of mind to those experiences, which boils down to
sati-sampajana, mindfulness and clear comprehension. This is because it
is mindfulness and clear comprehension that develops the five
controlling faculties, the five jhana factors, and the seven factors of
enlightenment. They can of course be developed in other ways, but only
mindfulness develops them all in a balanced manner. My experience bears
this out, except perhaps for the aspect of balance, which although the
best of all other methods, still needs some tweeking by the teacher,
because although the mental factor of mindfulness does indeed incline
toward balance, unfortunately the human mind under the influence of
greed, hatred and delusion, does not.
Namaste D.
--- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> What Is and What Is Not the Path
>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVg0IDTvjf4&feature=channel_video_title>
> 16:24 empty0grace <http://www.youtube.com/user/empty0grace> | May
> 2, 2011
>
> Daniel,
>
> If experiences are not the Path, what is one to do?
>
> Thanks, ED
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "empty0grace" empty0grace@ wrote:
> >
>
> Thank you all for the warm welcome. I shall make myself at home, and
> start opining forthwith!
>
> Ed: not to worry, I have my own plentiful supply of piss and vinegar
:-0
>
> Mayka: you asked for my YouTube address, here it is below, but as you
> can see I have used the same account name, so you can always find it
by
> typing in empty0grace. Just remember that the 0 in the middle is the
> digit Zero, not the letter o.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/empty0grace
> <http://www.youtube.com/user/empty0grace>
>
> Anthony thank you for your open heartedness assurance, and Donald, I
was
> deeply grateful for your intuitive grasp of my experience. It is a
> wonderful experience when we can recognise our inner journey in
someone
> else, despite the difficulties of language. It does give hope!
>
> Pranams to all,
>
> Daniel
>
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