Thank you for sharing that Mike.
KG
On 7/31/2012 7:33 PM, mike brown wrote:
Joe,
Oh yes, talk about the 'moonlight' of Wisdom and the crystal-like
purity of objects is no artistic licence. I've taken the liberty of
posting below an account of a mystical experience I posted on another
forum many years ago. I have also posted on this forum (not so long
ago) some of the experiences I've had with my Heart Chakra on
Vipassana retreats (If I find it I'll re-post, if you'd like). I do
this for your amusement only! (and please excuse the unsophisticated
descriptions I blurted out below...):
http://pub5.bravenet.com/guestbook/395054200/#bn-guestbook-1-1-395054200/prev/22
April 14th 2004
02:18:37 AM
Please provide a nickname (required)
Mike
Give your experience a short title
No-Mind
How old were you when this happened?
36
Are you male or female?
male
Please describe your experience
I had my first experience 3 years ago and I still find it difficult to
put into words. Impossible, actually. Also important to mention is the
fact that during the experience I had no religious beliefs or
knowledge. However, since the experience I have been practicing Zen
Buddhism and I can know describe some facets of the experience using
Zen terminology (something I couldn't do immediately after the
experience).
I was watching the evening news on t.v (it was about 7pm) when I heard
a kind of 'click' inside my head. Immediately, all the sound from the
t.v seemed to suck back into the t.v. This left everything in the room
in a state of crystal-like purity because along with the absence of
sound there was also an absence of 'labels' on the objects within my
view. Labels, names, concepts, abstractions, language, all had
instantaneously vanished. Everything was in a state of 'isness' or
'suchness'. It was as if the atmosphere in the room had taken on a
moon-like or crystal-like quality.
As for me, it felt as though my head had been taken from my shoulders
and I WAS the room and the objects therein. Although I had never
studied Zen Buddhism up to this point I kept repeating to myself,
"This is it! This is it! No mind!". It also felt as though this was
the most natural and real state to be in and how foolish not to
realise it before! I also really felt as though I would be able to
come back to this 'place' at will. I wish! This period of discovery
lasted about 10-15 minutes.
What followed was a state of bliss and ecstasy. It began with a warm
liquid feeling running up and down my spine (very kundalini!)
accompanied by an adrenalin-like feeling of love. Very orgasmic
without the sexual side. This state seemed to be preceded by a feeling
of amazing discovery - no less than the meaning of life and the reason
for religion. I also believe that my breathing was suspended during
this time. Then the most amazing feeling of 'oneness' occured when I
looked out the window and saw a tree. It really felt as though the
tree was in on the whole episode! I couldn't stop saying, "Thank
you!". The tree shimered in a golden, violet and blue light although I
know it wasn't a hallucination. I was the tree and the tree was me. At
this point everything felt dark although my eyes were open and it
wasn't dark in a lights off kind of way. Also, I could feel my hands
moving up into a benediction type position. But here's the strange
thing. I consciously brought myself out of this unbelievably beautiful
state! At the time it felt like I needed to share the experience with
someone, but also I think I wasn't ready to lose my sense of self.
After I had come back to earth a bit I felt 2 things. One, that this
was the most holy experience anyone had ever had!! Or two, that this
experience somehow preceded a mental illness. The next day I scoured
the library for material and discovered 'mysticism'. That was a great
relief - to discover that lots of people have had similar experiences.
For the sake of brevity, of all the religions I researched Zen feels
the most relevant FOR ME to pursue. I have had many profound
experiences since and definately feel like I am now on a spiritual path.
