--- In [email protected], "ventouxboy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, everyone. Thanks for all the responses on this vein. Each one > has gone beyond the original question and given me little insights > into the things I came here to understand. So now I have another > question. I guess it's time to let the wolves have at my carcass. > When I was a young man, I began meditating, and in the midle of my > meditation, I encountered a deep awakening. It felt like I was hit > by a baseball bat. I drew a breath of oxygen like a man who had been > underwater too long, and it felt like I sucked in the entire world > into my lungs. My view of the world was incredibly expanded at that > exact point. Emotionally, it was overwhelming; I laughed, cried, and > felt every emotion possible all at once. Now, I've never gone as far > as to say this is enlightenment, that would be arrogant, but my life > changed profoundly in a heartbeat and set me on a path I'm on to > this day. Any one want to speculate on this matter? It's an answer > I've searched for for a very long time and i would welcome any > comments on this matter. Guy
i'll take a crack at it, i, by no means am an expert on the matter but i think if your not sure whether you attained enlightenment or not you probably havent. ofcourse not reaching this state myself this is only speculation. you may have reached a higher level than the one you were previously on though. Mack ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
