I am glad you guys are compiling all this information on enlightenment.
It is the goal of life, you see if you become enlightened then you don't have to be reborn again. You become one with the divine (God, Buddha, Christ, whatever your idea of the higher power is). But to think of this union as lacking, to think; " I like being alive, I like experiencing intense human emotions, I never want this". That thought could never be more wrong. You see when a person merges with that divine power he/she is actually merging with consciousness, the energy. You become everything all at once, the billions upon billions of universes, worlds, stars, galaxies, people, tree's, animals; all of this is realized as being yourself. So you get to experience all of these intense emotions as yourself, you are filled with an unfathomable bliss.
I do know allot about this topic; so if anyone has any questions at all I will very happily answer them.
-- Edited by Joshua3109 on Friday 25th of November 2011 12:12:04 PM
This is not what you are looking for, it is only a piece. This state of nothingness experienced in sleep is strange. When you think of nothing for a period of time your Kundalini energy builds and travels up the spine. This is because your energy is not manifesting anything else such as your reality, thoughts, desires and so on. So why is it that in this sleep state he does not experience Kundalini awakening?
It is because his ego is still intact, over a period of time when your ego is controlled completely you experience Samadhi. Samadhi is a thoughtless state as he describes except instead of feeling pure nothingness you are feeling everything. Everyhting in this universe is yourself, the greatest joys people are experiencing, the greatest sorrows. Everything is you, and if this man experienced this immense bliss he would have said so. This state of nothingness is but a tiny fragment of the ultimate goal which is Samadhi (Enlightenment)
Joshua, I wouldn't call myself an expert on these things, but I think everyone experiences the journey of enlightenment differently. As Morihei Ueshiba said, "There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji." I'm so happy for you that you have found your own path. :)
Joshua, I wouldn't call myself an expert on these things, but I think everyone experiences the journey of enlightenment differently. As Morihei Ueshiba said, "There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji." I'm so happy for you that you have found your own path. :)
Thank you for that, I actually felt wrong in writing that post because I do not know the subject he was talking about in its entirety. It still irked me though, my gut instinct didnt agree completely with what he was talking about.
I haven't been too fascinated about Castaneda's stuff previously. A friend advertised him several times. Castaneda's choice of words seemed off and yet I didn't find his definitions for them.
However, about a week ago, this friend shared "Armando Torres - Encounters With The Nagual", which is a book written by one of Castaneda's students. Castaneda's quotes have been arranged in such a fashion that I understood his definitions first. I'm amazed at the book .. it goes very well with what I've experienced so far. Also, compared to the hardcore yogic books, it's very easy to read.
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