Re: Altered states
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Manincar ®

06/11/2017, 11:28:39
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Hi Inis, 

I am also one who loved meditation. Not to say that I didn't confront resistance and obstacles along the way. You might recall how we all carried a bunch of his quotes around in our heads to use in conversation or satsang ? Well this is one that I attributed to him, but it might have just been typical eastern thought converted to usage by our whacky club. 

Paraphrasing : "The act of meditation is not natural, but the experience of meditation is.. (natural)."

This in a way summed up my approach to the effort, perseverance and patience required in the face of our intensive routine of morning and evening meditation, month after month, year after year.

More often than not, I found my self going past resistance and lethargy and became entranced and absorbed by the beauty of the word, the breath. It became a peace-generating vibration of pure satisfaction. Many days I would get up from morning meditation and found that that state of contentment stayed with me all day long and into the next day and the next. Satsang would allow deeper contemplation and evening meditations were an exploration into new worlds of consciousness. 

OF COURSE that state was a respite from the craziness we were surrounded by...it provided order and continuity to a questionable life-style that no one seemed to appreciate in those times. 

This was one of the biggest reasons I had a hard time leaving Maharaji. I associated this bliss with him and his seemingly worthy figurehead. I am pleased to say that I disentangled myself completely from that illusory link and feel that I am now free to enjoy altered states as much as I wish ...without any speck of Rawatism or cult influence corrupting things.

Our life within the cult was not a sham in that regard. To this day I still consider my meditation experiences to have been real, true, intensely personal and sublime. I would not trade my independence now for ANY amount of promised salvation, but those years were incredible nonetheless and quite honorable, I believe.

Regards, Mark B 







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