05-05-2009, 12:00 AM
"The rule is not a tale. To cross over to freedom does not mean eternal life as eternity is commonly
understood--that is, as living forever. What the rule states is that one can keep the awareness which is ordinarily relinquished at the moment of dying. I
cannot explain what it means to keep that awareness. My benefactor told me that at the moment of crossing, one enters into the third attention, and the body
in its entirety is kindled with knowledge. Every cell at once becomes aware of itself, and also aware of the totality of the body. This kind of awareness is
meaningless to our compartmentalized minds. Therefore the crux of the warrior's struggle is not so much to realize that the crossing over stated in the
rule means crossing to the third attention, but rather to conceive that there exists such an awareness at all." -- Don Juan Matus
It's an exotic yet simple explanation of what freedom is for a nagualist. There is no mention of angels or a hundred virgins or eternal bliss, it
doesn't try to sell itself very hard. The reason that it is so matter of fact is because it is obviously not a message for everyone, it would only
resonate with a few, and they might not even be able to explain why. Sorcery is like surfing: "If you don't surf, don't start. If you surf, never
stop."
understood--that is, as living forever. What the rule states is that one can keep the awareness which is ordinarily relinquished at the moment of dying. I
cannot explain what it means to keep that awareness. My benefactor told me that at the moment of crossing, one enters into the third attention, and the body
in its entirety is kindled with knowledge. Every cell at once becomes aware of itself, and also aware of the totality of the body. This kind of awareness is
meaningless to our compartmentalized minds. Therefore the crux of the warrior's struggle is not so much to realize that the crossing over stated in the
rule means crossing to the third attention, but rather to conceive that there exists such an awareness at all." -- Don Juan Matus
It's an exotic yet simple explanation of what freedom is for a nagualist. There is no mention of angels or a hundred virgins or eternal bliss, it
doesn't try to sell itself very hard. The reason that it is so matter of fact is because it is obviously not a message for everyone, it would only
resonate with a few, and they might not even be able to explain why. Sorcery is like surfing: "If you don't surf, don't start. If you surf, never
stop."