09-08-2010, 12:00 AM
Many people have spiritual experiences but have trouble understanding
them and putting them in context. It does not diminish the experience
just renders it too personal to be of any help to others.I could really relate to this statement Lex! After my first few big "A-Ha" moments, I found myself utterly incapable of any sort of description and any attempt to do so would result in utter failure.. "Emptiness" seemed an inadequate description. It seemed more like a realization of the non-existence of phenomena, personal and otherwise.
It takes time for experiences to ripen, as much of our being has still not been touched by the light of realization. It takes a very long time to dissolve what Thoreau called the ego's "layers of concentric woodenness". This is a process and there is no quick way, or formula. It is is uncomfortable and happens gradually. It also cannot be sped up.
Difficulty does not mean that we should not attempt to articulate ideas that are beyond conception. People have been articulating these ideas for thousands of years. It takes great skill, but this comes with time and experience.
The question is, how do I get out of my own way?
them and putting them in context. It does not diminish the experience
just renders it too personal to be of any help to others.I could really relate to this statement Lex! After my first few big "A-Ha" moments, I found myself utterly incapable of any sort of description and any attempt to do so would result in utter failure.. "Emptiness" seemed an inadequate description. It seemed more like a realization of the non-existence of phenomena, personal and otherwise.
It takes time for experiences to ripen, as much of our being has still not been touched by the light of realization. It takes a very long time to dissolve what Thoreau called the ego's "layers of concentric woodenness". This is a process and there is no quick way, or formula. It is is uncomfortable and happens gradually. It also cannot be sped up.
Difficulty does not mean that we should not attempt to articulate ideas that are beyond conception. People have been articulating these ideas for thousands of years. It takes great skill, but this comes with time and experience.
The question is, how do I get out of my own way?