tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post783067402922639131..comments2024-02-28T08:54:21.924-08:00Comments on The Kundalini Consortium: Kundalini and GodJJ Semplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739952761972950114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-10561261092326486442014-05-28T13:12:55.529-07:002014-05-28T13:12:55.529-07:00 Atheism and blind religious belief both misunder... Atheism and blind religious belief both misunderstand consciousness, as the Abrahamic religions (Judaic-Christianity-Islam) long ago demonized the Hellenic philosopher’s attempts to delineate religious doctrines through logical discourse, while science simply ignores the whole concept of consciousness and its relative importance to reality. Sri Aurobindo recognized the mind was simply a sorting mechanism , dropping ideas into dualistic compartments , one side always opposing the other. It is only by experiencing ones inner consciousness can one understand reality in its fullest sense. <br /><br />In any case Kundalini is a physically verifiable paradigm and philosophy that will bridge the gap between Science and Religion. There are countless physical reactions within the body that could be recorded, such as ones intellectual IQ before and after an awakening, artistic and poetic talents, psychological health and many other outward signs of the transformation. Once the research data is collated and studied and it’s proved that the human brain has the capacity to achieve a higher state of consciousness almost every human aspect of civilization will be affected, from economics to politics, aesthetics and entertainment. <br />Joseph Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640849608180614049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-58313978351162087912013-08-31T07:21:37.062-07:002013-08-31T07:21:37.062-07:00I recently found myself trying to explain how I am...I recently found myself trying to explain how I am both a theist and a non-theist. When I read the Gita or St John of the Cross or listen to Christian liturgy I am a theist. But when I sit with non theistic Theravada monks in meditation it is just me and the void. I keep checking and crosschecking my direct experience because since Kundalini came up for me doing Golden Flower Meditation in 2009 I have been observing myself closely and trying to be as ruthlessly honest with myself about what I am experiencing as I know how to be. It certainly hasn't stopped, but it has taken a while to find what works best for me. Initially I found that Buddhist meditation was as difficult as ever. But the Kundalini gave me more determination to persist. Slowly I learned to stop pushing myself. That took some doing because I had approached GFM with single minded determination. I noticed that I began to have dreams which confronted me nightly with all the regrettable things I done in my life. It raised questions about persisting with GFM, but my sense was that it would pass based on previous experience with body work. After some time, I read St John of the Cross who said that the fire of God's love ( Kundalini?) heats like fire heats a log which begins to smoke - the smoke being our impurities. Later a Theravada monk talked about the difficulty of maintaining attention during meditation, describing it as I experience it, as being caused by impurities. More time passed, but my dreams stopped being so 'smoky'. My meditation began to grow in new ways. I got a delightful confirmation that I was far from the first person to pass this way when I encountered a poem from the 16th century by Martinus von Biberach or perhaps the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I: Live, don't know how long,/ And die, don't know when;/ Must go, don't know where;/ I am astonished I am so happy. The decidedly theistic Martin Luther responded to the poem in a sermon: I am living as long as God wants, / I'll die when and how God wants, / I am going and certainly know where, I wonder that I am sad.lgudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774491337993415578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-90650118761481115532013-08-29T12:26:04.214-07:002013-08-29T12:26:04.214-07:00Jesse, This is just great!
thank you!Jesse, This is just great!<br />thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895971041406985652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285871073069940636.post-23115045570749106062013-08-23T17:59:05.926-07:002013-08-23T17:59:05.926-07:00Great post. One of the first things I did after th...Great post. One of the first things I did after the process began was to make sure I had a totally objective point of view, as much as was allowed me during the process. I was going to make sure it was kundalini before I said so. <br /><br />I am glad I started with that perspective and only expressed what I actually experienced. It took 3 months and a lot of reading and research before I was sure about what I was going through. It took a further 5 years before I returned to a stable state and got a firm grasp on my new reality.<br /><br />This approach allowed me to experience for itself without having expectations based on what I had read. I am glad I used this approach and am grateful for where it has led me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951569437528155384noreply@blogger.com