Jan/Mike/ Samadhi (was: Reincarnation)

-----Original Message-----
From: jb [mailto:kvy9@...]

:If this were samadhi, I for one wouldn't want it.

Most likely then, you wouldn't want Shakti firing up every cell of the
mind-body either, as
it will burn out all opinions into mootness irrespective of like/dislike,
higher/lower.
Perhaps a good idea, praying to remain exempted from what certainly would be
classified as "the ultimate ordeal".

Cheers,
Jan
*****************************
Dearest brother Jan,

I suffered in a horrific fashion for many years in college when Kundalini
Shakti erupted in me at the age of 18 and the massive, overwhelming force of
the unconscious made itself felt in my conscious waking life every second of
day and night. I became very thin and my optic nerves and the nervous system
became hyper stimulated. I am sure there are better ways on the spiritual
path and that total decimation is not a general rule! :-). Those like
Michaelji who have the grace of their Guru are likely to find the path
smooth and easy. My teacher used to say gradually, gradually,
gradually........Sri Lahiri Mahasya, the Guru of Sri Yukteshwar, who was the
Guru of Swami Yogananda used to say "Banat Banat Ban Jaye" meaning, it seems
like its happening, happening, happening, and then before you know it, it
has happened.

Love to all
Harsha

On 12/10/01 at 8:25 AM Harsha wrote:

º-----Original Message-----
ºFrom: jb [mailto:kvy9@...]
º
º:If this were samadhi, I for one wouldn't want it.
º
ºMost likely then, you wouldn't want Shakti firing up every cell of the
ºmind-body either, as
ºit will burn out all opinions into mootness irrespective of like/dislike,
ºhigher/lower.
ºPerhaps a good idea, praying to remain exempted from what certainly would
ºbe
ºclassified as "the ultimate ordeal".
º
ºCheers,
ºJan
º*****************************
ºDearest brother Jan,
º
º I suffered in a horrific fashion for many years in college when Kundalini
ºShakti erupted in me at the age of 18 and the massive, overwhelming force
ºof
ºthe unconscious made itself felt in my conscious waking life every second
ºof
ºday and night. I became very thin and my optic nerves and the nervous
ºsystem
ºbecame hyper stimulated. I am sure there are better ways on the spiritual
ºpath and that total decimation is not a general rule! :-). Those like
ºMichaelji who have the grace of their Guru are likely to find the path
ºsmooth and easy. My teacher used to say gradually, gradually,
ºgradually........Sri Lahiri Mahasya, the Guru of Sri Yukteshwar, who was
ºthe
ºGuru of Swami Yogananda used to say "Banat Banat Ban Jaye" meaning, it
ºseems
ºlike its happening, happening, happening, and then before you know it, it
ºhas happened.
º
ºLove to all
ºHarsha

Thanks for the story Harsha - no K. awakening can be the same.
I didn't ask for anything, yet after apperception, it didn't take
long for unknown sensations to appear. They were met with curiosity,
i started to concentrate on them to the exclusion of everything else,
even while performing duties. The changes in "outlook on life" went
so fast that not a single reference remained as nothing turned out to be
what it formerly was thought to be. The only certainty was that it didn't really
matter because as a figure of speech, i was a "dead one". So there was no
fear, whatever surfaced from the subconscious could be dealt with in a
harmless way. It took but 8 months for the Shakti to reach and stay in
the crown center. No teacher, no scriptures, no help...
Just the proverbial "visit to Yama" and the character trait called
"consistency".

Love,
Jan