my mind begins to hum...

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:26 am

why does a truth seeker watch a putt?

or the mudman wear a wristwatch?

isn't it vague and mysterious language: "the coming of the kingdom of annointing"?

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:35 am

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mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:40 am

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mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:03 am

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the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:16 am

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:01 am

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:06 am

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mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:20 am

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mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:00 am

Ascension has the following similarities & differences
from Transcendental Meditation:

Similarities:

* Use of a puja ceremony
* Mental recitation of a phrase
* Similar theory of consciousness (7 levels, etc.)

Differences:

* TM uses a non-English mantra;
Ascension Attitudes are given in the student's native language
* TM students receive one mantra; Ascension has multiple Attitudes
* TM mantra does not change for the life of the student;
Ascension attitudes include a component which can change at will

the puja is seperate and distinct from the unalloyed use of ascension...
would it enhance the process?
if the manifestor intended it to do so,
and had the potency to make it so...

the mental recitation of the phrase is one level...
which leads to another

the theories are merely thoughts...
proper use of the technique redirects awarness
once the thoughts are recognized as such

that the name of sanskrit design
was not given up when the recognition that native tongue serves the purpose
has caused me to wonder...

The Ishayas' Ascension technique involves thinking a short phrase,
known as an Ascension Attitude, whenever a thought is noticed.
Practitioners claim that the use of the Attitudes remove root stresses
and expands awareness, resulting in a complete transformation
of personal experience.

i'd back that claim

The Yoga Sutras of Maharisi Patanjali
are the most concise formulation in history
of the mechanics of the growth of consciousness
from the Waking State to the highest degree of human consciousness,
Unified Consciousness.
They present a systematic and complete understanding
of the psychological, emotional and physical transformations
that occur as an individual develops full enlightenment.
This process of development is called Ascension,
or rising beyond the boundaries of ignorance.

MSI accomplished transferring a deeper level of insight
from the yoga sutras of eastern thought into western comprehension than i'd previously discovered...
thanks for that

YOGA is the Science of Union.
The union of what with what?
The union of the Waking State of Consciousness
with its most expanded state.
This fully developed state is called enlightenment.
There are four stages of this development of higher consciousness;
these are discussed in the four quarters of the Yoga Sutras.

The first stage is called Ascendant Consciousness.
Ascendant Consciousness is the experience of the conscious mind settling down
into its own essential nature.
The self of the Waking State,
with its myriad of contradictory and self-defeating thoughts and beliefs,
is only a shadow of the Self that lies within.
The Self within is quite literally indescribable
(Christianity has done as well as possible by calling it,
"The peace which passeth understanding" (2)
for it lies forever beyond the power of any words to describe,
beyond the ability of the mind even to contemplate.
It can, however, be experienced
-- this is the purpose of the Yoga Sutras,
of Yoga in general, and specifically of the First Quarter of the text.
The experience of this transcendental Union
is the topic of the first fifty-one sutras.

(2) "The peace of God, which passeth understanding..."
Philippians 4:7. Cf., John 14:27.

The First Quarter of the Yoga Sutras
describes Ascendant Consciousness.
Ascendant Consciousness is called satori in Japan,
Samadhi in India, often "the Fourth" in the ancient literature,
the One
or the Absolute
or the Transcendent
or the Infinite
or Unbounded Awareness
or Pure Consciousness
in English.
This experience is a fourth major state of consciousness,
distinct subjectively and physiologically
from Waking, Sleeping and Dreaming.
In this text, we typically call it Ascendant Consciousness,
for it lies beyond the normal experience of the Waking State.
The name is irrelevant, the experience is everything.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:01 am

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:15 am

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mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:44 am

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:56 am

Para.
A sanskrit word meaning higher, beyond, supreme, best.
Often used as a prefix, for example: Paramahansa (realised sage),
Paramananda (highest bliss), Paramarthika (highest truth).

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:04 am

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:11 am