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Ashoka Aurora Ishaya The Art of Subration

THE ART OF SUBRATION

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w e a s a s p e c i e s d e s t i n e d t o b e e n l i g h t en e d ? W h a t i s t h e i n t e r n al d y n a mi c

o f th i s pr o ce s s o f e vo l ut i on ? W h at f or c es g o v er n th i s pr o ce s s? s a

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wor l d t o r i s e above ) * The r t o f +ubr a t i on i s t he p r oces s wh i ch e l uc i da t e s

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con t i nue ) The s u r v i va l cond i t i on i ng o f man1 s ho r i 2on t a l ou t war d d i r ec t ed

f o c u s m u s t b e t r a n s f o r m e d ) s o n e i s b o r n i n t o t h e p h y s i c a l v e h i c l e , t h e

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o r i en t a t i on a r e l o s t i n t he i r own r ea l i t y ) 4epend i ng on t he s eve r i t y o f t he

i nwar d f ocus mos t o f t hes e i nd i v i dua l s a r e l abe l ed au t i s t i c ) 0nce t he s e l f

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a w ar e ne s s c a n b e r e co n di t io n e d, t a ug h t t o c o nt r ac t i n wa r dl y t o s u pp o rt

mor e compl e3 , abs t r ac t t h i nk i ng ) Th i s ho r i 2on t a l i nwar d d i r ec t i ona l mode

i s f u r t he r s uppor t ed f i r s t , by l ea r n i ng t o r ead , and t hen by movi ng t owar d

a m o r e c o m p le 3 e d u c a t io n a l p r o c es s ) / i n a ll y, a s o n e l e a rn s t o q u i e t t h e

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i s t o be a pe r i od wher e t he t wo s i des o f t he hemi s pher e mee t , s c i ence and

r e l i g i on mer ge and a ga l ac t i c communi t y come i n t o be i ng ) * A

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t hi s p e ri od a s t a ki ng p la ce e v er y f i ve h u n dr ed y ea rs ) ve n t h e

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vacu i t y , t he c l a r i t y o f t he cons c i ous nes s w i l l na t u r a l l y become mor e

obv i ous ) * 9 E

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t r a d it i o n s l a b e l t h i s e 3 p e r i e n c e d i f f e r en t l y) Wo rd s o n l y p o i n t t h e f i n g er 6

t he e3per i ence i s t he goa l )

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cyc l e o f the g r owt h o f cons c i ous nes s ) 0ur s pec i es 1 cons c i ous nes s cyc l es ,

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s t a t e s o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s i n d i c a t e u n d e r l y i n g i m b a l a n c e s o b s c u r a t i o n s ) $ y

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t h i s a l c h e m i c a l s y m b o l ) I t s e p a r a t e s o r p a r a d o 3 i c a l l y h o l d s t o g e t h e r t h e

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o f cons c i ous nes s i s l abe l ed : Tur i ya ) 'ami ng i t makes i t s o?

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+ ta g e o f nl ig ht en me n t i s a ch ie v ed ) T he d ai ly p ra ct ic e o f s ce ns io n

c r e a t e s 7 e r p e t u a l @ o n s c i o u s n e s s ) T h i s f i f t h s t a t e o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s i s t h e

/ i r s t + t a g e o f n l i g h t e n m e n t a n d i s k n o w n a s ' i r v a n a o r + a m a d h i ; i n

o t he r t r ad i t i ons )

7 e rp e tu a l @ o ns c io u sn e ss i s = a -a s ic i n n a tu r e, c r ea t es a d u a li t y i n

pe rc ep t io n a nd s t ab i l i 2es in t o w i tn ess ing ) Wit ness in g a l lo ws one to

m ai nt ai n a n e v er 5p re se n t a wa re n es s o f t he s ce nd an t a s o n e c yc l es

t h r o u g h W a k i n g , 4 r e a m i n g a n d + l e e p i n g ) s t h i s p u r i f i c a t i o n , g r o w t h o f

c on sc io u sn es s c on ti nu es , t he b od y l ea rn s t o s et tl e d ow n i nt o a n e v er

d e ep e r, h i gh e r v i br a ti o na l h a bi t at io n a n d h e al s t h e o b sc u ra t io n s o f t h e



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bod y mi nd and ones pe rcep t ion aga in beco mes mor e re f i ned ) Th i s p roc ess

c re at es t he n e3 t s ta te o f c on sc io u sn es s K si 3t hL , t he + ec on d + ta ge o f

n l i g h t e n m e n t , 3 a l t e d @ o n s c i o u s n e s s ) 3 a l t e d @ o n s c i o u s n e s s i s + a t t v i c

i n na t u r e and ou t war d d i r ec t ed )

s one moves t o f u r t he r pu r i f y i n t o t h i s + t age o f n l i gh t enment , t he

n e 3 t s t e p n e e d e d t o s t a b i l i 2e t h e n e 3 t s t a te o f c o n s c i o u sn e s s , t h e s e v e n t h

s t a t e 5 i s a c o n t r a c t i v e p r a c t i c e ) e r e o n e l e a r n s t h e v a l u e o f p r a t y a h a r a )

T hi s d is ci pl in e b u il ds s tr uc tu re s i n a wa re ne ss w hi ch a l l ow s o ne t o

s t ab i l i 2e i n t o an even mor e r e f i ned awar enes s , >n i f i ed @ons c i ous nes s ) The

t hi rd + ta ge o f nl ig ht en me nt mo re c om mo nl y r ef er re d t o a s @ hr is t

@ons c i ous nes s ) @hr i s t o r @hr i s t os i s one who has been ano i n t ed ) (ean i ng

o ne s e ye s h av e b ee n w as he d c le an o f o bsc ura ti on s) Th is s ta te o f

cons c i ous nes s i s mor e Hin i n na t u r e an d con t r ac t i ve ) 4! K +e l f conf i dence

i s n o t a r ro g a nc e 6 f r o m m y p l at f or m i t i s a s e v id e nt a s t h e n o se o n y o u r

f ace ) L

s one con t i nues t he p r ac t i ce o f s cens i on , mov i ng ones awar enes s

o u t w a r d i n f o c u s a n d a c t i v i t y , t h e e i g h t h s t a t e o f a w a r e n e s s b e g i n s t o

s ta bi li 2e : t he / ou rt h + ta ge o f nl ig ht en me nt ; $ ra hm an ) $ ra hma n

c o n s c i o u s n e s s i s u l t i m a t e l y n e u t r a l i n f o r c e a n d i s c h a r a c t e r i 2 e d a s t h e

mai n t a i ne r a s pec t o f cons c i ous nes s )

+ u c c i nc t l y, t h e d a i l y p r a c ti c e o f s ce n s i on r e s u lt s i n t h e g r o w t h o f

c o n s c i o u s n e s s ! T h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e o u t w a r d p h a s e o f e v o l u t i o n a n d

t h e i n wa r d p h a se o f i n vo l ut i on o f c o n sc i ou s ne s s g i v e s o n e a c o g ni ti v e

p la t fo r m wi th i n whi ch o ne i s ab le to more eas i l y g r asp t he wo rk to be

d o n e ) ( a n y g r o w t h s p u r t s c a n b e c o n f u s i n g ) n d r e s u l t i n b e i n g l a b e l e d

i ns an e i n o ur c ul tu re ) n d q ui te f ra nk ly, m ov in g w it hi n b an ds o f

a w a r e n e s s c a n b e c r a 2 y m a k i n g ) t d i f f e r e n t t i m e s d u r i n g o n e s g r o w t h a

m o r e o u t w a r d , a c t i v e l i f e s t y l e m a y s e r v e t h e g r o w t h o f y o u r a w a r e n e s s )

nd , a t o t he r t i mes a mor e i nwar d , qu i e t l i f e s t y l e s uppor t s g i ven s t ages o f

g r owt h ) The #H i s t o know wha t t o do When!



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> l t i ma t e l y, t h i s s t a g e o f n l ig h t e n me n t , $ r a h ma n @ o n s ci o u s n es s i s

cha r ac t e r i 2ed a s hav i ng a t t a i ned $uddha5 na t u r e ) Ten2 i n Wangya l = i npoche

f ur th er d ef in es $ ud dh a n at ur e a s o ne w it ho u t o r o n e w it h a p u ri fi ed

k u n 2 h i n a ms h e ) T h i s k u n2 h i n a m s h e i s o u r c o ll e c t io n o f o b s c u r a ti o n s o f

cons c i ous nes s o r ,

& #a rmic t ra ce s th at r e ma in a s p syc hi c r e mn an ts o f a ct io ns

pe r fo r med wi th g r asp i ng o r av e r s ion ) I t i s no t a th i ng o r a p lace 6 i t

i s th e d yn ami c th at u nd er li e s th e o rg an i2 at i on o f d ua li s ti c

e 3 p e r ie n c e ) T h e k a rm i c t r ac e s c o n t in u e i n t h e c o n sc i o u sn e s s u n ti l

t h e y a re p u r i fi e d ) W h e n th e y a r e c om p l e te l y p u r if i e d , th e r e i s no

l onger a kun2h i nams he and t he i nd i v i dua l i s a BU!!HA"* 9 9

s t h e m e d i ta t o r b e g i n s t o e 3 p e r ie n c e t h e s c e n d a nt , o n e b e g i n s t o

e 3 p e r ie n c e t h e s u b t le r e a l m s o f t h e > n iv e r s e) ( + I s p e ak s o f t h e $ r a h m a

a n d e 3 p er ie n c in g t h e w o nd e rs o f $ r ah m an c o ns c io u sn e ss ) 4 a vi d $ o hn

s p e c u la t e d , & T h e n a t u r e o f t h e u n i v e r se m i g h t b e m o r e l i k e a h o l o g ra m , a

r ea lm o f f re qu en ci es a nd p ot en ti al it ie s u nd er lyi ng a n i ll us io n o f

concr e t enes s ) * 9 9

o w d o w e a s a w i l l f u l , c o n s c i o u s s p e c i e s , c r e a t e a m o r p h o g e n e t i c

f i e l d t o c a t a l y 2 e t h e c h a i n r e a c t i o n o f o u r s p e c i e s e v o l u t i o n a r y p r o c e s s ?

ccor d i ng t o (c4ouga l l , who wor ked wi t h r a t cons c i ous nes s , s co r e t heor y

s t a t e s : once a f i e l d i s e s t ab l i s hed , i t accumul a t e s ) e f u r t he r s t a t e s t ha t a

f i e l d may e3 i s t f o r l ong pe r i ods w i t hou t a f f ec t i ng any t h i ng s i mpl y becau s e

t h e r e i s n o f o r m w h i c h f i t s i t ) f o r m m i g h t a r i se b u t th e e n v ir o n m en t

mi gh t be t oo a l i en t o s uppor t i t s o t ha t i t wou l d d i e ou t )

T#e $rocess o f Subrat ion

I f we accep t t he $ i g $ang Theor y o f @r ea t i on , i t s t ands t o r eas on t ha t : t he

> ni ve rs e s t ar te d f r o m o n e p o i nt o f e 3 is te nc e) W hi ch m ov e s o n e t o

pos tu l a te : the r e i s a s i ngu l a r und er l y in g f i e l d o f e3 i s t en ce ) s sc i en t i s t s

c o nt e mp l at e & W hy d o e s m a t t er h a v e ( a ss ? * a n ot h er q u es t io n c o me s t o

mi nd , does (at t e r have cons c i ous nes s ? I f t he r e i s an under l y i ng f i e l d , i s



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i t c o n sc i ou s ? i ns t ei n s t a te d , & h um a n b e in g i s a p a rt o f t h e w h ol e ,

c al l e d b y u s & >n iv er se * ; a p ar t l i mi te d i n t ime a nd s pa ce ) e

e 3 pe r ie n ce s h i ms e lf , h i s t h ou g ht s a n d f e el in g s a s s o me t hi n g s e pa r at e d

f r om t he r e s t ; a k i nd o f op t i ca l de l us i on o f cons c i ous nes s * 9 < 4r ) / r ances

Mau g ha n s t at e d, & 0 ur a b il it y t o c o rr e ct w h a t i ns t ei n c a ll e d & o p ti c al

d el us io n o f c on sc io us ne ss * d ep en ds o n a n ew v is io n o f r el at io na l

e 3 c h a n ge a t a l l l e v e ls o f t h e s p e c t ru m o f c o n s c i o u s ne s s ) * 9 A T h e a b i l i t y t o

c o rr e ct t h is o p ti c al d e lu s io n o f c o ns c io u sn e ss i s t h e r t o f + u b ra t io n )

+ u b r a t i o n a s d e f i n e d b y l i o t 4 e u t s c h i s & t h e ( e n t a l ? 7 r o c e s s w h e r e b y

o ne r e5 ev al ua te s s om e p re v io us ly a p pr ai se d l ev el o f c on sc io us ne ss

becaus e o f i t s be i ng cance led , o r a t l eas t se t in a d i f f e ren t co n te3 t , b y t he

e3per i ence o f a new l eve l o f cons c i ous nes s ) * 9 B The r t o f +ubr a t i on i s no t

l im it ed t o t h e m e n ta l f ie ld ) / or t he p ro ce ss t o b e c om pl et e, i t m u st

e n c o m pa s s t h e f u l l s p e ct r u m o f o u r s o u l1 s h ab i t at ) # e n W il b e r f u r th e r

i l l umi na t es :

&The mys t i c means t ha t a l l t he e l emen t s on each f l oo r ha r moni ous l y

i n t e ra c t , ' 4 m o s t i m p or t a n tl y, e a c h o f t h e f l o o r s i n t e r a ct s w i t h

e a c h o t h e r ) s f o r t h i s m u l t il e v e l ed i n t e ra c t i on , t h e m y s t i c m e a n s

t h at t h e p h y s ic a l e l em en t s i n te r ac t w i th t h e b i o l o gi c al e l em e nt s

whi ch i n t e r ac t w i t h t he men t a l wh i ch i n t e r ac t w i t h t he s ub t l e wh i ch

i nt er ac t w it h t he c au sa l w hi ch p as s i nt o i nf in it y, e ac h l ev el

s upe r s ed i ng i t s p r edeces s o r bu t mut ua l l y i n t e r pene t r a t i ng wi t h i t ) 9 C

+ ub ra ti on i s a p ro ce ss w he re by t he i nd iv id ua l i s e ng ag ed i n

u n d e r s t a n d i n g w h a t l e v e l o f t h e s p e c t r u m h e s h e i s i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h , a n d

w h a t m a t e r i a l i s b e i n g p r e s e n t ed f o r e v a l u a t i on a n d e v e n tu a l i n t e gr a t i on )

I ni ti al ly, o ne s ee s t hi s n ew l ev el o f t he s pe ct ru m a s a n o b- ec t o f

i n t e r ac t i on ) s t h i s p r oces s o f +ubr a t i on con t i nues , t he ve i l o f s epa r a t i on

d i s s ol v e s ) T h i s e 3 p a n si o n l e a d s o n e t o n e w o b s e r va t i o ns o f a n e w s u b - e c t

w i t h in t h i s n e w e 3 p a n d ed s p e c tr u m ) T h e 8 I 1 of s e l f o b s e r v es a n o u t e r I T ,

a s n o t s e l f) T h e n a w a r e n e ss e 3 p a n d s t o e 3 p l o r e t h i s n e w o b s e r v e d I T ) s

th i s g ro und o f a warenes s i s in teg ra ted i n to be in g, a n ew W i s



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es t ab l i s hed ) I n o t he r wor ds , a new awar enes s i s obs e r ved whi ch appea r s t o

be d i s t inc t l y s epa r a te f rom the s e l f K I L , h owever a s c ons c ious nes s g r ows

t he s e l f and ob - ec t o f obs e r va ti on K I TL merge i n t o a knowi ng o f W) The

c o g n i t i v e a b i l i t y o f r e c o g n i 2 i n g w h a t b a n d , w h a t n e w g r o u n d , w h a t n e w

s k i l l s e t s o t o s peak , one i s e3pand i ng i n t o and wha t s ubs t r uc t u r e f a i l ed t o

s u p p o r t t h e e 3 p a n s i o n i s T c r i t i c a l s k i l l o n e n e e d s t o c u l t i v a t e ) T h i s

g r o w th i s c h a r a ct e r i 2e d b y a n e 3 p a n si v e p e r i o d , f o l l o w ed b y a g a p w h i c h

ma y l i t e ra ll y f ee l l i ke a n in te rn al sh if t, fo llo we d b y a p er i od o f

c o n t r a c t i o n ) 4 u r i n g t h i s b r e a k , t h i s g a p , a w i d e r a n g e o f e 3 p e r i e n c e s o f

c o n s c i o u s n e s s c a n a n d m a y o c c u r 5 0 = ' 0 T ) T o m a s t e r t h i s s k i l l s e t t h e

m e d i t a t o r m u s t b e c o m e c o g n i 2 a n t o f t h e f u l l s p e c t r u m o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s

o u r s p e c i e s i n h a b i t s , f r o m t h e g r o s se s t , m o s t d e n s e v e h i c l e 5 o u r p h y s ic a l

bod y in to the mos t s ub t l e veh ic l e ) +us an +hums ky de f i nes o u r spe c ies 1

veh i c l e s o f hab i t a t i on :

&s a phys i ca l en t i t y , you a r e a bund l e o f ene r gy wi t h a name and a

u n i q u e f or m ) $ u t t h e n o np h y si c a l p a r ts o f y o u r s e lf , s u c h a s yo u r

e mo ti on s a n d t h o ug ht s a r e a l so c om po se d o f v ib ra t i on s) Hou r

i den t i t y a l s o i nc l udes i nv i s i b l e a s pec t s s uch as your mi nd , i n t e l l ec t ,

e g o , a n d e m o t i o n s a n d d e e p e r a s p e c t s o f y o u r s e l f , w h i c h c o m p r i s e

your &h i ghe r s e l f * ) s an en t i t y , you a r e a s t r eam of cons c i ous nes s ,

r e ac h in g f r o m t he d i v in e l e v el t o t h e g r o ss p h y si c al l e v el ) Hou

pos s ess myr ia d i nne r iden t i t i e s w i th i n one reco gn i2ab l e i den t i t y,

and many s ub t l e bod i es compr i s e your i nne r f o r m) +ub t l e bod i es a re

n o t n e c e s sa r il y c o nf i ne d t o t h e s p a c e o c c u p ie d b y y o ur p h ys i ca l

bod y6 inne r bod ies ma y even e3 i s t in more than on e p l ace a t a

t i me )* 9

s a c h a i n i s n o s t r on g e r t h a n i t s w e a k e s t l i n k , w e a l s o e 3 p a n d a n d

l ea rn t he o pe ra ti on o f t he n e3 t h ig h es t v eh ic le o f c on sc io us ne ss , t he

gr owt h o f t h i s h i ghe r v i b r a t i ona l body s ubs equen t l y caus es a l i gh t en i ng up

o f t h e l o w e r b o di e s o f h a b i ta t i o n ) T h i s r e su l t s i n t h e w o u nd o r w e a k n e s s

w i t h i n t h e l o w e r s t r u c t u r e K s L t o c o m e t o l i g h t , t o b e & e n l i g h t e n e d * ) T h i s



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u n v e i l i n g p r o c e s s i n i t i a t e s t h e h e a l i n g o f t h e i l l u s i o n o f s e p a r a t i o n ) T h e

h ig he r t he v ib ra ti on al v eh ic le o ne i s w ork in g t o in ha bi t a nd th e

c om pl e3 it y o f t he w ou nd in g o ne h as e nc ou nt er ed p re vi ou s t o t hi s

s u b s e qu e n t e 3 p a n s i o n d i c t a t e s t h e c o m p le 3 i t y o f t h e a b r e ac t i o n: t h o u g ht ,

d r ea m , f l as h ba c k, o r b o d y5 m em o ry) T h e o u t5 p ic t ur e d m a te r ia l m a y b e

c o m p l e 3 o r n o t ) I t m a y h a v e d i s r e g u l a t e d e m o t i o n a l c o m p o n e n t s c o u p l e d

w i th b o d y m e mo r ie s o v e rl a id w i th m e nt a l f la s hb a ck s c o nc u rr e nt w i th

s e e i n g a n d o r h e a r i n g a r t h b o u n d + p i r i t s , 4 e v a s o f t h e l e m e n t s a n d o r

+ p i r it . u i d es ) 4 i o n / o r t u n e i n f o r m s t h e m e d i ta t o r d u r i n g t h e t r a n s l a t io n

p ro cess :

& l l t h e p l a n e s o f m a n if e s t at i o n a r e d i f fe r e n t t y p e s o f e 3 i s t e n c e,

a nd t he s ev en b od ie s o f ma n, n ot e 3c ep ti ng t he p hy si ca l, a re

d i f f e r en t modes o f cons c i ous nes s and d i f f e r en t t ypes o f o r gan i 2a t i on

o f f o r c e) > n le s s w e k n o w e 3 a c tl y w h at c o n sc i ou s ne s s i s a n d h o w

a pp re he ns io n t ak es p la ce , w e s ha ll b e u na bl e t o t ra ns la te o ur

c on sc io us ne ss f r o m o ne m od e t o a n o th er) T he p ro c es s m a y b e

l i k e n e d t o t h a t o f t r a n s p o s i n g f r o m o n e k e y t o a n o t h e r i n m u s i c )

T h e a m a t e u r w h o c a n v a m p a l i t t l e m a y n o t n e c e s s a r i l y b e a b l e t o

t r ans pos e ) The g r ea t mi s t ake t o wh i ch t he un t r a i ned ps ych i c i s l i ab l e

i s t h a t o f c o n f u s i n g t h e p l a n e s , a n d t h i n k i n g i n t e r m s o f o n e p l a n e

when f unc t i on i ng on ano t he r ) * 9 F

0 ur n at ur al a pp re he ns io n, c on tr ac ti on i n n ew e 3p er ie nc es m us t b e

r e co n d it i on e d ) T h is s k il l i s c r it i ca l w h en a p p ro a c hi n g t h e g a p p h a se o f

+ubr a t i on )

T h e t a s k o f s t u d y i n g t h e s p e c t r u m o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s , u n d e r s t a n d i n g

t h e l a n d s c a p e o n e m a y t r a v e r s e i n u p c o m i n g e v o l u t i o n s o f e 3 p a n s i o n , i s

t he m os t v al ua bl e s ch ol ar sh ip o ne c an d ev ot e t im e a nd e ff or t t o)

7 r epa r a t i on i s t he key t o s ucces s ) 0nes cogn i t i ve ab i l i t i e s mus t ma t u r e i n

compl e3 i t y t o g r asp t he f u t u r e wor k under t aken ) To enhance t h i s s k i l l t he

m e d i t a t o r i s e n c o u r a g e d t o s t u d y t h e w o r k o f p r e v i o u s e 3 p l o r e r s ) I n s o

do i ng , one wi l l f u r t he r compr ehend t he l ands cape p r ev i ous l y t r ave r s ed and



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t h e g r o u n d o n e h a s y e t t o + u b r a t e ) T h i s t a s k c a n n o t b e o v e r e m p h a s i 2 e d !

( +I 1s b oo ks As cens ion K9J J9L an d En l i gh ten men t K 9 JJ C L e s po u se t h e

c o n c e p ts a n d t e r ri t o r y t h e T ea c h i n g: s ce n s i o n i l l u m i na t e s ) T h e W o r o !

t he K ab b al is t K 9J JA L b y N 1e v $ en + hi mo n al ev i i s a ls o a n e 3c el le n t

r e f e r ence , a s we l l a s , #en Wi lber 1 s "#ec t r um o ! Cons c i ous nes s K 9JJJL )

s can be in f e r r ed , The r t o f +ubr a t i on i s a compl e3 p r oces s ) The

t as k o f bu i l d i ng i n t e r na l s t r uc t u r es t o s uppor t a mor e r e f i ned awar enes s i s

t i m e c o n su m i n g a n d c o mp l e 3 ) T h e t e a si n g o u t a n d p r o c es s i n g o f v ar i o u s

l e v e ls o f t h e s p e c tr u m i s n o t a s t r ai g h t 5l i n e f u n ct i o n ) I s i t f o r a n yo n e ?

The p r oces s o f s ubr a t i ng 8 ve r t i ca l l y 1 t o s t ab i l i 2e new s ta%es o f hab i t a t i on

i s e a rn e d a n d i s a r e la t iv e ly h o lo g ra p hi c g r ow t h) lw a ys p u sh i ng a n d

pu l l ing wi th in t he s e l f t o s t ab i l i 2e in to th e ne3 t g r ea te s t d omain )

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n o t i t s t r a n s c e n d e n c e , b u t i t s r e p r e s s i o n ) 9 G s o n e u n de r go e s t h is

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t r ut h o f o u r s t r u ct u re s i s t h at e v er yo n e h a s s o m e l e ve l o f d i so r de r o f

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r ea l ms ) (y s ens or y pe r cep t i on i s e3pand i ng t o hea r and s ee K c l a i r aud i ence

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s t age o f t he +ubr a t i on p r oces s ! ! !

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des i r e f o r t he evo l u t i on o f cons c i ous nes s w i t h i n us ) Th i s p r oces s i s o f t en

r ef er re d t o a s t he tm an 7 ro -e c t) ow c an t he g o al s o f as te rn a nd

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i n t he u pc o mi ng p at h, w e c an m or e e as il y t ra ns fo rm t he e 3p er ie nc e)

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v e ry v a lu a b le r e so u rc e t o a i d t h e d e v el o pm e nt o f t r an s la t io n s k il l s i s

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me to q ues t ion &What i s cons c ious nes s ?* 6 & Wha t i s 4ea th o f

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ans wer t o i mmor t a l i t y?

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a nd l ea d t o t ra ns fo rm at io n ; t ha t i s, t o a m or e e nl ig ht en e d a n d

pe r so na l l y s a t i s fy in g way o f l iv ing ) The sp i r i t ua l c r i se s o f

s c hi 2 op h re n ia , w h en t h ey i n cl u de e l em e nt s o f t h e d e at h ;r e bi r th

p r oces s , can , i f appr oached wi th under s t and in g , become un i que

moment s o f g r owt h and r e s t r uc t u r i ng ) A B

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a r e s o s t ra n g e, e 3 tr a va g an t , a n d f a r f r om e v e ry d ay r e al i ty t h at i t

s ee ms o b vi ou s t ha t s om e s er io u s p at ho lo gi ca l p ro ce ss m us t b e

a f f ec t i ng t he f unc t i on i ng o f t he i r b r a i ns ) * A C

s I have en t e r ed i n t o t he r enewal p r oces s , my body mi nd began g r app l i ng

w i t h t h e u n d e r ly i n g c o n t i n u u m o f t h e i n f i n i te ) I f e l t t h e i n t e r n a l s t r u g g l e

t o s u r r ender t o t he p r oces s o f d i s pens i ng wi t h bur n i ng o f f o f t he s ams ar as

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up t i l l t he end o f h i s he r des t i ned l i f e i n t he man i f es t wor l d ) * A F

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r es o l ves t he f ea r o f dea t h and p r epa r es one f o r t he r o l e o f t he $od h i s a t t va

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ba lan ce in to the knowin g th a t " i f e and 4ea th i s the i l lu s io n and tha t

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