The other day I was reading some texts from KFD, and found one that went against my current beliefs, and would like to discuss it with the members here, please do point it out my misconceptions, and in a way as gentle and non-dogmatic as possible. If I disagree with something, I most likely will question more.
Yes, I do think this would matter for my practice
The text I read was
Realization and Development, and the part I disagreed more specifically was:
According to Ramana, there is an energy that develops within the body, moving gradually upward with time and practice. It eventually rises out of the crown shakra at the top of the head, curves around, and comes to rest at the heart center, thereby permanently completing the circuit.*
This is the best description of arahatship that I have ever heard! This takes "full enlightenment" out of the realm of the speculative and plants it squarely in the realm of, as I call it, the physio-energetic. Arahatship, the logical culmination of development practice, is a normal, organic, human, biological process that is, according to Ramana, Gotama Buddha, and many others, accessible to ordinary people. Once again, the centuries of hero-worship and wishful thinking that grew like barnacles over the core reality of the experience have been shaken off. Ramana, speaking with the simple authority of personal experience, repeatedly denied having supernatural powers, and insisted that anyone could do what he had done.
The way in which it disagrees with my current beliefs it that, I believe that such a description is the description of Kundalini(which I must admit I don't understand much beyond that it gives one great mental power and health), and is not the description of the buddhist enlightenment as usually seen in this forum.
I believe enlightenment to a person is in the face of the nature of things(impermanence, not-self and suffering) to become a deeply peaceful, satisfied and possibly compassionate person.
One can say it's just a matter of definition, but is it? That's what I want to ask. Can you only attain
perfect inner stillness only with such an experience? What does one get with it?
One of the reasons I don't believe that description is of enlightenment is
Justine's "Biography" page:
) I was born in 1951, in Tamilnadu, INDIA. I was a Government Stenographer by profession.
2) For 35 long years, I was an ardent spiritual practitioner, first in deep Catholic Christian faith.
3) And then, as a meditator in the traditional yoga path, of Indian spirituality. I was blessed with successful kundalini awakening, and enlightenment, with the help of my spiritual Guru.
4) But, I found to my utter consternation, that I was not having real peace, happiness, and freedom.
5) On 19-2-2007, 12-15 PM, I casually stumbled upon a website, www.actualfreedom.com.au. I am happy to say, I found actual Peace and Freedom there.
6) Soon, I was officially declared by Richard, the progenitor of AF, that I have become actually free, as the first one, without ever having met him in person, or having had any mail contact with him, and just by reading his web site.
7)This is my personal experience. It is not my intention,to hurt anyone’s faith, or finer sensibilities.
8) Each one has freedom, to choose one’s own way.
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