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Originally Posted by absvan  I have been in the same place as where you are. What I am suggesting is what you have mentioned in your last line - "something that can only be experienced, not understood". Asking your mind/others to understand what is formless will only give you more answers and probably more confusion. |
You're not in the same place any more?
Have you had "The Experience" -- whatever that is?
How does one go about getting "The Experience", or whatever? There are zillions of methods/rituals/religions/beliefs/practices/techniques/traditions *SOME* of which *MIGHT* lead you to this experience, some might lead you to other amazing experiences but not "this" one (so you think you 'got it' but you didn't), some won't work for you at all, some are total crap or misunderstandings or just scams. Some take years, some can happen instantaneously.
My minimal understanding at this point is that there are two ways to have this experience:
1. Traditional
meditation practices -- when directed in a specific way -- towards this goal. This is what Buddhists are always seeking -- perhaps others as well. The process is very long (many years) and difficult and complicated and there are MANY MANY variations. The best explanation I have found by far is this one:
How Meditation Works This is a really great article.
But of course all you get from reading about it is onto a path that might work. You still have years of practice, path, journey, good chance you have to make trips to India, meet a guru or swami, and on and on for years and years.
2. "Neo-Advaita" "
Pointing-Out Instructions" -- I believe these are supposed to be things you can read which will do something like shut down your critical mind, or your mind all together, and YOU (the real YOU) will have the experience, or come to light, or break through or whatever, and you (small you, ego) will be forever destroyed by this experience -- you are "enlightened" because you now realize YOU. You can google Pointing Out Instructions. Or you can read the books written by guys like Tony Parsons, Sailor Bob Adamson and many others.
So have you had The Experience? If so, what did you do?
If not, do you want to? What are you doing in an attempt to have it??
Here is a woman who had the experience. Sure sounds cool!
Stacey Lawson: Who Are You, Really? - Living Now on The Huffington Post