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AndyMartin · 12-30-2006, 07:10 AM

Interesting read...I wonder if he's 95-99% correct?

I definitely agree that there seems to be a threshold where discernment becomes very difficult, and naturally it seems to be around critical points, like the source of any given information. That has been something I have struggled with for a long time, realizing a number of years ago that my mind is capable of creating or re-creating any sort of spiritual experience or insight I'm looking for. And it takes some serious Buddha mojo to completely extricate your mind and ego from any intuitive practice. Plus a number of prayer traditions and new age practices seem to suggest communication is like talking on the phone, whereas I'm concluding it's more like a CB. Anyone can answer and there's no obvious way to tell who's on the other end or selectively block anyone.

I've been experimenting with challenging with mixed results. The part about conviction playing a role rings true, but at the same time I wonder, is the "other team" following an honor code that they leave because you commanded it? If they're a powerful entity, I imagine they're going to have strength against positive vibes/love, just like stronger good entities can withstand greater -- not lesser -- amounts of negative influence. So I think a negative entity will plant themselves until you find some way to get them to leave.

My current theory is that all of the confusion enters at the origin of thought and speech, and knowing occurs prior to either of those (when it occurs at all). Any idea that originates in thought or word is immediately suspect because a) it could have come from any source, and b) it has passed through the ego and could have been distorted along the way. So the second we apply interpretation or articulation to any experience, we raise the risk of interference. But if we operate from the place of silent knowing, I think we can be sure that this is coming from our true inner awareness and is reliable.

Then what happens is those interfering influences (including ego), having "planted themselves," see you're not paying attention to them and start beating you up for it. But I've found right next to the place of knowing is the place of power, so there seems to be inner resources for dealing with that as well.

So having opened my mouth, 95-99% is probably the most right I can ever be, assuming a perfectly accurate interpretation of perfectly reliable information.

12-30-2006, 07:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
AndyMartin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 208	Interesting read...I wonder if he's 95-99% correct? I definitely agree that there seems to be a threshold where discernment becomes very difficult, and naturally it seems to be around critical points, like the source of any given information. That has been something I have struggled with for a long time, realizing a number of years ago that my mind is capable of creating or re-creating any sort of spiritual experience or insight I'm looking for. And it takes some serious Buddha mojo to completely extricate your mind and ego from any intuitive practice. Plus a number of prayer traditions and new age practices seem to suggest communication is like talking on the phone, whereas I'm concluding it's more like a CB. Anyone can answer and there's no obvious way to tell who's on the other end or selectively block anyone. I've been experimenting with challenging with mixed results. The part about conviction playing a role rings true, but at the same time I wonder, is the "other team" following an honor code that they leave because you commanded it? If they're a powerful entity, I imagine they're going to have strength against positive vibes/love, just like stronger good entities can withstand greater -- not lesser -- amounts of negative influence. So I think a negative entity will plant themselves until you find some way to get them to leave. My current theory is that all of the confusion enters at the origin of thought and speech, and knowing occurs prior to either of those (when it occurs at all). Any idea that originates in thought or word is immediately suspect because a) it could have come from any source, and b) it has passed through the ego and could have been distorted along the way. So the second we apply interpretation or articulation to any experience, we raise the risk of interference. But if we operate from the place of silent knowing, I think we can be sure that this is coming from our true inner awareness and is reliable. Then what happens is those interfering influences (including ego), having "planted themselves," see you're not paying attention to them and start beating you up for it. But I've found right next to the place of knowing is the place of power, so there seems to be inner resources for dealing with that as well. So having opened my mouth, 95-99% is probably the most right I can ever be, assuming a perfectly accurate interpretation of perfectly reliable information.