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Originally Posted by DaveTyler  Is it a feeling though? I've had some "peak experiences" of what I believe is enlightenment, but now I feel nothing, no change, it's like a quiet in me, which would be pretty nice if I had some emotions.
I always thought Unconditional love/joy/peace/bliss went BEYOND the emotions we feel in our ego's.
I thought it would be like your whole existance felt like when your inlove as a young teenager:P |
I'm pretty darned sure I'm not enlightened
but umm.. in regards to your question actually I am pretty aware of what my feelings are. Actually it feels very different internally than what I feel projected.
Hmm. How do I put it? Well when I had my first experience it was a rush of energy through my head & for the 2 hours I was "high" I understood the Heart Sutra. At that point I had no clue what that was until I accidentally found Tolle's book & read he had a similar experience except he stayed there.
I didn't
needless to say. But umm I'm working
I've found it is a natural energy that rises on its own & radiates out through my chest. It radiates at people sometimes or rises in my head on its own. I'm not sure what to call it but it is a feeling of love that is way different from my attachment type stuff I used to experience as a teenager.
Though I would say the feelings I had sometimes were similar though this is very different I think.
Another question & btw, your responses are very helpful. I agree ethereal that I don't have to dis-clude love but rather remain unattached which is very difficult as I've noticed lately that I have become very attached to feeling in love all the time which obviously is a problem if I fall out of this state.
heh. Because then comes a pain that is from an attachment hehe.
Ummm. Question: I've read that Jesus did become "angry" & you've read Buddha did too. How is this different from being at a level of consciousness where one is angry all the time? You know like people who are constantly ruffled...... Because I've been feeling not like being angry ..which I thought was a good thing.
& the connectedness thing makes sense. I think my meditation on becoming one with various things in my environment is helping with this.
Thanks everyone!