Re: Just remove the 'human' part
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
In between 'this' and 'that' (see post 18 above)
During 'this ' and 'that' there is vikalpa or mental occupation, variety, thinking. Nothing new here, yet here is the idea I wish to offer.
When there is a cognition of perception occuring of an object or event, there are two components:
- The object of attention;
- That of which attention is made of - consciousness or awareness.
Now what I find interesting is the notion vikalpa. One on hand viklapa is considered thinking, mental occupation. Yet on the other
hand vikalpa is defined as an intermediate kalpa¹ , the interval between two kalpa-s. That is, between a measurement of time.
Here is the point to consider. As the mind alights from one object and then begins to pursue another yet does not yet land on the other object
( or thought, or idea) there is this vikalpa period in between. Here there is no mind only awareness itself. Hence one can arrive at nirvikalpa.
And what is that ? Nirvikalpa निर्विकल्प = not wavering , free from change or differences , not admitting an alternative. The mind is no more
for that slight period. It is a thought-free state of knowing.
It's said in the īśvara pratyabhijañā kārakā-s That awareness is present even in an instant of perception. When the name and form are
taken out from the experience what shines through is that of pure awareness (some like to call pure consciousness) or prakāśa (light, splendor).
So, why does this interest me? It is though stabilizing nirvikalpa that one becomes stable in the Self. In this slight vikalpa period, there
for a short time, tells me it can be there for a long time. It is this notion that many techniques (upāya-s) are built upon. To extend this period
of nirvikalpa so one can see it is not foreign to the experiencer, that is is part of our basic constitution is the intent.
praṇām
words
kalpa = a period of time ; a day of brahmā or one thousand yugas; a month of brahmā is supposed to contain thirty kalpas.
According to the mahābhārata twelve months of brahmā constitute his year , and one hundred such years his lifetime ;
fifty years of brahmā's are supposed to have elapsed and we reside in the śvetavārāha-kalpa of the fifty-first year.
Last edited by yajvan; 11 March 2011 at 05:36 PM.
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
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