Comments on: Beyond Spiritual Practices – Suzanne Segal http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/ Teachings on Spiritual Awakening and Enlightenment Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Stine http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Tom Stine Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:14:12 +0000 http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/#comment-1184 @Steve Thanks. It is very powerful. It eliminates a certain "burden" from the process, doesn't it? @Takuin It is 100% natural. That's why so many people dismiss it. @Davidya The really cool part of her story is that after 10 years of seeking help via therapists and traditional means, she finally went to see Jean Klein. Basically, she had experienced an awakening in which she lost all sense of personal identity. Her "me" was gone. So, she spoke to Jean Klein about what had happened, and he told her one simple thing: "Get out of your mind." He knew the answer was there, it was something she could figure out. So, she did. And everything was fine. She didn't need a "me" after all. :-) @Steve Thanks. It is very powerful. It eliminates a certain “burden” from the process, doesn’t it?

@Takuin It is 100% natural. That’s why so many people dismiss it.

@Davidya The really cool part of her story is that after 10 years of seeking help via therapists and traditional means, she finally went to see Jean Klein. Basically, she had experienced an awakening in which she lost all sense of personal identity. Her “me” was gone. So, she spoke to Jean Klein about what had happened, and he told her one simple thing: “Get out of your mind.” He knew the answer was there, it was something she could figure out. So, she did. And everything was fine. She didn’t need a “me” after all. :-)

]]> By: Takuin http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Takuin Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:17:58 +0000 http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/#comment-1183 Great quote, Tom. I really like the way she says, "<em>...it’s the naturally occurring human state.</em>" It absolutely is the functioning of the organism from moment to moment. Great quote, Tom.

I really like the way she says, “…it’s the naturally occurring human state.”

It absolutely is the functioning of the organism from moment to moment.

]]> By: Davidya http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 Davidya Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:40:11 +0000 http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/#comment-1182 One further remark. I've not read her book yet but have read some of her experience. It sounds to me like she had a prolonged experience of what Adyashanti calls the BBQ. Perhaps blended with the minds battle for control. For some reason, she sought traditional help for her experiences, not recognizing what she had been trained to. It's not uncommon to have some resistance to what has happened. It's also not uncommon to have a struggle over it, some clearing before and after. She seems like an extreme example. I would like to read her story though. Everyone's process is unique and can illustrate an aspect more clearly. One further remark. I’ve not read her book yet but have read some of her experience. It sounds to me like she had a prolonged experience of what Adyashanti calls the BBQ. Perhaps blended with the minds battle for control. For some reason, she sought traditional help for her experiences, not recognizing what she had been trained to. It’s not uncommon to have some resistance to what has happened. It’s also not uncommon to have a struggle over it, some clearing before and after. She seems like an extreme example. I would like to read her story though. Everyone’s process is unique and can illustrate an aspect more clearly.

]]> By: Davidya http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 Davidya Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:21:17 +0000 http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/#comment-1181 Yes, that's the key many people miss. Realization is inclusive, not exclusive. We loose only illusion but gain everything. Everything remains, including fear. But we are no longer hostage to fear, driven by fear. It simply is. Yes, that’s the key many people miss. Realization is inclusive, not exclusive. We loose only illusion but gain everything. Everything remains, including fear. But we are no longer hostage to fear, driven by fear. It simply is.

]]> By: Steve Mills http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Steve Mills Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:11:06 +0000 http://tomstine.com/beyond-spiritual-practices-suzanne-segal/#comment-1180 Nice quote Tom It is powerful to realise that we are already there, already enlightened or realised, we just don't know it yet. There is no where to go and seek and realise, we are the realisation Nice quote Tom

It is powerful to realise that we are already there, already enlightened or realised, we just don’t know it yet. There is no where to go and seek and realise, we are the realisation

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