External World (Object of Senses)
Gross Body as
observed from without
Subtle Body
Body as
perceived from within
Thoughts
Images and
imagination
Emotions
“Energies”
Kundalini, Chi, Prana
Inner
space/unillumined darkness
Inner Light and
lights of consciousness
Inner space,
illumined—Imaginal Space
Relative Moving Void
Unmoving Void which is a reflection of the Absolute within the subtle body
Sense of Presence (The I-Sense Expanded)
Causal Body—The
Unknowing
Dark space
Available as
sleep when it comes from without passively
Available consciously
by going deep within, beyond and below the subtle body
Head becomes hard like rock. No thoughts, sinking
into nothingness, even lose self awareness
Return to waking awareness and remembrance of not knowing
Turiya, the Fourth
State
I-Am
Self awareness
Pure Knowing
Bliss, Ecstasy,
Love
No Witness
state/Oneness
The Absolute/”The
Witness” Turiyatta, or Beyond Turiya
Cannot be
experienced
Cannot be known
Is the Noumenal
Source of the above 4 bodies
Can only be
“known of” by apperception and Intuition
Or, you become
the Absolute.
Thanks Ed, today's satsang was a real treat!
ReplyDeleteSee I don't even need to write to you any more (though I certainly will, I've just been so busy recently...) - you talk about things that fit my current situation anyway.
I'll be going on a little meditation holiday next week, so your very methodical talks this and last time were so helpful and inspiring :)
It was eerie to hear you use almost the exact same words for the deeper meditative states (beyond the causal body) as my last teacher even though he's from a totally different tradition.
Can't wait to experience it for myself...
Funny also that you mentioned aikido today, I've been doing that for some time. I find it's really great for exercising but developing the subtle body aspect of it is even harder than the gross body-level aikido.
Lakshmi looks really cute and happy with her white coat and her scrubby black hair... so good you kept her alive :)
Thanks everybody for being at satsang!
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Too bad.. I missed this lovely satsang..
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