mayne@vsserv.scri.fsu.edu (William (Bill) Mayne) (03/12/91)
When your'e observing something terrible like a car accident or somebody catching fire, it feels like the things you see go straight into your conciousness, without reflecting. Some people say such things feel unreal, but I would say it feels very real. Is that sudden feeling a state of satori? Isak Swahn
asanders@decwrl.dec.com (03/15/91)
| When your'e observing something terrible like a car accident... | it feels like the things you see go straight into your conciousness, | without reflecting....Is that sudden feeling a state of satori? -Isak Swahn Sudden shocks momentarily produce a higher state of consciousness, but we do not necessarily bring anything back with us from such occurrences except the memory of the experience. Satori, as I understand the term, refers to an experience which confers upon the experiencer a fundamental "enlightenment" about the nature of Reality. Accidental shocks may temporarily heighten our awareness. The question is how to produce consciousness-inducing shocks ourselves, without relying on chance or resorting to violence. -Alan