Alan Watts suggested that after the mystical experience one could commit suicide or hang about to see what happens …
Alan Watts was a profound student of the historical experience of spiritual transcendence, a humorous, prolific author and public speaker on the subject as well as on Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sufism, Zen and Buddhism. He was a Zen Master and Buddhist. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began his Zen training in New York.
Reblog these posts as much as you like. No copyright is imposed. About the author: Keith is a "pratyeka" mystic according to Buddhism because his Mystical Experiences of Reality (MER) were spontaneous. (He is not a Buddhist or member of any religion). He had MERs every year from the age of 15 to 35 years of age. Pratyeka mystics don't teach, preach, evangelise, or prosletise what they know. However, when Keith recognises those who are chosen and driven to seek Ultimate Reality he does reach out to them, cautiously, to help them stop floundering and recognise themselves, know what is happening to them. Then his inclination is to remove himself unless called upon. All Is Well.
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Of course, suicide would get us nowhere. Our ego has already died. But perhaps we have to continually allow that ego to die, to die daily to ego. As Eckhart Tolle says, “Allow the ego to die. Complete surrender to what is. And see what happens. You may suddenly find the peace that passes all understanding. It means you’ve died. The ego is dissolved.”
One of the themes of my Sufi schooi was, “Die To Live”. This resonated with my experiences, prompted my understanding that humans are at the chrysalis stage of development whereby body and mind are eventually shed for our true ethereal nature. This enlightenment puts present, primitive human preoccupations and priorities into proper perspective I think. Hard to take humans too seriously when that penny drops …
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Of course, suicide would get us nowhere. Our ego has already died. But perhaps we have to continually allow that ego to die, to die daily to ego. As Eckhart Tolle says, “Allow the ego to die. Complete surrender to what is. And see what happens. You may suddenly find the peace that passes all understanding. It means you’ve died. The ego is dissolved.”
https://www.thymindoman.com/die-before-you-die-a-mystical-approach-to-depression-and-suicidal-thoughts/
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One of the themes of my Sufi schooi was, “Die To Live”. This resonated with my experiences, prompted my understanding that humans are at the chrysalis stage of development whereby body and mind are eventually shed for our true ethereal nature. This enlightenment puts present, primitive human preoccupations and priorities into proper perspective I think. Hard to take humans too seriously when that penny drops …
Keith.
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