Theos-Talk Archives (October 2004 Message tt00103)

Hello All,
I think the points Steve Stubbs made are very important.
One of the problems I had with the Radhasoami tradition as with many 
devotional traditions is it tends toward blind devotion in the Guru 
and also puts far to much focus on "inner experiences" with light and 
sound.
As you pointed out I think quite rightly is that these psychic 
whistles and bangs can be a mere distractions as HPB warns about as 
well in the VOS.
The psychic very often gets confused with the spiritual.
This is why for me the description of the "voice" being "heard" in 7 
different fashions would be more a metaphor as far as spiritual path 
work is concerned.
But that doesn't mean that "hearing sounds" and "seeing lights" ect 
may not be a part of our own experiences on the spiritual journey, 
the problem is having undue concern and attachment to such 
experiences and confusing it with "spiritual awareness".
Spiritual awareness is reflected selfless action and has nothing to 
do with psychic visions or experiences.
In a way I am glad I haven't experienced that much of a psychic 
nature as I think it can be a big trap for the personality .imo

Perry

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, samblo@c... wrote:
> Leon,
> Thanks for your comments and POV. I meant due to earlier posts 
on the 
> Shabd and Sphuratta relative to the Sikh sector to search for an 
Author that of 
> course I was reminded of who research sound and vibration, Geometry 
underlying 
> Nature. His name is Hans Jenny. He Authored in 1972 a work 
named "Cymatics." 
> Here is his website:
> 
> Cymatics a study of Wave Phenomena by Hans Jenny
> http://www.cymatics.com
> 
> Naam: Sound Current- Spanda Sphuratta (a survey of the Traditions)
> http://www.santmat-diewahrheit.de/englisch/kirpal/naam/13.htm 
> 
> Drew Hempal ~ sound-Current non-Dualism Part 1
> http://www.lightmind.com/library/hempal/sound-current.html
> 
> The Mysticism of Sound -The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan
> http://murshid.net/mysticism-of-sound/abstractsound.html
> 
> The Sound of Silence ( Modern Physics integrated with Tradition)
> http://home22.inet.tele.dk/hightower/octave2.htm
> 
> Thirty Stanzas - Vasubandu - Alaya Vijnana
> http;//www.buddhistinformation.com/thirty_stanzas.htm
> 
> John
> PS: Glad to see you restored your 
system. 
> 
> 
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