tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post5298179114055883507..comments2023-09-09T02:41:47.167-07:00Comments on Beyond Advaita: Sensory Deprivation Tank And Induced Samadhi by John LeKayRamesam Vemurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-18347863038874142332011-07-28T07:10:45.038-07:002011-07-28T07:10:45.038-07:00Tilak from India has the following questions:
&qu...Tilak from India has the following questions:<br /><br />"It is not clear to me as to how one can live without oxygen when once the tank is closed for such a long time. Also, it is unclear whether part of the experiences the author had undergone is due to biochemical action of saline water in which he floats. I wonder whether one and all who can try experimenting in this gadget will undergo the same experiences as the author had, or does it require some sort of preconditioning the mind by practicing meditation?"<br /><br />John's detailed reply to these questions is posted at the main Blog Post itself.Ramesam Vemurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-20337934287958241062011-07-27T15:29:40.530-07:002011-07-27T15:29:40.530-07:00In reply to the Comments by Chris, John answered a...In reply to the Comments by Chris, John answered as follows:<br /><br />"Hi Chris, <br />yes, like you, feel this is the crucial and one of the keys to liberation, otherwise its like only looking at the tip of an iceberg, seeing that melt away and thinking that's it, but not addressing the mountain of ice under the water.<br />John"Ramesam Vemurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-14437703459494957752011-07-23T05:59:26.376-07:002011-07-23T05:59:26.376-07:00I've wondered from time to time if an isolatio...I've wondered from time to time if an isolation chamber of some sort would force one into presence. Once you take away all senses (as much as possible), then you are left alone with your thoughts. It would then seem easier to allow them to be as they are enough to realize that they are not you, thereby disidentifying with thought completely (eventually). It sounds like that's what can happen, but that it's not a permanent solution.<br /><br />I wonder about things like this, and virtual reality immersion (complete with goggles and suits) as a means of shortening the journey for beginning seekers. It seems important to me to create new ways of getting people to break their identity with (or at least question) what they consider to be the real world. It would seem that giving people a taste early on in the search would help end it faster.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />TreyTrey Carlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674675073430521873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-6217162395314102442011-07-22T06:03:13.120-07:002011-07-22T06:03:13.120-07:00Thanks Chris for the observation. John is away ti...Thanks Chris for the observation. John is away till mid-September and I shall request him to get in touch with you after his return.<br />regards,<br />ramesamramesamhttp://beyond-advaita.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-72526814727898571502011-07-21T21:08:05.148-07:002011-07-21T21:08:05.148-07:00I am interested in John's experiences with int...I am interested in John's experiences with integrating his "shadow" unconscious "samskaras". Not many discuss these inevitable discoveries.<br /><br />Chris Hebardmatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487233842825981399noreply@blogger.com