The Little Purple Notebook On How To Escape From This Universe
Copyleft � 1998 by Maximilian J. Sandor, Ph.D.
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Shifting Attitudes
After Daddy and Mommy left to visit neighbors across the street their son
Jimmy took Daddy's Cellular and called his grandfather: "Hi Grandpa!" he
said, "you promised me to teach how to drive Daddy's old Jeep. But now you
left to visit Aunt Daisy!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Jimmy! Perhaps another time!" he answered on the phone.
"Well, I got the keys and I learned how to start the engine already. I'm
just running over to the backyard where the Jeep is parked and you'll tell
me over the phone, Grandpa!" Jimmy said and ran through the backdoor into
the yard.
"I don't know, Jimmy," Grandpa said, "it's not so easy if I don't sit next
to you and can't see what you're doing. And please talk a bit louder, I
have trouble hearing you, Jimmy."
"Got the engine running, Grandpa," Jimmy shouted, "now I'll hit the left
pedal and move this stick in the center to left forward, right, Grandpa?"
"Wait a sec, you mean the first gear, but turn off the engine first,
PLEASE!" Grandpa yelled through the phone.
"OK. OK.," Jimmy said and turned off the engine again, "Now, once I'm in
the first, I'll move the stick back and towards the right, isn't that so,
Grandpa?"
"No, No, Jimmy, slowly," he answered, "first you have to let the clutch
come in slowly, then you would drive a while to get up to speed, and then
you want to switch to the second gear, and not straight to the third..."
"Aah, I remember," Jimmy said excited and moved the stick around, pumping
on the clutch pedal.
A sharp voice from behind interrupted him rudely, "What are you doing in
there, Jimmy?" his Daddy yelled at him.
Jimmy turned off the cellular, hiding it in the jacket, and jumped out of
the Jeep.
"Just looking, Daddy," he said with an innocent smile...
[end of micro story]
....
The mind of a person has a series of basic attitudes, sometimes called
'moods' or 'emotional tones'. Just like switching gears in a car, they
cannot easily change from one state into a completely different one
directly.
However, if one knows the right sequence, one can gradually shift to higher
attitudes.
There are detailed maps of these attitudes, either in a linear or a
circular arrangement. Typically, the 'highest' possible attitude is shown
at the top of the map, like in the Hubbardian 'tone scale'. The scale is
continuous but points for which words exist in the human language can be
labelled accordingly, like fear, despair, enthusiam, etc.
In a circular map, the 'highest' attitude is also the 'lowest' one and the
circle is thus closing. There are many advantages to this arrangement but
it should be noted
that all of these maps show only the attitudes _within_ this Universe.
There is a point in the attitude spectrum where a slightly different
emotional vibration pattern is breaking off to the side of a linear scale.
(On a circular scale it
it continues in a straight line).
Gotamo called the vibrations on this 'sideline' brahmavihaara.
(The word 'Brahma' in Pali points to the realm in which the god Brahma is
said to be living, a divine state of bliss; 'vihaara' means in this context
'attitude'.)
This sideline exits the 'frequency range' of this Universe.
This is the path that is taken when the Universe is actually left and (as
of now) there is no other known path.
Of course, this is not a 'geographical' path or a spatial path. (The
hologram appears to have a shape that makes this impossible, by the way).
It is the way a Being adjusts its basic frequency emanations to match the
physical Universe. It gradually tunes in to the prevailing patterns 'down
here', until if finds a congruency or resonance (which is then called
'reality').
There are four markers on that line before it truly enters the fuzzy
borders of the Universe. They are called in Pali mettaa, karu.naa,
muuditaa, and upekkhaa but, the way it is currently, there are no distinct
words for these states in the English language.
It does not matter, however, if there are words or not, just as it doesn't
matter if Jimmy knows what is called the 1st or the 2nd gear, as long as
one is shifting in the
'right' sequence. For attitudes this is easier than in a car because all
one has to do is to increase the frequency continuously until one hits the
next 'gear'.
But before looking closer at these states of the mind, it should be noted
that there are, according to Gotamo, two major routes to get free of this
Universe:
- the path of reason,
- and the meditation path.
It should also be emphasized that ONLY the 'path of reason' can be gone by
EVERYONE whereas the meditation path requires an existing inclination or
'talent' which not everybody has.
Now, typically, there is a combination of _both_ paths and they do merge in
the 'end'. The 'end' here means the emergence of a Free Being, unrestricted
by any limits onto itself.
The (exclusive) 'meditation' path has a lot of booby-traps built-in that
can bring progress to a sudden halt. The mechanisms follow mostly the
patterns described in the 'Prep Trap' chapters.
Typical dead-ends or dead-locks are: the 'emptiness' realm, the 'we are all
one' area, the 'loneliness' and the 'bottomless pit' states, as well as
structural traps like 'the light at the end of a tunnel' (made famous by
publications of 'near-death' experiences and 'out-of-body' experimenters
who usually get stopped in their tracks right there).
This list does not include 'Parallel Worlds' which will be addressed in
another chapter. These worlds contain a variety of structural traps that
may lock up parts of the consciousness. Since they have done so in the
past, they should be addressed in processing at some point.
Back to the 'path of reason'. The _only_ 'meditation' (Pali: jhaanaa, the
origin for the word 'Zen') which is necessary also for the 'path of
reason', is the cycling through the brahmavihaara states, according to
Gotamo.
The main reason for this is that these states _must_ be entered
successfully at the moment of physical death in order to avoid to literally
run around in a circle (cp. the circular model of emotional states).
It is absolutely vital that a Being can switch 'automatically', as a
spiritual reflex, so to speak.
At the time the body ceases to work, the 'conscious consciousness' part of
the person doesn't really work anymore and the 'subsconscious' part,
attached to the body, is about to dissolve.
(For the raw body, the statement "we're all one" appears to be actually
true - the body entity 'returns' to the 'gene pool' at this moment.)
Only the 'superconsciousness' is still operating but this part is not known
of actually having EVER DONE anything - it just determines the direction
of what is desired.
It can be expected that there are still identifications around even for a
Free Being of the 4th (and highest) stage. These identifications, together
with the direction of the superconscious determine the coming 'fate' of the
person. Not properly shifting through the states of brahmavihaara, the
off-ramp from the circus, could throw a Being off in the last moment.
Many people who walk predominantly or even exclusively on the 'path of
reason' may be concerned that the brahmavihaara states would not be
'rational' and a mumbo-jumbo kind of thing.
It should be remembered, however, that everyone at every time, while in
this Universe, _occupies_ a state of the mind on the attitude spectrum
already.
The only thing asked for is the ability to intentionally and smoothly shift
between emotional states and to have a basic familiarity with the
'frequencies' of the brahmavihaara states.
Now, Jimmy didn't know where the second gear was, obviously, and it is very
difficult for someone else from a distance, like Grandpa, to tell if he did
it right. Instead of learning words like 'mettaa' or 'karu.naa', it would
be much better to just learn how to do it and then 'compare notes' with the
'words' for each stage.
The first stage, the exit point on the attitude scale, is called mettaa in
Pali. This word is most often translated with 'love'. It comes from the
Sanskrit word mitra,
which means 'Friend'. The feeling of 'friendship' may be a much better
choice of labelling.
All parts of the person can be involved but ultimately only the
'superconscious' part is the one that counts for our purposes.
For a very progressed near-Free Being, the body appears to be transparent
and without 'mass'. It would not make sense (for this exercise) to induce
vibrations into the body part. A person like that may NOT look like
'radiating love or friendship' at all because the body may be _completely_
relaxed. In such a case, the cheeks tend to fall in and the corners of the
mouth are dropping down, therefore giving an
'unfriendly' (physical) appearance.
While in the state of 'friendship', or any other of these states, conscious
'thinking' should not be entertained in order to let things go smoothly its
course.
After one became comfortable in this state, one can now raise the frequency
slowly. At a certain point, a new level will be reached.
Gotamo called this level karu.naa. The English word 'care' is a distant
relative of this word and this word is much more preferable to the often
used word 'compassion' because the latter typically involves a lower
harmonics of 'caring' and the hallmark of the right frequency is that it is
a _step up_ from friendship.
The next such _step up_ is towards the feeling of 'being glad for others',
muuditaa. Again, the frequency goes UP.
Going up further, there will be a rather sudden shift towards the state of
upekkhaa, often translated as 'equanimity' and sometimes as 'indifference'.
A much better labeling is 'confront' because this state is characterized by
a pure and completely unbiased confront towards the entire Universe. One
knows it once one is there.
The 'meditation path' people need to bring the body first into a state
called samaadhi, a complete calm-down of body functions, including any and
all attached entities. The focus of the mind has to be adjusted to
'infinity', or, in a better expression, the mind becomes 'boundless'.
Both phenomena may happen 'inadvertently', too, especially if the
'upekkhaa' state is being held for a while and is mentioned here as a word
of caution. If it happens, there is the possibility of entering the first
of the 'higher' viewings, the 'perception boundless space'. All of these
phenomena may be very, very scary at first, especially when they come
unexpected and without a warning.
As a rule, I do not talk in public about the details of the 'meditation
path. But the reader is invited to send me e-mail (
[email protected])
if any of the latter phenomena should happen and advice may be helpful.
But, again, for the purposes of this chapter, the _shifting_ between states
is much more important than _staying_ in the states.
Happy Shifting!!!
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Copyleft � 1998 by Maximilian J. Sandor, Ph.D.
