Expectations and the Actor of Actions

[Bodhi_Tree (Cody)]

@SeySorciere

Why don’t we have a smilie for “bawling my eyes out”? - That’s the one I would have used here. - For various reasons.
My use of the word “expectation” with respect to Yoni Mudra was much more mundane that the above brilliant debate.
AYP prides itself on its scientific approach - Cause and Effect. There are lengthy explanations on what each practice does. So if I do that practice, after sufficient time to get past the clunky stage, it is reasonable to expect the results from that practice, which is usually the case. All practices together lead to the overall human spiritual transformation discussed above. For example if I feel I lack sensitivity and compassion and feel certain blockages in the heart area, I can decide to do some heart breathing to unblock my heart. I expect after some months to see changes in my behaviour - I should become more loving and compassionate; the feeling of a blocked heart should dissipate. Same with Yoni Mudra. It is prescribed for purging the third eye. As I do not quite know what to expect from a “purged third eye” - I have a sense of nothing happening and a tendency to drop the practice. Perhaps I am being too scientific?

You’re not being too scientific. You’re being reasonable and realistic. That’s good relational self-inquiry.
Here’s one of my favorites quotes from the original Ghostbusters. It’s when the research scientists lose their grant money and have to leave the university. This is what Dan Aykroyd’s character says:
“Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities, we didn’t have to produce anything! You’ve never been out of college! You don’t know what it’s like out there! I’ve WORKED in the private sector. They expect RESULTS!”
God forbid we expect results from each other in the spiritual realm. Maybe we should just twiddle our thumbs and talk about how we’ve realized the true non-dual nature of reality and conquered our egos.

@Christi

There are certain experiences that can arise along the way, as the third eye is purged, such as seeing various lights of different colours, celestial visions, the ability to visit heavenly realms, the rise of intuition and the cultivation of psychic powers such as clairvoyance and being able to see into the future.

Oh c’mon, we can do better than that. I’m shootin’ for “manipulation of all matter” and “the ability to project actions from a distance”. Dig deeper into the Samyama Appendix, mate.

@Charliedog

The more I go into this, the more quiet I become. We need words to communicate, but everyone receives and uses words differently, even in the same language.

Good point. Silence is golden.

@Blanche

Then everything that comes our way is a gift. Not a gift for us, because we are gone, melted into the infinite. A gift from Being to the Being, the Divine bowing to the Divine, reverberations in stillness that hold the world together.

Oh, you’ve melted into the Infinite, have you? Well, I’m in need of some more melting myself, so will you point your infinite blowtorch in my general direction and turn me into liquid akasha so that I can join you in your infinite-ness?

[Christi (Tristan Dorling)]

Hi Bodhi

Oh c’mon, we can do better than that. I’m shootin’ for “manipulation of all matter” and “the ability to project actions from a distance”. Dig deeper into the Samyama Appendix, mate.

[Blanche]

Hi Bodhi,
Peace - Bliss - Love to you