| Awaken Bharata |
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| Books By David Frawley |
| DEVIC AND ASURIC FORMS OF MYSTICISM | |
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this regard Devic and Asuric elements can occur in all forms of
mysticism and in all religions. Generally Devic mysticism requires
more care, selflessness and training both to develop and to sustain.
It is always easy to slip into Asuric states that are very appealing
to the ego. For this reason untrained people who stumble into
spiritual experiences are more likely to fall into Asuric delusions
because they are unprepared to handle the expansion of awareness and
energy that goes along with these states.
But there can be organized forms of Asuric mysticism as well. Mystical groups employ various methods to achieve their aim, which are generally ascetic in nature. These include isolation, fasting, breathing exercises, prayers, mantras and meditation. Such methods can not only lead to higher states of consciousness, misdirected they can lead into delusion. They can be used not only for Devic ends but also for Asuric ends, producing a highly trained mind but for an egoistic agenda.There are two basic characteristics of Asuric mysticism. The first is that it is colored by the ego. This leads the mystic to think that he has achieved some unique and special state that no one else has ever attained, that he is God's chosen spokesman, if not God himself. This can lead to further delusions that he must found a new religion or save the world - that he must speak for God and serve as an intermediary between others and God, who have no hope of salvation without him. He believes that truth is his sole possession and others must come to him to find God. |
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