Knowing he was near death, Maslow in his last year developed an understanding of “plateau” vs “peak” experiences. Similar, but: * more cognitive & serene, less intense/emotional * everyday, not rare * achieved by deliberate work vs unexpected gracehttps://www.academia.edu/27103672/THE_PLATEAU_EXPERIENCE_A.H._Maslow_and_others …
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“The complete stance” is analogous to Maslow’s “plateau experience” in being similar in content to “enlightenment” but more cognitive, less intense, a natural everyday stance, accomplished through years of reflection rather than intense esoteric practicehttps://meaningness.com/complete-textures …
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Maslow’s reflection on peak vs plateau is relevant for anyone who has had some fancy “enlightenment experience” and then, in time, must confront the “now what” questionpic.twitter.com/VHue72D52u
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Possibly, if you know that “enlightenment” leads to “now what,” you could skip the foofaraw https://vividness.live/2013/12/12/emptiness-zen-tantra-dzogchen/ …pic.twitter.com/9j8cN6WTse
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I once heard this summarized, I think by
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This is brilliant! Perfect description. It reminded me of a time when I was sitting in a campground. There was a little bird on a hedge singing, it was the first time I experienced form without fixation. Normal, but so memorable.
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… and “form without fixation” is one good definition of both the aim and method of tantra …
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