tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post8137216151404150220..comments2023-04-24T08:22:01.715-07:00Comments on Amritayana Buddhism: Soruba SamadhiWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340539277090876795noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post-55363709352198972842009-10-11T03:34:21.545-07:002009-10-11T03:34:21.545-07:00Just as a footnote for anyone reading this side an...Just as a footnote for anyone reading this side and who does not know what the word "grok" means, the word first appeared in STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND by Robert Heinlein (as far as I know) during the 1960s or 1970s. The book is about a human raised by Martians, about an evolution based spirituality, and other themes. It is probably one of the earliest and best writings of this author. The word "grok" is from the Martian language of the story. It has the meaning of "drinking deep", really getting something, deeply understanding something, and has the kind of knowing that is like a flash of enlightenment or an "aha!" moment, and usually has a shift in body sensation associated with this moment, like energy tingling throughout the body, or a rush of heat. It became part of the language of the 60s counterculture for a while, as in phrases like "I grok it", "I grok what you are saying", and "I really grok you". It was often used as verb, "grokking", to indicate a deep learning process about something important. There is a sense that this knowing is beyond words, as in the Martian-human in the story having to learn things about Earth without the benefit of knowing the language of this world or being conditioned to see things the way that we are.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340539277090876795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post-76867132103432631472009-10-10T20:47:42.215-07:002009-10-10T20:47:42.215-07:00It is wonderful to feel the community energy that&...It is wonderful to feel the community energy that's developing.<br />Thanks for introducing me to the 'grokking' word and concept - I like it!Janni Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512053503246358936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post-48351255525463336492009-10-09T09:12:12.765-07:002009-10-09T09:12:12.765-07:00Thank you for sharing. I am finding it interestin...Thank you for sharing. I am finding it interesting just how many people are grokking this shift in consciousness and sharing their support for this shift. It is wonderful to feel a kind of community about this.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340539277090876795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post-4874894666719259632009-10-08T19:36:13.909-07:002009-10-08T19:36:13.909-07:00Thanks Will. More wonderful insights on physical i...Thanks Will. More wonderful insights on physical immortality. <br />My feeling is that physical immortality is in the now moment and in the journey. Like life, it is infinite and yet beckons us to also enjoy the playground of 'labels' with their experiences - the 'little' things.<br />We can BE the mountain AND/OR have the experience of climbing the mountain. Yet with the knowing that our infinite consciousness goes way beyond any definition. The earth is one of our playgrounds.<br />I like this quote from Harry Palmer of Avatar who said -'When we perceive that the only difference between any of us is beliefs, and that beliefs can be created or discreated with ease, the right and wrong game will wind down, and world peace will ensue.'<br />blessings JanniJanni Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512053503246358936noreply@blogger.com