..續本文上一頁egan flowing inwards, I didn”t know where it was headed, but it kept flowing deeper and deeper within. It was like a current of electricity flowing down a cable to a switch. When it hit the switch my body exploded with a deafening bang. The knowing during that time was extremely lucid and subtle. Once past that point the mind was released to penetrate deeply inside. It went inside to the point where there wasn”t anything at all. Absolutely nothing from the outside world could come into that place. Nothing at all could reach it. Having dwelt internally for some time, the mind then retreated to flow back out. However, when I say it retreated, I don”t mean to imply that I made it flow back out. I was simply an observer, only knowing and witnessing. The mind came out more and more until it finally returned to ”normal”.

　　Once my normal state of consciousness returned, the question arose, ”What was that

　　!” The answer came immediately, ”These things happen of their own accord. You don”t have to search for an explanation.” This answer was enough to satisfy my mind.

　　After a short time my mind again began flowing inwards. I wasn”t making any conscious effort to direct the mind. It took off by itself. As it moved deeper and deeper inside, it again hit that same switch. This time my body shattered into the most minute particles and fragments. Again the mind was released to penetrate deeply inside itself. Utter silence. It was even more profound than the first time. Absolutely nothing external could reach it. The mind abided here for some time, for as long as it wished, and then retreated to flow outwards. At that time it was following its own momentum and happening all by itself I wasn”t influencing or directing my mind to be in any particular way, to flow inwards or retreat outwards. I was merely the one knowing and watching.

　　My mind again returned to its normal state of consciousness, and I didn”t wonder or speculate about what was happening. As I meditated, the mind once again inclined inwards. This time the entire cosmos shattered and disintegrated into minute particles. The earth, ground, mountains, fields and forests - the whole world - disintegrated into the space element. People had vanished. Everything had disappeared. On this third time absolutely nothing remained.

　　The mind, having inclined inwards, settled down there for as long as it wished. I can”t say I understand exactly how it remained there. It”s difficult to describe what happened. There”s nothing I can compare it to. No simile is apt. This time the mind remained inside far longer than it had previously, and only after some time did it come out of that state. When I say it came out, I don”t mean to imply that I made it come out or that I was controlling what was happening. The mind did it all by itself I was merely an observer. Eventually it again returned to its normal state of consciousness. How could you put a name on what happened during these three times

　　 Who knows

　　 What term are you going to use to label it

　　THE POWER OF samadhi

　　Everything I”ve been relating to you concerns the mind following the way of nature. This was no theoretical description of the mind or psychological states. There”s no need for that. When there”s faith or confidence you get in there and really do it. Not just playing around, you put your life on the line. And when your practice reaches the stage that I”ve been describing, afterwards the whole world is turned upside down. Your understanding of reality is completely different. Your view is utterly transformed. If someone saw you at that moment, they might think you were insane. If this experience happened to someone who didn”t have a thorough grip on themselves, they might actually go crazy, because nothing is the same as it was before. The p…

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