
Can
"the Power of His Love" cause mass hysteria and collective
delusions?
> —- In
shriadishakti@yahoogroups.com, "jagbir singh"
> <adishakti_org@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Reality and Knowledge According to an Indian Perspective
> >
> > "The Indian approach to reality is to seek reality in
one's self.
> > Reality is encountered in one's own consciousness.
Consciousness
> > means awareness of the self. In the Indian tradition,
the word
> > atman or "self" can mean the individual self and the
divine self.
> > Reality is encountered through the consciousness of the
> > individual self and of the eternal self in the
individual self.
> > The understanding, experiencing and interpreting of the
self is
> > called exteriorization.
> >
> > The individual self (jivatman) which is centered in
consciousness
> > is in a body which again exists in the world. The
individual self
> > together with its body is called a microcosm (miniature
> > universe). In contrast, the Divine Self (paramatman)
together
> > with its body is called macrocosm. The center of this
macrocosm
> > is the paramatman who is Brahman (the highest reality,
the
> > eternal), whereas the center of the microcosm is the
jivatman.
> > Since jivatman contains in itself the reflection of
paramatman,
> > in the last analysis Brahman is the ultimate center of
the macro-
> > and microcosm.
> >
> >
>
> LAA UQSIM BI-YAWM AL-QIYAMAH;
> WA-LAA UQSIM BI-AN-NAFSAL-LAWWAAMAH
>
> I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
> And I do call to witness the self-reproaching Spirit.
>
These are the opening lines of Surah 75:1-2 Al-Qiyamah (The
Resurrection) which proclaims that during the Resurrection
the Spirit
of God Almighty will rebuke and guide the individual self.
This
guidance is in the form of 'catches' to correct the
individual from
straying, a reality SYs can attest to.
" Even Muhammad Sahib has said that at the Time of
Resurrection your
hands will speak. Exactly this happens, that when you get
your
Realization, when the Kundalini comes up, and She touches
the seat of
God here. Immediately in your heart the reflection of God
starts
emitting cool vibrations from your hands also. When it
starts
happening you are amazed that all around you feel the subtle
Power of
God, the Power of His Love, what we call the All-Pervading
Brahma,
what we call the Chaitanya."
The Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi
Cardiff, U.K. — August 8, 1984
It is indeed sad to see so many SYs constantly 'sick' and
'diseased'
by "the subtle Power of God, the Power of His Love, what we
call the
All-Pervading Brahma, what we call the Chaitanya." How can
this be
when The Mother Kundalini and Chaitanya are supposed to heal with
love and gentleness?
i have no idea what is causing them all these catches that
require so
much shoe-beating, footsoaking, candling, chilli, lemon and
matka
treatments, to name the major treatments. It is just like an
outbreak
mass hysteria and i think explaining this condition may
help:
"Mass hysteria is characterized by the rapid spread of
conversion
disorder, a condition involving the appearance of bodily
complaints
for which there is no organic basis. In such episodes,
psychological
distress is converted or channeled into physical symptoms.
There are
two common types: anxiety hysteria and motor hysteria. The
former is
of shorter duration, usually lasting a day, and is triggered
by the
sudden perception of a threatening agent, most commonly a
strange
odor. Symptoms typically include headache, dizziness,
nausea,
breathlessness, and general weakness. Motor hysteria is
prevalent in
intolerable social situations such as strict school and
religious
settings where discipline is excessive. Symptoms include
trance-like
states, melodramatic acts of rebellion known as histrionics,
and what
physicians term "psychomotor agitation" (whereby pent-up
anxiety
built up over a long period results in disruptions to the
nerves or
neurons that send messages to the muscles, triggering
temporary bouts
of twitching, spasms, and shaking). Motor hysteria appears
gradually
over time and usually takes weeks or months to subside (Wessely
1987;
Bartholomew and Sirois 1996). The term mass hysteria is
often used
inappropriately to describe collective delusions, as the
overwhelming
majority of participants are not exhibiting hysteria, except
in
extremely rare cases. In short, all mass hysterias are
collective
delusions as they involve false or exaggerated beliefs, but
only
rarely do collective delusions involve mass hysteria as to
do so,
they must report illness symptoms.
Many factors contribute to the formation and spread of
collective
delusions and hysterical illness: the mass media; rumors;
extraordinary anxiety or excitement; cultural beliefs and
stereotypes; the social and political context; and
reinforcing
actions by authorities such as politicians, or institutions
of social
control such as the police or military. Episodes are also
distinguishable by the redefinition of mundane objects,
events, and
circumstances and reflect a rapidly spreading folk belief
which
contributes to an emerging definition of the situation."
All mass hysterias are collective delusions as they involve
false or
exaggerated beliefs.
jagbir
From:
"jagbir singh" <www.adishakti.org@gmail.com>
Date: Sun Dec 5, 2004 8:35 am
Subject: At last SY voices of reason and
confession that may bring sense and sanity back
At last, SY voices of reason and confession
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