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SUTRAS
THE KEY TO THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
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Clairvoyance and telepathy (avadhi) register only a limited part of reality. Sutra 21 and 22 explain the six types of extrasensory
perception and the range of knowledge they access. - Knowledge we receive by direct perception of the consciousness of others (manah-paryaya). - This is a state of consciousness where we perceive the mental activity of another person immediately and instantly in our own mind. This ability is far more precise and reaches into far subtler regions than telepathy and clairvoyance (avadhi) have access to.
Direct perception (manali-paryaya) operates in a dimension of our consciousness where our senses (mati) do not function.
Our mind (manas) plays only an indirect role in this perceptionprocess. It serves as field of reference, as background that reflects the degree of realization of the other person.33 The real perception happens directly. During this process all separation that normally exists between the consciousness of two persons falls away. Any communication by external means (words etc.) becomes superfluous in this situation.
Scope and depth of what we perceive is determined by the degree we ourselves have access to higher states of consciousness (even if we are not fully aware of this yet.).
Direct mental perception (manah-paryaya) is an excellent tool for the precise transmission of complex and multilayered contents. It is the immediate predecessor of omniscience and not subjected to error and misunderstanding.
Direct mental perception rises automatically when all karmas that blocked this type of insight are either dissolved or inactive (latent). It arises from the tenth stage of development onwards. Prior to this it can be experienced during the state of dream.
33 An analogy illustrates this: When we say 'Look at the moon in the
sky!', the sky represents only the background.
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