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Notes from the Dream (circa 1982-1986) - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

Notes from the Dream (circa 1982-1986) - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

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<strong>the</strong> ocean, like closing <strong>the</strong> eyelids.Unmesa, (Bohm’s explicate order) like opening<strong>the</strong> eyelids is when <strong>the</strong> world, (shakti) with itspsychological “I” or subject-“I” appears.This pulsation or throb, <strong>from</strong> implicate orderto explicate order, or nimesa to unmesa iscalled Spanda.According to <strong>the</strong> Spanda Karikas “reality” isnot <strong>the</strong> psychological subject nor <strong>the</strong> psychophysicalexperience, nor is it <strong>the</strong> emptiness orvoid.Reality in <strong>the</strong> Spanda Karikas is Spanda,<strong>the</strong> pulsation <strong>from</strong> enfolding to unfolding, ornimesa to unmesa.When <strong>the</strong>re is nimesa or revelation of <strong>the</strong>essential nature of <strong>the</strong> “divine” substance <strong>the</strong>reis a disappearance of <strong>the</strong> world.When <strong>the</strong>re is unmesa or concealment of <strong>the</strong>essential nature of <strong>the</strong> “divine” substance, <strong>the</strong>reis <strong>the</strong> appearance of <strong>the</strong> world.It seemed that spiritual systems wanted<strong>the</strong> implicate-nimesa, (Underlying unity orenfolded where <strong>the</strong>re is no-I) anddid not want <strong>the</strong> explicate-ummesa, (unfoldedworld). More often <strong>the</strong>n not spiritual systems125

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