Subconscious??

Meditation is (magical etc.) JASG has a fantastic post about it: https://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/s...&postcount=252

Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with the subconscious (could it be the alaya consciousness?)

A more subtle layer - or where thoughts / attitudes etc. originate from.

It doesn't necessarily come "up" in meditation but clearly there is something else.

I can elaborate later perhaps but curious/wondering if anyone has any thoughts or experience on this topic. My terminology is probably off so please forgive that.

Thanks

JL

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I think Inavalan could answer some things.

It is my current understanding that subconscious is different from Energy. The Energy will bring stuff out of your long term memory i.e. subconscious, but is itself not simply that. Also the Energy will guide you in the moment, which is different from having a habit or muscle memory or a skill that you perform without conscious attention.

Perhaps this will lend a small amount of insight?

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5748/samskara

Yogic practices such as dharana and dhyana are believed to enable practitioners to encounter samskaras below the threshold of consciousness, thereby allowing negative imprints to be understood and replaced with positive ones.

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5283/dharana & https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5284/dhyana

I can't speak to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras as I practice mostly Buddhist meditation and a bit of Vedantic meditation.

Originally Posted by JustASimpleGuy

Perhaps this will lend a small amount of insight?

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5748/samskara

Yogic practices such as dharana and dhyana are believed to enable practitioners to encounter samskaras below the threshold of consciousness, thereby allowing negative imprints to be understood and replaced with positive ones.

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5283/dharana & https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5284/dhyana

I can't speak to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras as I practice mostly Buddhist meditation and a bit of Vedantic meditation.

Thanks so much, JASG, I'll look more into that. Thanks again.

Thanks, all, also for your posts.