What Is an Experience?

 Speaking in a very general manner, experiences can be classified as falling into three groups.

Experiences Arising from Imagination

The first group contains experiences arising out of the abhyasi’s own imagination or as a result of his having projected them himself. (…) Worse, they may project the same things unconsciously during subsequent sittings and have experiences which are their own creation. (…)

Experiences Arising from Cleaning

The second group covers all experiences arising from the cleaning process. Master has stated that when the system of the abhyasi is cleaned, then the past impressions are removed.

When these impressions surface to the mind, then the original experience or activity which created the impressions is once again created in the mind. (…)

Revelatory Experiences

The third category contains what Master has referred to as “revelatory experiences.” These are of a very valuable nature as they contain messages from the inner Self of the abhyasi which, if properly interpreted, can help him considerably on his journey.

Such experiences may come during meditation sittings, or as dreams. Master has also stated that orders, instructions, and advice from the Master himself can be conveyed in this way.

— P. Rajagopalachari, My Master, pp. 146–149

 

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