Several weeks ago, shortly after writing My Mind on Tape Delay, I came across a statement by Jeffrey Grupp, a lecturer in English and Philosophy at Purdue University. He states that nirvana is "the direct experience of quantum reality." That's a mouthful. Or mind-full, if you'd rather. It recalls something the great Longchenpa said about people who have attained the highest levels of realization - that, among other powers, such a person "can perceive the very atoms of [his] body." That electrified me when I first read it because it was clear that Longchenpa was speaking literally. Of course "atoms" in his Tibetan does not mean precisely what the word would mean to a 20th century physicist - but close enough.
Right away I went looking on the internet to see what else Grupp might be saying. YouTube has one of his lectures (in eight parts) - so far I've listened through the fourth. (The statement above comes from part 1.) So - I'm just beginning to explore these ideas.....
