Rather than try to go out of body and read something in the same room, I could volunteer to try to read something you put in your room in a designated place. Or 'a' room, you designate. I don't know how to 'spring out of my body' like some describe. But, I believe that a 'match' can be made in a different manner. I truly believe the information will be available, and it would be interesting to be able to capture it in the form of a word or words, rather than images. The images may be impossible to stop, to help in interpretation. But, if you state that the exact word or words must be found, that is a specific condition to meet.

Please define the parameters of this experiment within what I can actually perform and I will be happy to attempt the demonstration.

If I am wrong, so what? I will have made the attempt.

I should not need to know 'where' exactly the room is. What is important is to find the word. And to be able to remember it. Just let me know when you've done it.

Ok, will report back tomorrow a.m. Need to meditate/sleep on it.

Words are appearing. Looking for the right one.

Hello.

Snoopydoo, I was skipping down the trail of word association all night. The feelings presented were positive. I had the feeling of a 'yes' -- a positive feeling, as I have said.

But I have no confidence that I have succeeded in this experiment because all of the words which ended up on the front and back of an envelope seem to be my own exploration of the subject of 'one word' -- a subject which had plenty of content for me to go flying off into my own imagination.

So, what is the word?

I was waiting for the 'confirmation' feeling I get when I feel 'connected' and know I am in the right place. I haven't had that particular feeling (it's kind of like a settling feeling in my chest, toward the back of me), but I have had a big 'yes' feeling.

That's all for now.

The word I had written down was 'cucumber'.

Snoopydoo

Brief explanation, for anyone who is interested in the words derived from Sanskrit in the above list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimoku


quote:
Namu: The word nam derives from Sanskrit. A close translation of its meaning is "to devote oneself." Nichiren established the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as a means to enable all people to put their lives in harmony or rhythm with the law of life, or Dharma. In the original Sanskrit, nam indicates the elements of action and attitude, and refers therefore to the correct action one needs to take and the attitude one needs to develop in order to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime.

Myoho: Myoho literally means the Mystic Law, and expresses the relationship between the life inherent in the universe and the many different ways this life expresses itself. Myo refers to the very essence of life, which is "invisible" and beyond intellectual understanding. This essence always expresses itself in a tangible form (ho) that can be apprehended by the senses. Phenomena (ho) are changeable, but pervading all such phenomena is a constant reality known as myo.

Renge: Renge means lotus flower. The lotus blooms and produces seeds at the same time, and thus represents the simultaneity of cause and effect. The circumstances and quality of our individual lives are determined by the causes and effects, both good and bad, that we accumulate (through our thoughts, words and actions) at each moment. This is called our "karma." The law of cause and effect explains that we each have personal responsibility for our own destiny. We create our destiny and we can change it. The most powerful cause we can make is to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo; the effect of Buddhahood is simultaneously created in the depths of our life and will definitely manifest in time.

The lotus flower grows and blooms in a muddy pond, and yet remains pristine and free from any defilement, symbolizing the emergence of Buddhahood from within the life of an ordinary person.

Kyo: Kyo literally means sutra, the voice or teaching of a Buddha. In this sense, it also means sound, rhythm or vibration. Also, the Chinese character for kyo originally meant the warp in a piece of woven cloth, symbolizing the continuity of life throughout past, present and future. In a broad sense, kyo conveys the concept that all things in the universe are a manifestation of the Mystic Law.

p.s. thank you, Snoopydoo, for reminding me of what remains truly important to me

http://www.sgi.org/nichiren.html
a little history on Nichiren