Thank you for answering my question. Now that you explain some more your results are more real to me because it is difficult for me to imagine one simply arriving at simple enlightened states or abilities.
"Dark night of the soul", as with myself too, seems to be de rigueur.
You touched on all of the valid therapies -- reading good books, techniques/processes, and change of environment/personnel.
The spiritual traps (materialism, sensualism, pride) are clearly stated in the best books as is the ideal state and the tools. Due to my increasingly sensitive conscience, mindfulness is becoming more a necessity, in addition to techniques that help me cleanse my conscience daily.
I have not travelled as devotedly and as long as you have on this path, and so it is still a wonder for me to encounter beings such as yourself. I'm still scratching my head and muttering under my breath, "How did they DO that?"
