Enlightenment: The Ego, what is it? How to transcend it.

[greybeard]

THE MIND WAS BORN, NOT YOU ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj - audiobook -Lomakayu Shamanic Nonduality Sedona

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mGXB8qjmUmE

[greybeard]

DEEP ACCEPTANCE STARTS IN YOUR OWN HEART - Perfect Brilliant Stillness 6-Sedona Shaman Nonduality

There is a lot of clarity in this video and its not over long
Chris

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XYdttx48F7U

[greybeard]

Everything I learned is a concept, therfore untrue.
Nasargadatta would ask people for their beliefs on spirituality and on getting their thoughts would say "That's not it"
Form-formless, both and neither.
Both have some validity but the Ultimate is Consciousness --You are That --the prime.
Enjoy being in form --that's consciousness.
Wear the World like a loose shirt.

Chris


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[Trisher]

Posted by greybeard (here)
Everything I learned is a concept, therfore untrue.
Nasargadatta would ask people for their beliefs on spirituality and on getting their thoughts would say "That's not it"
Form-formless, both and neither.
Both have some validity but the Ultimate is Consciousness --You are That --the prime.
Enjoy being in form --that's consciousness.
Wear the World like a loose shirt.

Chris


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In this video Consciousness is one of a number of Portals that can be used to take you back to the Absolute. Some of the others are Vibration, Light, Emptiness, and Sound. Whichever one you use it should feel effortless. If its a struggle for you then that is not your Portal. In this Video are the instructions on how to use these Portals.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=87DmQkTvj0Y

Trisher

[greybeard]

THE GRACE OF BEAUTY IN A WORLD ECHOING WITH VIOLENCE - I Give Up Being Right - lomakayu



GUNSHOTS ECHO IN THE VAST QUIET OF THE DESERT. My wise dog "Beauty" once again teaches me The One Noble Truth: To live at the center and be peace amidst the unpeaceful.
Lomakayu Shamanic Nonduality Sedona Arizona
https:/www.medicineofone.com

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x6b9GbpcVT4

[greybeard]

THROUGH ME, NOT BY ME - Sedona Shamanic Nonduality Healing Retreats To Clear The Way - Lomakayu

I probably posted this before but worth another look.
Chris

Since I just posted another title from Perfect Brilliant Stillness that shares part of this title I thought I would share something of my own created at New Years when people often set their intentions. Advaita is the foundation of Medicine of One. But it works with the obstacles to what stands in the way of what is eternally there by bringing into the circle of the Big I all the little i's of our stories and mental tendencies and helping them dissolve into I AM and beyond. I do believe that we are all here "To be Here" and in that hereness we each bring a gift which is delivered through us not by us but through us if we can get out of the way.
Lomakayu
https;//www.medicineofone.com

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=e-9JY0E7JZQ

[greybeard]

THE IMPERSONAL LIFE - I AM IS THE TREASURE WITHIN - BE BLESSED Joseph Benner - audiobook - lomakayu


This is opening sections of Joseph Benner's beautiful and inspiring work. I have had a number of request for this book. This happens to be one of the small number of my Youtube readings that are availble on audible and iTunes. Because of this I can not share the entire work. Thank you all and be safe and blessed.
lomakayu
www.medicineofone.com

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vHFFj0gkpiw

[greybeard]

THE SKY OF PEACE AND QUIET IS ALWAYS THERE NO MATTER HOW LOUD THE STORMS OF PAIN AND SUFFERING


THE WORLD IS MY FRIEND AND I AM THE WORLD. I SPEAK TO MY FRIENDS.
I often do not edit the beginning of my videos. I do this to share a private moment of "I don't know". I sometimes just gather some objects and put them around and I wait. I am empty . . . I wait for the circle to speak . . . so too speak.
lomakayu
www.medicineofone.com

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SiCbOLEU4mA

[greybeard]

CAN THE SUN SEE THE DARKNESS - Perfect Brilliant Stillness - Conclusion - Audiobook - Lomakayu

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DmHTTHvHbO4

[Anka]

Do you have a diary?
I saw this and I remembered a close friend very dear to me, who told me that she kept a diary just for her.
I hope she still has time to write her diary, I pray she can have this time available, because her inspiration is so great.
Tonight, I'm giving her this "diary" as a gift.

How Art Journaling Heals My Soul(8:47)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=47-Vw5dz9GM

[Wind]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=amHgFWgGsiE

[O Donna]

Do The Math:

Nothing + Everything = Singularity

Who ever said math wasn't fun!

[O Donna]

Nothing is a placeholder in so far as to make allowances for nothing to exist.

[Anka]

Nothing is in full swing to make us feel hopeless, and if "nothing" is exposed, why should we worry about this "nothing"? These are times of spiritual warfare, but all they can take from us is our attention, never our spirit.

[O Donna]

Nothing is a tool just like everything else is. Like a Scrying mirror...people have reported seeing things that are not actually there to begin with.



Example: "Fear nothing", can be read negatively or positively, it's all up to the reader.

[greybeard]

Well I believe in nothing --or is it no thing.
A little space between no and thing changes everything.
I like messing with words.
Love C

[greybeard]

Kundalini The Liberating Force (Discourses, Questions and Answers and Views)
by Dr. B.S. Goel (Siddheshwar Baba) (Deceased)

This is the preface to the book --hard to obtain now.

I spent time on his ashram after the spontaneous awakening of Kundalini
http://www.thirdeyefoundationofindia.org/

I dont know if this ashram still exists.
Chris


Salutations to the Mother Kundalini the Divine Cosmic Energy! You are present in every existing being. You are the supreme knowledge, maya, intellect, memory and delusion. O Devi! You are the mind, the sky, the air, the fire, the water and the earth. Nothing is outside You. You are the Shakti of Shiva. Your Own blissful conscious form gives the shape of the world.

Kundalini Yoga is the most archaic form of spiritual sadhana practiced by Indian sages and saints to achieve Oneness with the Supreme Reality. Kundalini, the serpent power or mystic fire, is the primordial energy that lies sleeping or in dormant state at the base of the spinal column in all human beings. It is also the cosmic power in individual bodies. It is the spiritual potential of cosmic power. It has no form. But the mind has to follow a particular form in its initial stage. From this grosss form, one can easily understand the subtle formless Kundalini. Prana, ahamkar, buddhi, indriya, mind, nerves and all the five gross elements are all products of Kundalini.

Kundalini becomes active, when it is awakened. There are many methods to awaken the sleeping Kundalini, like Pranayama, Asanas, Meditation, etc. all such methods may sometimes lead to complications. One may also become a psychic patient. It can also prove fatal as one feels the urge to attempt suicide without any reason.

To awaken Kundalini Shakti, the safest way is to receive the grace of a blessed Siddha-Guru, who have already merged his identity with the Supreme consciousness, the Shiva, and have become one. When Kundalini Shakti gets active by a Siddha-Guru it automatically starts functioning. Kundalini becomes the master of jiva, whose goal is Shiva, the source of existence.

In this world, despite all that we achieve, we never feel contented and never attain permanent peace, happiness or bliss. Complete fulfillment is only possible when we realize our own self, when the Kundalini Shakti gets aroused in our bodies and the backward journey towards Shiva gets initiated, till one day, with the mercy of Kundalini, the jiva gets liberated from all the attachments with the world.

As this Kundalini Shakti is very powerful, no one else other than Shiva can control this Kundalini Shakti, when it is awakened. Under the guidance of a Guru, the movement of the Kundalini is controlled, the six spiritual centres get slowly pierced, the nervous system gets cleansed and the individual becomes transformed completely. He realizes his own Self at the sahasrara, the seventh spiritual centre and becomes One with the Supreme Consciousness, the Shiva. The main principle is that when awakened, Kundalini Shakti ceases to be a static power, which sustains world consciousness. Once set in movement, she is drawn to its other static centre in the thousand petalled lotus (sahasrara), by merging Herself and the jiva with Shiva consciousness or the consciousness of eternal ecstasy beyond the world of form. When Kundalini sleeps a man is awake to the world, when she wakes up, he sleeps, that is, he loses his consciousness of the world and enters his causal body. In this Yoga he passes beyond to the formless consciousness.

This is the glory of Mother Kundalini who through Her infinite grace and power gently leads the sadhaka from charka to charka and illumines his intellect and makes him realize his identity with the supreme Brahman!

Sadgurunath Shri Siddeshwar Baba was a God-realised Siddha-Guru. Thousands of seekers got their Kundalini Shakti awakened by His Divine Grace. He used to awaken the Kundalini Shakti by the divine touch of His right thumb at the Trikuti of His devotee and sometimes by His gaze. He had even initiated some sadhakas in their dreams.

[Anka]

There are times when we have to be exceedingly strong!
What we do not oppose, we tolerate.What we tolerate, we accept.
What we accept, we praise.What we praise, we practice. Please do not compromise...all this must be at the level of apostolic harmony of love that we inherit beyond ourselves.
“There is no happiness for the soul in the external worlds since these are perishable, true happiness lies in that which is eternal, within us.”



Buy a book, read it and give it to a friend, be a supporter of friendship, share courage and be silent when you tell the truth.



"- The best and shortest road towards knowledge of truth is Nature.
- If you search for the laws of harmony, you will find knowledge.
- True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge; it is an awaking of consciousness which goes through successive stages.
- As to deserving, know that the gift of heaven is free; this gift of Knowledge is so great that no effort whatever could hope to 'deserve' it
- There grows no wheat where there is no grain
- Every man must act in the rhythm of his time... such is wisdom.
- You will free yourself when you learn to be neutral and follow the instructions of your heart without letting things perturb you. This is the way of Maat."

[Zirconian]

Enjoyable little piece.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_h-FswIACKE

truly the best thing you can do for yourself, to feel good that is, is to do good onto others. be it small or big, a nudge in the direction of positivity is a positive self reflection. happiness is the secret to life... there's no doubt about that. one thing i can do today is amplify goodness of greater people, and act as an invisible conduit. and that feels good.

[greybeard]

Meditation.
Ive avoided personal pronouns to set a mood

Curtains drawn --a candle lit, lights out
A cosy chair with a cushion behind the back to keep it straight.
A blanket
Eyes closed.
Three Oms a prayer is said.

There is no one meditating -- most times if thought arrives there is awareness of it but no communication entered into, no attempt to remove it or silence it.

Kundalini movement may occur but not encouraged, or discouraged no egoic thought. (look what happening to me, its special)
The movement happens or not as the case might be. No doer there off.
Bliss occurs but in itself it is appreciated enjoyed but not asked for or controled in anyway --just felt. Or rather the feeling is in awareness.
The eyes may open and the flame of the candle is in awareness.
The eyes close again -- no conscious decision -- it just happens.
At some point in time perhaps the head starts to droop and sleep calls.
Bed and in bed prayer of gratitude and perhaps the 108 beads and Om-nama shivia manta happens.

So my thoughts are that even Self enquiry is the ego wanting to take charge -- not accepting that thoughts are natural they come they go. Yet some times the traditional Self enquiry happens
(To whom did that thought arise? It arose to me. Who am I?)

Guided meditation may have a place, however, the walk in nature visualisation kind involves taking action.
Its more like self hypnosis -- it has value in relaxing body and mind.

For me meditation is about just sitting quiet.

The opening prayer is one suggested by Mooji
"Beloved Lord of my heart, let there just be One here, please remove ego"

Morning prayer

"I am born now from the womb of sleep
I am determined to dedicate all acts this day to you with you ever present before my minds eye
Make words thoughts and deeds sacred and pure
Let me not injure anyone let no one injure me.
Guide me direct me this day
Amen"

Last thing prayer includes gratitude.
Then
"Beloved
The acts of this day, who's burden I placed on You this morning, are now over.
It was You who made me walk and think and act,
I therefore place at Thy fee all of my words thought and deeds.
Receive me now I am coming home to Thee."

The Gayatri Mantra is used every day --when it arises

With Love
Chris