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It is worth adding Sarvapriyananda's warning about The Ashtavakra Gita. Some hearing it may conclude that as they are already That (in the Absolute sense), nothing needs to be done (in the relative...

For those who like their whiskey straight, pure spirit, no mixers (or rituals, postures, fees or mumbo jumbo )...

ASHTAVAKRA: THE PUREST EXPRESSION OF TRUTH

"Ashtavakra says it can happen right...

Hi all. Here is a cool magic trick;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIZyMvRnwhA

The ego (fake I/eye) produces an illusion much more powerful than the one above.

It creates a duality which...

Hi Merkaba,

Try the links in the opening post, or the books recommended, to gain insight on the nature of Absolute Awareness. It has nothing to do with a world, an idea, or any form whatsoever.
...

Hi Marta,

No one is asking you to become a puppet. Sometimes in life we may surrender to a teacher's guidance. Say you want to learn to ski. You can do it on your own, but generally you will...

An Easter message of encouragement;

Materialists and atheists believe that day by day they are coming closer to death.

But while all things must pass in actuality all that dies is the ego and...

Hi Rich,

Lol, consciousness without the Self is metaphorically a cloud without the sky, or a wave without the ocean.

You are still intellectually confusing the Absolute (Self/Pure Awareness)...

It was a concession to Rich, but perhaps breaking the language was the idea in the expression, kind of like a koan breaks the spell of the mind.

In silence what appears as two is found to be one...

I do not make these claims.
I believe as long as you have a body you have an ego.:decision:[/QUOTE]

Quite so, you don't make these claims Rich, Emex did ;). Or Perhaps Emexe's posts #357, #358...

Hi Rich,

Actually it is more about letting go of the conceptual “I” which identifies with the phenomena of thoughts and concepts. It is this I which causes the experience of separation, the “we”...

Hi Rich,

I don't agree that we are God, at least not the God that is referred to in ACIM. But we are one with God

How and when did you arrive at the conclusion that you are one with God?
Is...

Hi Emex,

You’re most welcome.

To gain the highest benefit from this post a suggestion is offered. Set aside 20 minutes without interruptions, turn off the phone, and enter into silence for at...

Yes John,

Steps 7 and 8, but more particularly the 8th step in the Noble Eightfold Path may be said to relate to concentration,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path
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Hi John,

It depends on the context in which the word concentration is used. For beginners, or those who have difficulty with a wandering mind, initially it is suggested that they "concentrate" or...

The cynics, and there are always cynics lol, may have observed an apparent hypocrisy in the last post where it was suggested that EmEx takes the stance that his ego is real due to the use of the term...

Hi Emex,

With respect, you take the stance that your ego is real.

This is apparent directly, as in your first statement above, where there is an “I” that does not challenge, and subtly in your...

Q: I am trying to rejoin the personality back to the real self.

M: The personality (vyakti) is but a product of imagination. The self (vyakta) is the victim of
this imagination. It is the taking...

And from another bob:





The way I see it, as a human, the job is Never done, because we cannot have both Reality and Illusion at the same time, no human can have God consciousness but they...

To those of us raised in Western Society, where "Science" is the new religion predominantly, and the focus is on outer objective phenomena, it can be difficult to dive directly into direct spiritual...

Hi Amor,

Thanks for sharing your views and beliefs, (even if perhaps posted mistakenly in this thread?).

In Lak'ech
tim