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

[greybeard]

"It cannot just be something you feel 'nice' about." (Mooji) http://www.mooji.org

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QhIpwq-GhVc

[greybeard]

The Alchemy Of Spirit - Boom festival 2012 film

"You can experience that you are not separate, but everybody around you is somehow the same being and that the planet is not separate from ourselves either. But everything happening in the world is happening inside of us too."


Description : "Set during Boom Festival 2012 the documentary THE ALCHEMY OF SPIRIT tells the story of thousands of people from across the world, that come together every 2 years in the August full moon. Together they share the dream of a reality within and beyond this reality, where we can live in harmony with our planet and with each other.

It is a movie about Boomers that learn together about a different way of living, they co-create and share "out of the box" revolutionary ideas for change, to be spread like seeds."

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

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

http://www.transients.info/2013/12/t...ival.html#more

Thanks to transients. info

Chris

[greybeard]

Dannion Brinkley
Published on 21 Nov 2013

Dannion Brinkley, a New York Times Best Selling Author, has died and come back from the other side several times. Susan and Dannion discuss the information he received during his experiences, including the knowledge that we are truly eternal, and that we are in a brand new time frame for humanity.

Living Your Inspired Life with Susan Burrell
air date: November 10, 2013

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uR2IQwVxC1g

[greybeard]

Ten Things to Know Before you Go with Dannion Brinkley on Soul Journeys Radio.

A good interview.

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

[greybeard]

The great thing about the pathless path of enlightenment is that it is not a religeon
One can learn from various teachers including Krishna and of course the bhagavad gita.
Of course there may be one teaching that a person is drawn to.
Ramana translations from the Agamas I particularly like

Just one quote
"Siva is other than me, I am other than Siva
Uproot this attitude of differentiation.
I am indeed that Siva
This conviction that is non-dual, ever practise."

and another

"There is no greater blessing anywhere
Than the gaining of the Self
Meditate ever on the Self. He who is the Self
Is indeed the one all-pervasive Supreme self
Be aware of this."

Chris

[Chester]

To comment... involves the mind it seems.

That was a thought I just wrote - it had to come from the mind.

But there are times when the mind kicks in and says to me - "WoW... that place you just left was a place of no mind."

"While there you didn't know it was so peaceful until your mind kicked in to think about it... to weigh it against other moments where the mind is active, only once the contraction has occurred."

I am finding less and less the circumstance that this last thought comes up which suggests to me I am staying "home" more and more these days.

The mind has noted a clear and obvious difference as to the smoothness of my days these days. When the mind tells me that, it seems I drift back into no thought. Progress?

Lovely.

Is my delusion covered under Obummercare? ("Please, Mr. Mind... go back to sleep," the softest voice suggests).

[greybeard]

When the commentator has finally gone so has the me.
Great post Chester
Chris

[greybeard]

GCI December 2013 Full Moon Synchronized Care Focus
Dear Friend,

Welcome to the Global Coherence Initiative’s December 17th, 2013 Full Moon (9:29 GMT/UTC) synchronized Care Focus. In order for GCI members around the world to participate at a convenient time, we have chosen 4 a.m., 12:00 p.m. (noon), and 8 p.m. Pacific Time (GMT/UTC minus 8 hours) when GCI members in the Global Care Room can do the Care Focus together.* Thank you for being with us.

Let’s start by connecting in the heart with everyone participating in the Global Care Room and radiating love and appreciation to each other.

This is a time of the year when people of many countries, religions and traditions celebrate various holidays and festivals. It’s a time when people open their hearts more in love and kindness with family, friends and community. At the same time, remembering in our prayers those who are stressed and suffering, and giving to help those in need.

At the same time, as the intensity of the Shift energy continues, more people are experiencing an intuitive nudge to deepen the heart connection in their communications and relationships with others. Many relationship issues seem to be surfacing to be healed and renewed. This releases stuck heart energy, reduces much personal stress, and is a primary step in becoming our true self. The energy during this next month can facilitate our heartfelt intentions for clearing, forgiveness and creating fresh starts. Let’s envision more of humankind releasing separation, deepening heart connection and healing relationships, which will help raise the heart vibration of humanity and Earth into the New Year.
Care Focus – Deepening Heart Connections

Let’s start by breathing in the feeling of love and appreciation for two or three minutes, as this activates our heart energy.
Now, let’s envision humanity releasing separation, increasing heart connections and healing troubled relationships.
As always, let’s radiate love and compassion to those who are stressed or suffering hardships through the rapid changes we all are experiencing… Also radiate compassion to the stress that animal and marine-life are experiencing through these times. Appreciate the myriad seen and unseen benefits they bring to humanity.
Close by radiating care and compassion to other situations and issues that are close to your heart.

After 15 minutes

You can continue to do the Care Focus in the Global Care Room, if convenient, after the full moon period, as this will help raise the vibratory rate of the personal and collective field environment.

Thank you for your participation in this Care Focus.



http://www.glcoherence.org/templates...-12-online.php

[greybeard]

The Secret To How The Universe Works Lies Within This Geometrical Pattern. What Is The Flower of Life?
The Flower of Life is most likely something that you have seen before. It is a common symbol of many spiritual and religious teachings around the world. The Flower of Life has been found all over the world in many different religions. It is one of the oldest sacred symbols known to man. It is a geometrical shape that is made up of multiple overlapping circles of the same size. There is a huge amount of information and knowledge that can be gained from understanding the Flower of Life. It is considered to be sacred geometry that contains ancient religious value and to sum it up it depicts the fundamental forms of space and time, but there is a lot more to know. Let this be an introduction to The Flower of Life. - See more at: http://www.collective-evolution.com/....c0h4GosC.dpuf

- See more at: http://www.collective-evolution.com/....c0h4GosC.dpuf

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1ajWeY_wc

[greybeard]

Wishing all who contribute here and those who visit a Great Christmas and a wonderful 2014.
This thread would not exist without you all.
Also wishing all at Avalon Happy Days.

With Love
Chris

[greybeard]

"At the core of our hearts I feel that we all care for each other and
compassion is one of the highest ways to express our care. During
this holiday season and unpredictable times, let’s remember to have
compassion for those who are enduring hardships. Compassion is a
most powerful and intelligent frequency within the love spectrum.

As we unconditionally express compassion, it intuitively chooses its
own way to administer its care – based on a sensitive attunement to
the higher need of the whole. When pure compassion is not tethered
to our agendas it weaves its magic, sometimes visibly yet often
unseen, but never wasted as it nurtures all within its radiance.

True compassion allows for the highest-good to manifest, which in
many cases is not what our personality would project, understand
or try to control. Unconditional love, acceptance and

allowance are the underpinnings of compassion
in its higher vibration of effectiveness. As our
human intelligence spirals to the next station
of enlightenment, then collective compassion
will become the baseline for the new authentic
expression of ‘who we truly are.’ Compassion is love and care
manifesting in the most ripened state of effectiveness for the whole."
– Doc Childre, HeartMath Founder
On behalf of all of us at Institute of HeartMath,
HeartMath LLC, Global Coherence Initiative and Quantum Intech
we wish you a Holiday and New Year filled
with love, joy and compassion.

[greybeard]

The way---Osho
http://oshobardo.com/wordpress/?cat=11

Much on this will worth a read /audio.
Thanks to Tim

Chris

[Wind]

If all people were special then the concept of specialness would disappear, for there would be no comparisons to make. It is all a vanity.

Paradoxically, as one begins to recognise the truth of this and so keeps turning away from such tendencies, a fresh space is felt opening up inside.
This is a sign of awakening to the real Self.

There is an emerging sense: I am fine as I am in each moment and all is well. There are no judgements now, instead there is a calm and widening recognition and acceptance of life in all its infinite and varied expressions.

It is this recognition that we can say is special, for it brings our minds into alignment with the universal heart vibration; it communicates a sense of oneness and a natural love and affinity with the whole of existence.

When we are again in our original state of oneness, there is a harmony radiating inside our being and so the need to stand out as special loses its appeal.

Our natural state is one of peace, contentment, joy, wisdom and love. There is a great love, a capacity and flexibility that enables us to shift our perspective and in doing so, enter other points of consciousness which increase our capacity to communicate and understand through real harmony and compassion. We recognise and live effortlessly in our natural state of affinity and unity as one Being.

~ Mooji

December 2013
www.mooji.org

Live Satsang Broadcast from Monte Sahaja

Sunday 22nd December at 3pm Lisbon time

[Wind]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Ir1TMFzB80

[greybeard]

Consciousness Expressing as Human Being (Complete Satsang Dialogue in Three Parts): Arunachala Satsang with Mooji
http://www.mooji.org (official website);

Youtube channels: https://youtube.com/moojiji,
https://youtube.com/AwakeningBridge and other associated channels.

Also see: http://www.nevernothere.com and http://mooji.satsangs.net (a source website of moojis video satsang)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QGaSbP59ZJ0

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=prK7OSdDUkg

There is so much love comes through Mooji--- look into the eyes--listen to the voice.

Chris

[Wind]

A version of the Lord's prayer by Mooji

Beloved Father,
Who dwells within the soul of my Being
Whose name is
I Am

Veneration to your holy name
Thy kingdom is here

Thy will prevails throughout the earth
as it does in the heavenly realms of my soul

You open your hands
and satisfy the hunger of all living beings

You heal all hearts of sorrow
So that they in turn may show forgiveness
to those whose minds
are shrouded in ignorance of the Self


Beloved Mother

Who imparts to all the sense of choice
so we may finally come to choose
You
who are Truth
and thus find everlasting freedom

Glory to your name
Oh Truth

For yours is the kingdom of existence
of peace and love
All power and glory emanates from
You alone
Who imparts to all
the wisdom, the light, the love and courage
to refer to themselves as
I Am Amen Om

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=HF9yXAFAuos

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JF2ybmlShro

[greybeard]

This could be the final question.
Mooji--- points to the answer.
Can the perceiver be perceived and if so by what?
It does not come more direct in your face or more powerful than this--the final question.

Chris
Ps Thanks to Wind im really enjoying the love and depth of Mooji.
There is no room for manoeuvre--no excuses.
Basically what is the most important thing?
What do you/we/I really, realy want?
Its a question of single mindedness.

Ch

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JF2ybmlShro

[greybeard]

SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-IGNORANCE
Be as you are
page 38 the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

If there is a goal to be reached it cannot be permanent. The
goal must already be there. We seek to reach the goal with the
ego, but the goal exists before the ego. What is in the goal is even
prior to our birth, that is, to the birth of the ego. Because we exist
the ego appears to exist too.
If we look on the Self as the ego then we become the ego, if as
the mind we become the mind, if as the body we become the body.

THE SELF
It is the thought which builds up sheaths in so many ways. The
shadow on the water is found to be shaking. Can anyone stop the
shaking of the shadow? If it would cease to shake you would not
notice the water but only the light. Similarly take no notice of the
ego and its activities, but see only the light behind. The ego is the
thought 'I'. The true 'I' is the Self.
Q: If it is just a question of giving up ideas then it is only one
step to realisation.
A: Realisation is already there. The state free from thoughts is
the only real state. There is no such action as realisation. Is there
anyone who is not realising the Self? Does anyone deny his own
existence? Speaking of realisation, it implies two selves - the one
to realise, the other to be realised. What is not already realised is
sought to be realised. Once we admit our existence, how is it that
we do not know our Self?
Q: Because of the thoughts, the mind.
A: Quite so. It is the mind that veils our happiness. How do
we know that we exist? If you say because of the world around us,
then how do you know that you existed in deep sleep?
Q: How to get rid of the mind?
A: Is it the mind that wants to kill itself? The mind cannot kill
itself. So your business is to find the real nature of the mind. Then
you will know that there is no mind. When the Self is sought, the
mind is nowhere. Abiding in the Self, one need not worry about
the mind.

[Wind]

There is only the one Self.
An unchanging, unmoving Silence.
It is not waiting.
And it is not contemplating.
It is not reflecting.
It is not inquiring.
It is not resting.
All this could be perceived as modes of the mind itself.
What is that which is not in gear?
It is not a state.
It is not in between states.
It is not the gap between thoughts.
It is not a gap.
It cannot be done or undone.
For Itself, there is no such thing as practice.
No such thing as contemplators, meditators or
attainers of It.
Hidden, yet nothing can hide It.
Revealed, yet nothing can see It.
Self-knowing, yet It is without knowledge.
Self-realised, yet It is without mind.
Blessing itself, yet It is beyond duality.
Being, yet It is beyond being.
Unfathomable, unconquerable, ungraspable.
Who or what is there?
Beyond sin and beyond righteousness.
It announces itself as the sense 'I am' inside the body.
But It is even beyond 'I' and beyond body.
Ungraspable, yet attention and the pure intellect
may recognise and acknowledge It.
Being revealed but it is not revealing.
Recognising Its all-pervasiveness, joy fills the Heart.
Intelligence dances.
Peace is very happy.
The universes prostrate themselves,
yet their Lord they cannot see.


~ Mooji

December 2013
www.mooji.org

[loungelizard]

Some of these words are so sublime that I can't help but feel there is danger of separation from the ordinary human existence. Talking only of wisdom and the absolute runs the risk of generating a feeling of elitism that can alienate people.

Conduct, ethics and morality are also important, and we can't assume that these will just happen. There are steps.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMf9k8IyHQU