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Before any arising is the effortlessly-all-welcoming Self.
Observation from a friend: If I deem someone or something unwelcome, the discomfort arises not from where I assume - that which I’ve condemned - but from my very own state of unwelcomeness. Welcome precedes unwelcome. Resolution is relinquishing only what’s been added. I am only ever the problem,…
In the contemplation of the Dharma, we are very diligent
In the contemplation of the Dharma, we are very diligent in remaining as the source, returning every arising to its original stillness. Self knowingness is all knowingness and our contemplation is on behalf of everyone. The student of the Way who is dedicated to truth is grateful for every…
Do not resist when meeting difficulties in your life.
Do not resist when meeting difficulties in your life. Embrace them. Allow them. They are arising in order to reveal the places within yourself where you are contracting and identifying yourself apart from the whole. You are constantly learning and growing in your recognition of the complete…
One negative thought can trigger the emotions and infect the natural peace of the mind.
One negative thought can trigger the emotions and infect the natural peace of the mind. We get entangled in greed, anger, fear jealousy, self loathing, blame. time and space become our preoccupation like a loop and the more we struggle, the tighter it get. Purification of the mind is required.…
The journey from unhappiness to happiness cannot be bypassed without the ending of the illusion of separation and the death of the personal self. A teacher who serves you the empty dish of: ‘there is no one and there is nothing to realize’ does not reveal the causeless happiness and the peace that…
Whatever is given, is given through you and not by you
Through you it is given. By you it is hoarded. The I-thoughts and me-feelings form the bottleneck of greed and fear which is one of Maya’s veils: Blindness to taking without giving. If you do not transcend the veils of ignorance and greed, the Self remains hidden in plain sight and unhappiness will…
The I AM universal Being Awareness is the absolute certainty of the Self. Beyond the mind. It is felt as causeless and undisturbable peace. Sat-Chit-Ananda The personal self appropriates this peace and says: 'I am peaceful because. ’ The personal self is the arising of the I-thought and the world.…
SHADOW HAPPINESS IS NOT REAL HAPPINESS
SHADOW HAPPINESS IS NOT REAL HAPPINESS The tendency to personalize is unhappy. Thought superimposes an imaginary personal self onto the limitless borderless universal Self. The recognition of this tendency is an important recognition. Via the I-thought and the me-feeling, personal concerns haunt us…
Our body mind experiences do not define us, do not define what we truly are.
Our body mind experiences do not define us, do not define what we truly are. Like our night dreams do not define the dreamer that dreams them. All body mind experiences are meant for the contemplation of the reality of consciousness and the celebration of its infinite creativity and elegance.…
The contemplation of the source reveals the true I, the true Self.
The contemplation of the source reveals the true I, the true Self. From this revelation, it is said that: I am the one and only true creator/listener . not defined by any particular body mind. Undefined by any phenomenal event. "I", refers to the true creator/definer of all phenomenal events . the…
It is a great fortune to see the king. And a greater one to be admitted to the king’s court.
It is a great fortune to see the king. And a greater one to be admitted to the king's court. A simple glimpse into the Self is the beginning of the path and not the end. A sip of water does not fulfill your thirst. There is no higher dissolution than the complete dissolution of the me-impressions .…
In the contemplation of truth, you come to the realization that there is no external reality outside of the reality of consciousness. This revelation will lead you to the understanding that awareness and consciousness are thus one and the same. I am this aware space, this aware presence. Sat-chit…
WHAT AM I TRULY? Am I what thought says I am or am I what rains says I am? Am I what feelings say I am or am I what the bird song says I am? What am I truly? Am I the butterfly, the gentle breeze and the still presence of Being? Am I the roar of the waterfall, the babble of the baby and the inner…
DEPRESSION Friend: How does one do the contemplation when I am depressed? Reply: I am not a psychotherapist and I can only share the non dual understanding as it may be of help, or maybe not. There are professionals that deal with crisis levels of emotions. Contemplate the following non dual…
Speaking about the unspeakable Is different from speaking the unspeakable Speaking the unspeakable Is spoken by the unspeakable Reality of Being/Awareness The limited cannot know the limitless The mind cannot speak the infinite eternal Only the infinite Self Can truly express the Self Whatever…
Innate nature is peace and happiness. Sat-Chit-Ananda Transparent Being Awareness. Impersonal, universal. The shining light of Being. The I-thought misleads you into perceiving a separate self and an external world. This unhappy impression of separation is like the canary in the coal mine that…
Inquiry into Truth and not into mind impressions
We are inquiring into Truth Not into mind impressions Mind impressions are like clouds Dream impressions One after another First we search outwardly As the mind points towards the senses Towards what is perceived Towards thoughts and feelings Towards the world body mind But what is perceived Does…
First we search outwardly As the mind points towards the senses In time we realize That we are searching for the searcher We are seeking the seeker The revelation is that the True seeker Is not a seeker There is no seeker All along It was a dream seeker Seeking itSelf? Only the Self is real And…
As long as you are cultivating images of yourself and others, you remain an unhappy limited separate self impression. No matter how hard you work on improving your bundle of images, you remain incomplete and the True Meaning and True Purpose escape you. Awakening to the Self is your inevitable…
DO NOT SEARCH, THE EYE CANNOT SEE ITSELF ~~ Friend: Some teachers say: Just be still and do not search for the Self for this would be like your eye trying to see itself. ~~ This comment is limited to the phenomenal eye. The physical eye cannot see itself, but that does not apply to consciousness.…
IS EVERYTHING SAMADHI? ~~ It depends what you mean by everything and what you mean by samadhi. By everything we usually refer to the world body mind, to what appears and disappears, to the apparent, the impermanent, the phenomenal. By samadhi we usually refer to the ultimate, to the absolute…
That which arises and dissolves does so out of the vastness of being that neither arises nor dissolves. Passing impressions are the dreams of the Self-eternal That I AM. Contemplation of the Self, the source of all impressions, releases the hold of the unhappy me-mind and reveals the eternity and…
‘I’ refers to the true creator
The contemplation of the source reveals the true I, the true Self. From this revelation, it is said that: I am the one and only true creator/listener . not defined by any particular body mind. Undefined by any phenomenal event. "I", refers to the true creator/definer of all phenomenal events . the…
There is no mind. What we call mind is though. God is the creator of all . The creator of the wind, the breath, the oceans and galaxies. Problems are due to the belief that i am a mortal form. A separate Self. A mortal reality. This belief overlooks the eternal and universal reality of…
Whatever you do that has a personal self within it will lead you deeper into the maze.
Whatever you do that has a personal self within it will lead you deeper into the maze. It will promise you all sorts of things, it will deliver more and more promises and will never 'deliver' you from your personal self. That is what haunts you but thoughts tell you lies and lead you astray as they…