Category: Not-Two
It emphasizes that ultimate reality (Brahman) is singular and undivided, with the apparent world as illusory multiplicity.
It’s an experiential truth, not mere philosophy, echoed in texts like the Avadhuta Gita via negation (neti neti).
Mr. Jesus pointed to it with “I and the Father (Source) are One.”
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A personal God? (Rupert Spira)
“…God is not a distant entity but the infinite presence of awareness at the core of our being.”
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Joel S. Goldsmith
“Illumination dissolves all material ties and binds men together with the golden chains of spiritual understanding.”
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Yoga Vasishtha – Excerpt
“These excerpts from the Yoga Vasishtha explore the nature of the human mind, defining it as a fragment of universal consciousness that has become lost in the illusion of separation.”
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The Hidden Obstacle
“…true liberation comes from realizing that the infinite self is already free and was never actually trapped by the mind’s illusions.”
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Roger Castillo – Biological, Psychological, Consciousness layer
“… genuine happiness is found in peace of mind rather than external life circumstances. The speaker distinguishes between the biological layer of physical pleasure or pain and the psychological layer of suffering caused by personal attachment and the illusion of doership.”
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Adyashanti – The end of your world
“… a candid roadmap for the disorienting transition that follows a spiritual awakening. The author distinguishes between momentary glimpses of oneness and a permanent, abiding realization, noting that initial breakthroughs often trigger a dissolution of the egoic self and its previous motivations. This process frequently involves a “honeymoon phase” of bliss followed by a ‘got it, lost it’ cycle…”
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Rupert Spira: Is the world real or just an illusion?
“By shifting our perspective away from cultural beliefs in materialism, we can see that every experience is a manifestation of infinite being. Ultimately, the text simplifies complex ancient traditions to show that reality is not hidden behind the world but is the very essence of it.”
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David Carse: Perfect Brilliant Stillness
… [mentioned by Peter Bunzl] is a spiritual text that explores the radical concept of non-duality and the dissolution of the individual ego. The author describes a transformative “out-of-time” experience in the Amazon jungle that led to the realization that the separate self is merely a mental construction.
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The Way of the Bird (Ranjit Maharaj)
“Free will is a concept that is considered almost sacred in the West, but which has no foundation in reality. It simply does not correspond to the way things are and, sooner or later, it has to be abandoned in favor of surrender to a higher power.”
