Tag: #nonduality
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Lester Levenson – Keys To The Ultimate Freedom
“Welcome, seeker. You are about to rediscover a truth you have always known. This primer is designed to help us peel back the layers of complexity we have gathered over our lifetimes, allowing us to return to our natural state of unlimited freedom. Together, we will explore how our internal world shapes the environment around…
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Mental Silence (Papaji)
“By turning our attention away from perceived objects and back toward the source of thought, we discover that we are not the body or the mind, but the eternal witness or Seer of all experiences.”
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Primordial Awareness: The Open Heart of Dzogchen (Part 2)
“The provided text explores the Buddhist concept of Right Speech, emphasizing that words function as powerful tools for creating or destroying reality. The author posits that language is not merely a method of communication but a karmic manufacturing process that shapes our relationships and mental states…”
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Pagan God?
“The honest answer from the contemplative side is usually that the word isn’t doing explanatory work at all â it’s doing devotional or orientational work.”
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Radical Openness = Win-Winđ
Holger: Are there any teachings that emphasize radical openness ⌠to encourage shining the light of awareness onto any thought, feeling or belief without shame, pride or embarrassment, because every insight is a win-win?
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Shankara’s Crest Jewel of Discrimination
“Shankaraâs Crest-Jewel of Discrimination, a foundational work on Advaita Vedanta philosophy. It explores the path to spiritual liberation through the rigorous practice of discrimination between the eternal Atman (the true Self) and the transitory non-Self.”
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Relax all effort … Rupert Spira
Ai: “This text explores the fundamental unity underlying different spiritual traditions, suggesting that religious conflicts arise from a misunderstanding of our core reality. The dialogue emphasizes that humans are not limited, separate selves but are instead emanations of an infinite being that can be rediscovered through stillness. Meditation is reframed here as a relaxation of…
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Ralph: Richard Rohr, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Merton, Meister Eckhart
“… figures like Meister Eckhart, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Merton, and Richard Rohr. They highlight a shift from traditional monastic isolation toward a paradigm of contemplation-in-action, where the divine is found within the ‘market square’ rather than through worldly retreat.”
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Francis Lucille: Asana Agnostic
“While silent sitting is a helpful tool that minimizes external distractions, it is not strictly necessary; true meditation is a natural state where one functions as pure consciousness. By observing thoughts and bodily sensations with benevolent indifference, a practitioner can prevent these perceptions from hardening into beliefs.”
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God Is Awareness Itself – Meister Eckhart
“By moving beyond traditional religious symbolism, the text presents a non-dual perspective where God is identified as the very essence of consciousness that exists before thought or identity.”