Month: January 2021
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The Literary Quality Of Seeds Of Consciousness
Whoever reads Seeds of Consciousness: The Wisdom of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj from a literary point of view can’t but ache. I cite just three examples: A man wearing ocher robes has been playing the spiritual game for 25 years and still doesn’t get it. For instance, Nisargadatta asks him, “Who is it that says this?”…
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Nisargadatta Was Not A Sage
Yesterday I set forth 3 propositions: Proposition 1: Enlightenment is the realization of the most real. Proposition 2: Full, or great, enlightenment is the realization that the most real is the highest good. Proposition 3: Wisdom is the purest expression of the most real in the form of the highest good. For good measure, let…
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What Full Enlightenment and Wisdom Are
Proposition 1: Enlightenment is the realization of the most real. Proposition 2: Full, or great, enlightenment is the realization that the most real is the highest good. Proposition 3: Wisdom is the purest expression of the most real in the form of the highest good. The Essential Point Wisdom is where the rubber hits the…
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Why St. Benedict Was Right
1 Brothers, Divine Scripture calls to us saying: Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted (Luke 14:11; 18:14). 2 In saying this, therefore, it shows us that every exaltation is a kind of pride, 3 which the Prophet indicates he has shunned, saying: Lord, my heart is not exalted;…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 