Month: March 2023
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An Interpretation Of Ranjit Maharaj’s Teaching
Ranjit Maharaj’s teaching can be found in Illusion Vs. Reality, which is now a two-volume book. Here, I offer what I consider an interpretation of central aspects of his teaching. Preface You must trust the Master, provided that he or she really is a Master. This is the crucial bhakti element in Ranjit’s teaching. Pointers…
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The Awareness Teaching: A Brief Overview
The Awareness Teaching 1. There are, perhaps, 2 main versions of the perennial nondual teaching when it comes to the path of knowledge: the first is the awareness teaching, the second the emptiness teaching. (One brief comparison by the sharp Greg Goode.) I believe that the awareness teaching makes the most sense for most of those stepping…
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When Isaac Asimov Missed Nonduality
The Last Question I just finished reading Isaac Asimov’s beautiful SF short story “The Last Question.” I begin with my interpretation. 1. AC is the evolution of Consciousness into God. So, God becomes; it’s not the case that God is. 2. God is Supreme Intelligence just because God, as Supreme Intelligence, has answered the last…
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Divine Beauty
Divine beauty–that of a rolling mountainscape, of a dancer’s gait, of a kind, matronly face–is the truth of the divine light shining forth in form. The beautiful form, intimating the fullness of splendor, whispering its essence, entreats the tarrier. But allow the eye of the heart to gaze through the form. Then the gaze and…
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I Shining As I
Question: Satcitananda: Yes, Being-Awareness-Peace. I have no doubt. But when I remotely try to explain (and only when people ask) I get wordy, stumble. Answer 1 The nondual teaching, which is, at bottom, no-teaching, proceeds with the lightest possible touch. Because you are Pure Awareness, the slow unwinding of the mind is all that is…