Author: Andrew Taggart
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Superimposition, Reconsidered
The classical Vedantic view isn’t wrong, but it does put the point rather “vaguely”: the body, it says, is “superimposed upon” the Self. What’s that mean, really? 1. The body, in the above formulation anyway, is really an idea. Hence, the usual formulation is: “I am the body idea.” 2. So, an idea–or thought–is superimposed on…
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How Do I Investigate My Feelings?
Dear S., 1. Any feeling–like sadness or fear–is only an apparent limitation of ananda (peace). Hence, the essence, or svarupa, of all feelings is peace. See that the latter is true–through a somatic experiential investigation. 2. Here’s how: With palms joined together, Andrew
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I’m Told That I Am Awareness, But I Don’t Think So
The statement–“I’m told that I am awareness, but I don’t think so”–is parsed in terms of superimposition. Superimposition: How It Works 1. There’s a habitual association between experience #1 and thought #2. 2. That association, in fact, is only announced in #2. You’ll never find that association, of course, in experience #1. Whenever there’s a…
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All Experiences Conceal & Reveal The Self
Dear A, Maya = Lila 1. The finite mind, which is where I may inadvertently take my stand, sees a separate, seemingly independently existing world. Thus, from the point of view of the finite mind, Brahman, or Absolute Reality, is veiled–by name and form. 2. From the point of view of the Self, all experiences reveal Me, the Self.…
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You Are Not The Body
You are not the body. This can be demonstrated in myriad ways. Here’s but one: C1: I am the body. C2: I own the body. (The body belongs to me.) Note that there is an obvious logical contradiction between C1 and C2: C1 and C2 can’t be true at one and the same time. I…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 