Category: philosophical counseling
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‘Mind Turned inwards Is The Self; Turned Outwards… The ego And World’
Let us philosophically contemplate the following passage with reverence, awe, and assiduousness: Another visitor asked Bhagavan, “What is the difference between the mind and the Self?” Bhagavan: There is no difference [essentially]. The mind turned inwards is the Self; turned outwards, it becomes the ego and the world. Day by Day with Bhagavan, p. 106…
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Balyani’s Know Yourself: An Explanation of the Oneness of Being: A Summary Of His Propositions
Balyani (possibly but not likely Ibn ‘Arabi), Know Yourself: An Explanation of the Oneness of Being, trans. Cecilia Twinch, Beshara Publications, 2011. Below, I provide a summary, in my own words, of what I take to be the ‘philosophical system’ of Balyani. Interpretation Balyani’s treatise is a treatment of the hadith: “Whoever knows their self,…
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A Summary Of My Argument About The Scarcity Mindset
Scarcity Pure and Simple Versus The Scarcity Mindset 1: Scarcity pure and simple is not the same as the scarcity mindset. Someone who really doesn’t have enough food to eat is, as a matter of fact, experiencing scarcity. 2: In contrast with scarcity pure and simple, the scarcity mindset sets up a conundrum: one really does have…
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Overcoming The Scarcity Mindset: On The Centrality Of Self-knowledge
What is it that gives rise to the scarcity mindset in the first place? The scarcity mindset indicates, most essentially, that one does not know oneself.
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What Is The Reality Of The World?
During the many years he taught visitors and his disciples, Sri Ramana Maharshi would often receive questions about improving the world, about diminishing the suffering of others, and about understanding the nature of the world. And he would often reply in the following manner: Visitor: What is the reality of the world? Bhagavan [Ramana]: If…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 