Category: philosophical counseling
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The White Light Of Eternity And The Question Of Diversity
How does the nondual teaching answer the question of “the one and the many” as well as that of “why there is something rather than nothing?” So far as I have seen, it tends to offer two explanations: ontological and epistemology. I’m more familiar with the latter, and I find it more compelling. I. Ontological…
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Can’t Objects Come From Somewhere Outside Of Consciousness?
Question: You spoke about how consciousness could not have emerged; instead, you suggest that all objects appear to consciousness. Could you contrast this with some of the rival dualistic traditions in future, whether Western or otherwise? I can see why consciousness is fundamental in its own right but I can’t see why the deliverances to…
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There’s No Such Thing As A Previous Experience
1. There’s no such thing as a previous thought or a previous experience for that matter. 2. You can’t experience a previous sensation. There’s only the sensation arising now. You can seemingly remember an allegedly past sensation–but that’s something I’ll come to shortly. 3. Likewise, you can’t experience a previous thought. You can seemingly have…
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Superimposition: Understanding ‘How The Sausage Is Made’
Dear A., The Pith Jnana yoga could be said to be a deconstruction of our conceptual model. 1. Since consciousness knows itself by being Itself, it is self-evident. Accordingly, it requires no “proof,” no “rational proof.” 3. The only reason it seems to be veiled is due to superimposition. 4. Through deep understanding, we first see through…
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Atheism Is A Great Help To Religion
✦ How are atheistic critiques a great help to mystical understanding? ✦ And what subtler way of knowing goes beyond all concepts? ✱ In this video essay, I discuss Michael Buckley’s excellent book Denying and Disclosing God: The Ambiguous Progress of Modern Atheism. In particular, I examine ★ how one common argument for atheism starting…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 