From a site visitor: "Thank you for yesterday’s post. I finally got it! (Or should I say, “It has finally been gotten”?!) I have always been confused by what seemed to be contradictions in the teachings with talk of “subject-object witnessing” and “Pure Witnessing.” The confusion blocked the understanding. Thank you very much!"
F.: You’re welcome. There are seven-steps on the “journey” to Realization. The witnessing stages are two of the final “degrees of separation from reality” that must be transitioned, and both the witness and the Pure Witness must be “experienced.” However, it is a necessity to transition each of “the seven degrees of separation.” Most on any "path" stop at the third stage (the "religious persona stage" or the "spiritual persona stage") and never complete the journey to the full understanding. What drives persons to those two ego-states, and what prevents transitioning beyond them?
Some are programmed to accept one or both of those false identities from childhood. Others turn to one or both of those ego-states as a refuge after all their perceived "failures" and "painful experiences." But both personas are only ego-states. What prevents transitioning beyond them? First, the belief that the relief found in the refuge is permanent. After all the contradictions of the religious or spiritual teachings are seen, the ego-states are sometimes abandoned and the search continues. For other persons, the promise of "cleansing" and "renewal" and the "return to favor" are also accompanied with a promise for a reward...for the "best reward" and an "eternal reward." Those have no desire to move on and find the truth. For others who think they have found all the answers (and can now pass on to others all the answers) that newly-acquired "knowledge" has an appeal that the ego-states enjoy. But to fixate in either of those two ego-states is merely to substitute a new ego-state for an old ego-state. Either way, a lie is being lived. Fixated in either or both of those ego-states, persons miss the remaining four steps that lead to the full understanding that provides true relief and true freedom.
Visitors are invited, therefore, to re-read the vision, sit in the quiet, and try to identity everything that separates persons from Reality. Find all seven stages as revealed via the vision. Here's the link to the vision: http://floydhenderson.com/article1.htm .
After reading the description of the vision, please enter the silence of contemplation.
[For more on the seven steps—or the seven degrees of separation from Reality—you can visit http://floydhenderson.com/iamabsolute.htm .]
An earlier post mentioned that the book was sold out. A shipment of the Third Edition has now arrived and includes new information as well as a complete "Glossary of Terms" that has been added in the back. Most books in the last shipment were used to fill back orders but a few remain in stock. If you want your own copy or want the newest version, please visit http://floydhenderson.com/order.htm .
