[EXCERPTS from the soon-to-be-released book FROM THE ABSOLUTE TO THE NOTHINGNESS. The pointers in this book are only for the most advanced seekers. The reading of this book should follow a reading and an understanding of the pointers in FROM THE I TO THE ABSOLUTE and CONSCIOUSNESS/AWARENESS.]
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FROM A SITE VISITOR: No identity at all? Everybody is SOMETHING, and whatever that SOMETHING is, is our identity.
F.: A dedicated student of Advaita called “Sim from Kentucky”—upon hearing these Teaching on Nothingness for the first time—said: Now you are going to have to explain how we get from nothingness to the Absolute, which used to be the last stop on the train (or the first, depending upon your direction). A spark from the potentiality of the Absolute was the “old” starting point.
The reply was: an insightful remark at this juncture. It has been noted that the readiness is all. It may be that you are ready for the ultimate piece of the puzzle. It may be that you are ready to move beyond “kindergarten spirituality.” It may be that you are ready to move beyond “high school and college physics and philosophy.” You may be ready to receive your “Specialist Degree in Emptiness” and a “Doctorate in Nothingness.”
You may be ready to understand that which is prior to Consciousness. You may be ready to understand that which is prior to Awareness. You may be ready to understand that which is prior to the functioning of the totality. You may be ready for the explanation of how it is that—from a state of non-existence and non-beingness and nothingness—everything in this universe (all all universes) came to be.
First, your inference is accurate: there is a process whereby, from the nothingness, a particle can manifest. This entire universe began with the instantaneous manifestation of an atom that split and fused and formed another atom. What is called “this universe” can be traced to an event that is similar to what is playing out continuously within what is called “the sun”:
At the core of the sun, four hydrogen nuclei fuse together to form one helium nucleus, and that happens over and over. The part of the energy which that process releases as light travels in particle and wave form. After land plants evolved on earth (not 500 million years ago but closer to 700 million years ago), the stage was set for plants to convert energy that would not be usable by animals and humans into a form that could be usable. Plant photosynthesis, in turn, set the stage for the manifesting of energy-consciousness.
Understand, however, that prior to all that, it was from the nothingness that a manifestation happened spontaneously. Eventually, a manifestation of energy happened, and then even later a movement of energy from the “field” that would come to be referred to as “the Absolute” began (continued in the book)
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FROM A SITE VISITOR: No identity at all? Everybody is SOMETHING, and whatever that SOMETHING is, is our identity.
F.: A dedicated student of Advaita called “Sim from Kentucky”—upon hearing these Teaching on Nothingness for the first time—said: Now you are going to have to explain how we get from nothingness to the Absolute, which used to be the last stop on the train (or the first, depending upon your direction). A spark from the potentiality of the Absolute was the “old” starting point.
The reply was: an insightful remark at this juncture. It has been noted that the readiness is all. It may be that you are ready for the ultimate piece of the puzzle. It may be that you are ready to move beyond “kindergarten spirituality.” It may be that you are ready to move beyond “high school and college physics and philosophy.” You may be ready to receive your “Specialist Degree in Emptiness” and a “Doctorate in Nothingness.”
You may be ready to understand that which is prior to Consciousness. You may be ready to understand that which is prior to Awareness. You may be ready to understand that which is prior to the functioning of the totality. You may be ready for the explanation of how it is that—from a state of non-existence and non-beingness and nothingness—everything in this universe (all all universes) came to be.
First, your inference is accurate: there is a process whereby, from the nothingness, a particle can manifest. This entire universe began with the instantaneous manifestation of an atom that split and fused and formed another atom. What is called “this universe” can be traced to an event that is similar to what is playing out continuously within what is called “the sun”:
At the core of the sun, four hydrogen nuclei fuse together to form one helium nucleus, and that happens over and over. The part of the energy which that process releases as light travels in particle and wave form. After land plants evolved on earth (not 500 million years ago but closer to 700 million years ago), the stage was set for plants to convert energy that would not be usable by animals and humans into a form that could be usable. Plant photosynthesis, in turn, set the stage for the manifesting of energy-consciousness.
Understand, however, that prior to all that, it was from the nothingness that a manifestation happened spontaneously. Eventually, a manifestation of energy happened, and then even later a movement of energy from the “field” that would come to be referred to as “the Absolute” began (continued in the book)
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Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
FOR THOSE STILL ASKING ABOUT THE ORDER IN WHICH THE BOOKS SHOULD BE READ:
AN OVERVIEW: The order in which the books are to be read and how to get them at a package rate:
Consider the Meditation CD, the Meditation Guides, Bullshit, and Spiritual Sobriety to be a “Beginner’s Package,” providing a foundation from which persons can begin to consider realities that are beyond the beliefs which they accept unquestioningly as a result of their enculturation. Used as a group, the works encourage inquiry where questioning has not occurred before (which is at the core of the Advaita approach). [See MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE below.]
Consider Peace of Mind, Liberation, What Happens When I Die? and The Essence of the Teachings to be a “Mid-Level Seekers” Package, freeing seekers of the false identification with body and mind and personality and explaining the basic terminology that must be understood before moving to the advanced teachings. [See MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE below.]
Consider From the I to the Absolute, Consciousness/Awareness, and From the Absolute to the Nothingness to be an “Advanced Seekers” Package. From the I to the Absolute can serve as a guide for earnest and capable seekers, putting the teachings into an orderly context that reveals the exact steps that must be taken in an exact order to move through all of the degrees of separation from belief in the false “I” to Realization. Consciousness/Awareness offers the next level of understanding, explaining that which is beyond the beingness and how happiness can manifest each day via the understanding. Finally, From the Absolute to the Nothingness will allow earnest and capable seekers to understand the state that is even prior to beingness and non-beingness, even prior to the Absolute. The seeker who understands the content of this book will realize how it is that—from a state of non-existence or nothingness—everything in this universe (and all universes) came to be. [See MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE below.]
MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE (FOR A LIMITED TIME): 10% OFF if two books are ordered at the same time; 15% OFF if three books are ordered at the same time; 20% OFF if four or more books are ordered at the same time. Visit http://www.floydhenderson.com/
AN OVERVIEW: The order in which the books are to be read and how to get them at a package rate:
Consider the Meditation CD, the Meditation Guides, Bullshit, and Spiritual Sobriety to be a “Beginner’s Package,” providing a foundation from which persons can begin to consider realities that are beyond the beliefs which they accept unquestioningly as a result of their enculturation. Used as a group, the works encourage inquiry where questioning has not occurred before (which is at the core of the Advaita approach). [See MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE below.]
Consider Peace of Mind, Liberation, What Happens When I Die? and The Essence of the Teachings to be a “Mid-Level Seekers” Package, freeing seekers of the false identification with body and mind and personality and explaining the basic terminology that must be understood before moving to the advanced teachings. [See MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE below.]
Consider From the I to the Absolute, Consciousness/Awareness, and From the Absolute to the Nothingness to be an “Advanced Seekers” Package. From the I to the Absolute can serve as a guide for earnest and capable seekers, putting the teachings into an orderly context that reveals the exact steps that must be taken in an exact order to move through all of the degrees of separation from belief in the false “I” to Realization. Consciousness/Awareness offers the next level of understanding, explaining that which is beyond the beingness and how happiness can manifest each day via the understanding. Finally, From the Absolute to the Nothingness will allow earnest and capable seekers to understand the state that is even prior to beingness and non-beingness, even prior to the Absolute. The seeker who understands the content of this book will realize how it is that—from a state of non-existence or nothingness—everything in this universe (and all universes) came to be. [See MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE below.]
MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE (FOR A LIMITED TIME): 10% OFF if two books are ordered at the same time; 15% OFF if three books are ordered at the same time; 20% OFF if four or more books are ordered at the same time. Visit http://www.floydhenderson.com/
