Advaita Vedanta enlightenment, realization, nisarga yoga site discussing non-duality, nonduality, your original nature, and the means for dwelling in the natural state per Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.
FROM A SITE VISITOR: Just “found” Advaita and just found your site. Been reading some recent entries. Have dealt with the fallacy of the body idea. All these years, looking for peace of mind—never considered there’s no such thing, as you say. Makes sense now. Problems with personality though I don’t get yet. Can you give me in a nutshell something that would help me understand that and the Nisarga yoga you mention? Thx. Frank.
F.: Hello, Frank. Fresh out of nutshells, but maybe a few pointers could provide some additional understanding in the areas you request.
First, personality has been covered in detail. You can search the site:
1. Type “personality” in the white box next to “SEARCH BLOG”
2. Click “SEARCH BLOG”
3. After the search is done, click “EDIT” and “Find in this page”
4. At the bottom of the new screen, type personality again, then search each instance
Now, before moving to personality, some questions regarding your understanding of the body must be asked. Are you really aware of how the elements “came together”? Are you free of any notion that anything magical or supernatural is involved with the “coming together” of elements?
Are you completely aware of the fact that when those elements “go apart” someday, that particular set of elements will never form again (or be formed again or brought back together again by any power)? If so, then your understanding in regards to “the mind” should be visited.
As for “the mind,” do you truly understand that it is the “noise center” on this planet? Do you truly know that all internal noise—all of which can be likened to the chatter of a thousand monkeys—is generated by the mind?
Are you aware of the fact that all of the external noise that comes from persons and that pollutes the planet is also generated by the “mind” and its belief in ego-states that must be heard? Do you really understand that everything generated by that source is false?
Do you understand that peace comes with an understanding of truth and that chaos happens when the false is thought to be the truth? Do you truly accept that there is no such thing as peace of mind and that there can only be peace if you are out of your mind?
Are you really willing to discard all of the concepts you’ve been taught? Are you truly willing to stop all needless talking? Are you willing to listen instead? Do you accept that it is possible that you could be content at some point in the silence? Are you willing to devalue the “mind” which you have valued for so long?
Do you actually understand that the words spoken by persons are non-truths and that the only words which point toward the truth are those heard when the consciousness speaks?
Only is you truly understand all of the false beliefs regarding body and mind, beliefs that persons think are true, can you be ready to discuss the dilemmas generated by personality. Please enter into the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
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