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Announcing the closing of the Non-Duality Bookstore as the focus in the future will be on providing books in digital, eBook format. See at the end of this post an offer to receive at lower-than-eBook prices the last of the paper books remaining in stock at 50% off with free shipping in the U.S. and half-price shipping internationally.
F.: Again, it has been asked “Aren’t these teachings just a recommendation to practice denial…escapism…fantasy?” That might be a conclusion that is drawn by those with a propensity for forming opinions about experiences they have never had—in other words, the non-Realized masses.
Yet it is the non-Realized masses who are trapped in denial and escapism and fantasy; furthermore, it is only by completing all seven steps that persons can move beyond identification with the body and the ego—that is, “the false I”—and can understand the true difference in illusion and Reality.
Only after “completing the circle”—that is, only after having “visited” the Absolute and only after understanding the difference in Consciousness and Awareness and only after seeing infinity and only after understanding the functioning of the totality—only then can the “return” to the relative happen in the direct path manner that circumvents the obstacles that had blocked the seeing of Truth as a result of programming and conditioning.
It is by that means alone that the actual distinction can be understood between (A) what might appear to be escapism on the part of the Realized Advaitin and (B) the actual instances of the denial and escapism and phoniness and distortion that mark the relative existence of the non-Realized.
The overlaying of Reality on the beingness allows the remainder of the manifestation of the consciousness to happen as the still Awareness rather than as the fluctuating consciousness. The result is like a wave that can come along and sweep away all the false impressions imprinted on “the mind.” It is only the overlaying of Reality on the relative that can place the manifest consciousness in touch with Reality.
That condition then provides the means by which the differentiation between what is illusion and what is real can be understood. It allows for realizing the difference in delusion vs. Truth and in what appears to be dualistic vs. that which is One and truly Real.
This pointer is offered in the book Consciousness / Awareness: “THAT is perfect peace, not unlike the delta-sleep state of slowed brain wave movement during deep sleep. The non-beingness is that natural state with no body, no mind, no form, no space, no...anything.”
How could peace not manifest under those conditions? It WILL later; it CAN now. Later, it will happen, but there will be no “one” to know it’s happening. If it is that peace and bliss that is sought, it must be found now because “later” is not an option.
Also from Consciousness / Awareness: “Bliss is the stuff of being manifested and Realized during the period of Amness. The non-being state that follows has no awareness of awareness."
Having transitioned into the non-beingness, the Consciousness Is, but it cannot know It Is. Enjoy it NOW, for no other opportunity exists. That allows for peace to happen every day. So does a clear understanding of what bliss is and what bliss is not.
“‘Being in touch with Reality’ is actually about being in touch with nothing…freed from being in touch with anything that is not real, that is phenomenal, and that is mind-generated or culture-generated.
“Awareness removes all identification with anything other than the void or the nothingness, which means there is no identification at all. Abidance as the awareness can happen even during the manifestation of consciousness and is the unconditional ‘condition’ referred to by the terms ‘Fully Realized,’ ‘Enlightened,’ ‘Liberated,’ ‘Actualized,’ etc.
“Essence is the attribute (or set of attributes) that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is. The essence of ‘a being’ is simply that which it fundamentally is, and happiness during the manifestation comes when aligned with the essence. Thereafter, peace every day happens.
“Earlier [in the book] the pointer was offered that ‘the journey’ to true freedom does not end at the point of Self-Realization….’ The Full understanding of Awareness must happen in order for freedom—and therefore happiness—to manifest. It must be understood that Awareness is but has no awareness of...of self, of Self…of anything.
“Recall the pointer offered earlier [in the book]: Nothing more has happened than this: the personalization of bliss (to the degree that ‘bliss’ is an undisturbed vibration which was subsequently manifested and eventually personalized) became de-personalized via Self-Realization, Full Realization, and Awareness.
“Once abidance as a body or mind or persona is transitioned, once abidance as a self or a Self is transitioned, once abidance as the re-purified consciousness is transitioned, then abidance as the Absolute can happen. Then, for the remainder of the manifestation, AS IF living can happen.
“Recall this pointer as well: That is the way that AS IF Living happens: You Are, but there are no ‘thoughts,’ no ‘mind,’ no separation, no sense of confinement, no fighting with others who are not as ‘good’ as your ego-states and your egotism convince you that you are, and no chatter of a thousand monkeys inside your head."
The next pointer offered in that book deals with all the talk about “mindfulness.” The fact is, that is the condition of the non-Realized and that is the very condition which these teachings would “cure”…would eliminate. This is the way it is explained in the book:
“Peace and AS IF Living happen from a point of total ‘mindlessness.’ Peace and AS IF Living happen without identity. Peace and AS IF Living happen without concepts. Peace and AS IF Living happen from a position of neutrality. Peace and AS IF Living happen from the stance of Witnessing.
“Peace and AS IF Living happen when the Oneness is known. Peace and AS IF Living happen beyond self-ness, Self-ness, beingness, and non-beingness. Peace and AS IF Living happen when persons transcend all personalization and abide as the Absolute. Peace and AS IF Living happen when the role of ‘fool’ is no longer accepted and the unspeakable truth is known.
“Then, the truth speaks from within and the full understanding of the Functioning of the Totality happens. And once that happens, all attachment to the phenomenon is cast aside and the peace of the Noumenon manifests."
This is your invitation to understand the seven steps, to follow them in the exact order in which they must be taken, and then to enjoy the freedom and peace that can manifest after having completed “the Circle.” Please enter the silence of contemplation.
Yet it is the non-Realized masses who are trapped in denial and escapism and fantasy; furthermore, it is only by completing all seven steps that persons can move beyond identification with the body and the ego—that is, “the false I”—and can understand the true difference in illusion and Reality.
Only after “completing the circle”—that is, only after having “visited” the Absolute and only after understanding the difference in Consciousness and Awareness and only after seeing infinity and only after understanding the functioning of the totality—only then can the “return” to the relative happen in the direct path manner that circumvents the obstacles that had blocked the seeing of Truth as a result of programming and conditioning.
It is by that means alone that the actual distinction can be understood between (A) what might appear to be escapism on the part of the Realized Advaitin and (B) the actual instances of the denial and escapism and phoniness and distortion that mark the relative existence of the non-Realized.
The overlaying of Reality on the beingness allows the remainder of the manifestation of the consciousness to happen as the still Awareness rather than as the fluctuating consciousness. The result is like a wave that can come along and sweep away all the false impressions imprinted on “the mind.” It is only the overlaying of Reality on the relative that can place the manifest consciousness in touch with Reality.
That condition then provides the means by which the differentiation between what is illusion and what is real can be understood. It allows for realizing the difference in delusion vs. Truth and in what appears to be dualistic vs. that which is One and truly Real.
This pointer is offered in the book Consciousness / Awareness: “THAT is perfect peace, not unlike the delta-sleep state of slowed brain wave movement during deep sleep. The non-beingness is that natural state with no body, no mind, no form, no space, no...anything.”
How could peace not manifest under those conditions? It WILL later; it CAN now. Later, it will happen, but there will be no “one” to know it’s happening. If it is that peace and bliss that is sought, it must be found now because “later” is not an option.
Also from Consciousness / Awareness: “Bliss is the stuff of being manifested and Realized during the period of Amness. The non-being state that follows has no awareness of awareness."
Having transitioned into the non-beingness, the Consciousness Is, but it cannot know It Is. Enjoy it NOW, for no other opportunity exists. That allows for peace to happen every day. So does a clear understanding of what bliss is and what bliss is not.
More from the book CONSCIOUSNESS / AWARENESS
“Awareness is thoughtless, unmanifested consciousness…is no-mind consciousness. This is far beyond any talk of samadhi or its five types. Awareness does not provide a temporary respite from thoughts and desires and fears. Awareness is permanent freedom from the fictitious mind and the beliefs and desires and fears that originate therein.“‘Being in touch with Reality’ is actually about being in touch with nothing…freed from being in touch with anything that is not real, that is phenomenal, and that is mind-generated or culture-generated.
“Awareness removes all identification with anything other than the void or the nothingness, which means there is no identification at all. Abidance as the awareness can happen even during the manifestation of consciousness and is the unconditional ‘condition’ referred to by the terms ‘Fully Realized,’ ‘Enlightened,’ ‘Liberated,’ ‘Actualized,’ etc.
“Essence is the attribute (or set of attributes) that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is. The essence of ‘a being’ is simply that which it fundamentally is, and happiness during the manifestation comes when aligned with the essence. Thereafter, peace every day happens.
“Earlier [in the book] the pointer was offered that ‘the journey’ to true freedom does not end at the point of Self-Realization….’ The Full understanding of Awareness must happen in order for freedom—and therefore happiness—to manifest. It must be understood that Awareness is but has no awareness of...of self, of Self…of anything.
“Recall the pointer offered earlier [in the book]: Nothing more has happened than this: the personalization of bliss (to the degree that ‘bliss’ is an undisturbed vibration which was subsequently manifested and eventually personalized) became de-personalized via Self-Realization, Full Realization, and Awareness.
“Once abidance as a body or mind or persona is transitioned, once abidance as a self or a Self is transitioned, once abidance as the re-purified consciousness is transitioned, then abidance as the Absolute can happen. Then, for the remainder of the manifestation, AS IF living can happen.
“Recall this pointer as well: That is the way that AS IF Living happens: You Are, but there are no ‘thoughts,’ no ‘mind,’ no separation, no sense of confinement, no fighting with others who are not as ‘good’ as your ego-states and your egotism convince you that you are, and no chatter of a thousand monkeys inside your head."
The next pointer offered in that book deals with all the talk about “mindfulness.” The fact is, that is the condition of the non-Realized and that is the very condition which these teachings would “cure”…would eliminate. This is the way it is explained in the book:
“Peace and AS IF Living happen from a point of total ‘mindlessness.’ Peace and AS IF Living happen without identity. Peace and AS IF Living happen without concepts. Peace and AS IF Living happen from a position of neutrality. Peace and AS IF Living happen from the stance of Witnessing.
“Peace and AS IF Living happen when the Oneness is known. Peace and AS IF Living happen beyond self-ness, Self-ness, beingness, and non-beingness. Peace and AS IF Living happen when persons transcend all personalization and abide as the Absolute. Peace and AS IF Living happen when the role of ‘fool’ is no longer accepted and the unspeakable truth is known.
“Then, the truth speaks from within and the full understanding of the Functioning of the Totality happens. And once that happens, all attachment to the phenomenon is cast aside and the peace of the Noumenon manifests."
This is your invitation to understand the seven steps, to follow them in the exact order in which they must be taken, and then to enjoy the freedom and peace that can manifest after having completed “the Circle.” Please enter the silence of contemplation.
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From the Absolute to the Nothingness
Consciousness/Awareness
From the I to the Absolute (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality)
It's All Bullshit (and Why Knowing it Sets You Free)
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide I
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide II
There's No Such Thing as ''Peace of Mind''
Spiritual Sobriety (Recovering What Religions Lost)
The Essence of the Teachings
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[Sorry, but the offer does not apply to eBooks; this limited-time offer, however, is even less expensive than eBooks. This applies to the last of the paper books which are now in stock but which will never be available again. As various titles sell out, as happened with one title yesterday, the remaining paper versions will be offered at a pro-rated price of 50% off also.]
NON-DUALITY BOOK SET:
From the Absolute to the Nothingness
Consciousness/Awareness
From the I to the Absolute (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality)
It's All Bullshit (and Why Knowing it Sets You Free)
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide I
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide II
There's No Such Thing as ''Peace of Mind''
Spiritual Sobriety (Recovering What Religions Lost)
The Essence of the Teachings
To order, click
Non-Duality Book Set
then add the package to the shopping cart and follow the checkout procedure to the secure pay site. [International orders, because of the ½ price shipping, must use the Contact link to arrange your purchase.]
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or with
Paypal.
Your card information will not be seen by us or anyone other than the card company. The processing company will only provide us your shipping information if books are being ordered. If ordering eBooks, you will be able to download them instantly once payment is verified.
Finally,
most titles are also available as eBooks
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