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Announcing the closing of the Non-Duality Bookstore as the focus in the future will be on providing books electronically. 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.
FROM A SITE VISITOR: How can you claim that maharaj was realized and at peace when he got mad and ran people out of his house?
FROM ANOTHER SITE VISITOR: How much time do you spend with people? I mean do you blend into society are do you retreat…isolate…whatever?
FROM ANOTHER SITE VISITOR: do you ever feel resentful about people who write you and ask stupid questions or argue with you about their religion or their beliefs? seems like denial if you claim no.
FROM ANOTHER SITE VISITOR: Do you think there were some people that maharaj hated even though he said he lived with wisdom and love? For instant, how could you not hate hitler? do you ever get sick of people who aren’t realized.Is there anything you hate?
F.: As noted, e-mails have been received over a period of weeks that have a common strain, all from persons who are probably less concerned with the modus operandi of any given teacher and more concerned with what their own existence might be like (or what they might “lose”?) if they were to Realize fully.
So what is the approach of the Realized as the consciousness continues to be manifested during a relative existence that is marked by ignorance and nonsense and silliness? First, the Realized—abiding as Awareness—function spontaneously during the manifestation of consciousness but are not a part of the relative.
Consider: if a ship were to spill a thousand barrels of oil during transit, could it be said that the oil is suddenly “a part of the ocean”? The strong bonds that water molecules form with each other prevent the oil from combining with the water.
With “the Realized” and “Awareness,” there is far more than a “strong bond.” There is a Oneness, a unicity, that makes it impossible for the Realized to “merge” with anything relative. The "not two" prevents any possibility that an "a" can merge with a "b."
Could the “location” of the oil in the example above be pointed to in terms of the water? Yes, it can be said that oil has been overlaid on the water. The body-cum-consciousness can be pointed to as a “location,” but that does not mean that form and substance are the same. (The flame is neither the lighter nor the fuel.)
In fact, it can be said…
(1) that neither the Realized nor the non-Realized live “in the relative” or “in the world”;
(2) and that the non-Realized think they live in the world although the world is really in them;
(3) and that the Realized understand that they do not live in the relative or in the world;
(4) and that, just as the oil might be “overlaid” on the water, so too can Reality be overlaid on the relative existence during the manifestation without "anyone" believing falsely that there is "someone" that is "at one with the relative."
I AM THAT; I AM does not imply that THAT Which I Am can also be the same as the relative. The pointer is that THAT Which I Am (the awareness) can temporarily assume the form of manifested consciousness, but that certainly does not suggest that THAT is anything relative.
Thus, how could the Realized possibly be “angry,” “isolated,” “resentful,” or “hateful?” If persons believe that they are seeing any of that being exhibited by the Realized, they are mistaking an appearance for the Real.
I cannot feel pain or misery or suffering, so how could I possibly feel “angry,” “isolated,” “resentful,” or “hateful?” I can witness what is witnessed, but what is witnessed is never mistaken for something that it is not.
Just as I understand totally that a “steel girder” is not a steel girder at all (easily proved by viewing it via an electron microscope), so it is understood that nothing in the relative is as it appears but must be viewed via the Pure Witness if its true nature is to be realized.
If one were to view that speck called “Maharaj” via the Pure Witness, there would be no erroneous conclusions drawn about “Maharaj being mad” because there would be no erroneous conclusion drawn about Maharaj being at all. Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
FROM ANOTHER SITE VISITOR: How much time do you spend with people? I mean do you blend into society are do you retreat…isolate…whatever?
FROM ANOTHER SITE VISITOR: do you ever feel resentful about people who write you and ask stupid questions or argue with you about their religion or their beliefs? seems like denial if you claim no.
FROM ANOTHER SITE VISITOR: Do you think there were some people that maharaj hated even though he said he lived with wisdom and love? For instant, how could you not hate hitler? do you ever get sick of people who aren’t realized.Is there anything you hate?
F.: As noted, e-mails have been received over a period of weeks that have a common strain, all from persons who are probably less concerned with the modus operandi of any given teacher and more concerned with what their own existence might be like (or what they might “lose”?) if they were to Realize fully.
So what is the approach of the Realized as the consciousness continues to be manifested during a relative existence that is marked by ignorance and nonsense and silliness? First, the Realized—abiding as Awareness—function spontaneously during the manifestation of consciousness but are not a part of the relative.
Consider: if a ship were to spill a thousand barrels of oil during transit, could it be said that the oil is suddenly “a part of the ocean”? The strong bonds that water molecules form with each other prevent the oil from combining with the water.
With “the Realized” and “Awareness,” there is far more than a “strong bond.” There is a Oneness, a unicity, that makes it impossible for the Realized to “merge” with anything relative. The "not two" prevents any possibility that an "a" can merge with a "b."
Could the “location” of the oil in the example above be pointed to in terms of the water? Yes, it can be said that oil has been overlaid on the water. The body-cum-consciousness can be pointed to as a “location,” but that does not mean that form and substance are the same. (The flame is neither the lighter nor the fuel.)
In fact, it can be said…
(1) that neither the Realized nor the non-Realized live “in the relative” or “in the world”;
(2) and that the non-Realized think they live in the world although the world is really in them;
(3) and that the Realized understand that they do not live in the relative or in the world;
(4) and that, just as the oil might be “overlaid” on the water, so too can Reality be overlaid on the relative existence during the manifestation without "anyone" believing falsely that there is "someone" that is "at one with the relative."
I AM THAT; I AM does not imply that THAT Which I Am can also be the same as the relative. The pointer is that THAT Which I Am (the awareness) can temporarily assume the form of manifested consciousness, but that certainly does not suggest that THAT is anything relative.
Thus, how could the Realized possibly be “angry,” “isolated,” “resentful,” or “hateful?” If persons believe that they are seeing any of that being exhibited by the Realized, they are mistaking an appearance for the Real.
I cannot feel pain or misery or suffering, so how could I possibly feel “angry,” “isolated,” “resentful,” or “hateful?” I can witness what is witnessed, but what is witnessed is never mistaken for something that it is not.
Just as I understand totally that a “steel girder” is not a steel girder at all (easily proved by viewing it via an electron microscope), so it is understood that nothing in the relative is as it appears but must be viewed via the Pure Witness if its true nature is to be realized.
If one were to view that speck called “Maharaj” via the Pure Witness, there would be no erroneous conclusions drawn about “Maharaj being mad” because there would be no erroneous conclusion drawn about Maharaj being at all. Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
THE FOLLOWING NON-DUALITY BOOKS ARE IN THE STORE IN LIMITED SUPPLY AND WILL BE OFFERED AT 50% OFF WHEN BOUGHT AS A PACKAGE:
While quantities last, the following package deal is being offered: Receive all nine (9) of the books listed below for $88 total with free shipping in the U.S. and ½ price shipping internationally.
[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
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While quantities last, the following package deal is being offered: Receive all nine (9) of the books listed below for $88 total with free shipping in the U.S. and ½ price shipping internationally.
[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.
You may pay with any of these major credit cards
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.
Finally,
most titles are also available as eBooks
Visit
The Official Website of Floyd Henderson
