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FROM A SITE VISITOR: Maharaj said THE ULTIMATE MEDICINE. What is the reference, please. Also, not to criticize but he discussed mind - you say mind must end. Seems opposite. Can you explain discrepancy? PS Please understand no offense. ALSO PS Thanx for this site! Edvard
THE ULTIMATE MEDICINE (Continued)
F.: Some are dissuaded from taking the medicine they need because of a misunderstanding of what they think will be the “side effects” of the first doses of “the ultimate medicine,” namely, abandonment of identification with the body and the mind and the personality/personalities. "Can pleasures still be enjoyed after taking the medicine”? some have asked. Of course, but this has been noted in that regard:
That which is a source of pleasure can easily evolve into a source of pain or misery, and that which is a source of the greatest pleasure can easily evolve into a source of the greatest pain or greatest misery.
For example:
“I thought getting married to my spouse would be a source of life-long joy, but it is turning out to be the source of my greatest misery ever.”
"Booze treated my symptoms for a long time, but then it turned on me."
“I thought having sex with that person would be the greatest pleasure ever, but now the fatal disease I contracted is anything but.”
“The day my child was born was the happiest day of my life; the day I got word he was killed in Iraq was the most miserable day of my life, and every day now is of equal misery.”
Pleasure/pain and pain/pleasure as well as pleasure/misery and misery/pleasure are the trademarks of the ultimate sickness: the I-Am-ness.
The point is, the ultimate sickness can end via Full Realization or it will end when the consciousness is no longer manifested. Why not be free of the fluctuations now? Next, to explain what Maharaj had to say about the mind and to show there is no disparity (either in his messages or between Maharaj and Floyd when discussing the "mind") the following is offered:
THE “MIND”
It was noted yesterday that Maharaj “was not contradicting his own message but was customizing his message.” The three terms used before on this site to identity the varying levels of readiness among seekers include (1) the “wet charcoal stage” (referring to those who will likely never get hot enough for their “fever” to burn away the ultimate sickness);
Those at (2) the "dry charcoal stage" (who might get the necessary flames going that can eventually burn away the concepts which are trapping them in delusion); and those at (3) the “gunpowder stage.” Whatever pointers are offered will be "customized" by the teacher who can hear a few words from a seeker and then know that seeker's exact level and that seeker's exact point on the "path."
Those seekers at the third level of readiness have studied energetically the pointers offered by their teachers; as a result, those seekers will need only the spark from a few more key pointers that will explode away all of the concepts that have entrapped them and that will allow them to move to a state of Full Realization.
Yes, Maharaj did speak of the “mind,” sharing with some at the “wet or dry charcoal stage” references to “the purified mind”; “the perfection of the mind”; “the variable mind”; “the superficial mind”; “the imperfect mind”; and “the private mind.”
But note these two comments that were offered by Maharaj to those seekers at the “gunpowder stage” that put an end to the notion that the “mind” is real or beneficial or should be clung to and used throughout the manifestation:
“There is no such thing as mind” and “I have no mind….”
The “mind”/no “mind” discussion in not contradictory but results when the teacher recognizes the level of the seeker; then, the consciousness speaks to the seeker at that level in order to eventually move the seeker to the next level, to the next step on the seven-step journey to Reality.
There might be seeming contradictions which are really just ironies or paradoxes such as those which evolve during discussion of the "not-two-ness" of the AM/THAT and during the discussion of the relative and Reality and overlaying the latter onto the former.
When a woman arrives tomorrow in an effort to deal with her "relative issues," the discussion will begin with that which ages, with that which is timed, with that which is finite. If she truly wants to be free, then the dialogue will move to what is usually discussed here: that which is ageless, that which is timeless, that which is eternal.
The ultimate medicine is the only cure for the ultimate sickness, and the ultimate medicine will bring to an end the sources of the dis-ease that mark the relative sickness. The medicine will find its way to body identification and eliminate that which disables persons and prevents even the slightest movement along the “path”;
it will find its way to the seat of the illness (the “mind”) and will dissolve it; and in the dissolving of the “mind” the medicine will also end the way that the affliction of assumed personalities drives persons through the relative existence in a blind, unconscious manner that denies them the ability to choose anything in spite of their false beliefs that they are doing so.
Best regards, to Advard and to all who would be free of the effects of the ultimate sickness by taking a full dose of the ultimate medicine. Please enter into the silence of contemplation.
F.: Some are dissuaded from taking the medicine they need because of a misunderstanding of what they think will be the “side effects” of the first doses of “the ultimate medicine,” namely, abandonment of identification with the body and the mind and the personality/personalities. "Can pleasures still be enjoyed after taking the medicine”? some have asked. Of course, but this has been noted in that regard:
That which is a source of pleasure can easily evolve into a source of pain or misery, and that which is a source of the greatest pleasure can easily evolve into a source of the greatest pain or greatest misery.
For example:
“I thought getting married to my spouse would be a source of life-long joy, but it is turning out to be the source of my greatest misery ever.”
"Booze treated my symptoms for a long time, but then it turned on me."
“I thought having sex with that person would be the greatest pleasure ever, but now the fatal disease I contracted is anything but.”
“The day my child was born was the happiest day of my life; the day I got word he was killed in Iraq was the most miserable day of my life, and every day now is of equal misery.”
Pleasure/pain and pain/pleasure as well as pleasure/misery and misery/pleasure are the trademarks of the ultimate sickness: the I-Am-ness.
The point is, the ultimate sickness can end via Full Realization or it will end when the consciousness is no longer manifested. Why not be free of the fluctuations now? Next, to explain what Maharaj had to say about the mind and to show there is no disparity (either in his messages or between Maharaj and Floyd when discussing the "mind") the following is offered:
THE “MIND”
It was noted yesterday that Maharaj “was not contradicting his own message but was customizing his message.” The three terms used before on this site to identity the varying levels of readiness among seekers include (1) the “wet charcoal stage” (referring to those who will likely never get hot enough for their “fever” to burn away the ultimate sickness);
Those at (2) the "dry charcoal stage" (who might get the necessary flames going that can eventually burn away the concepts which are trapping them in delusion); and those at (3) the “gunpowder stage.” Whatever pointers are offered will be "customized" by the teacher who can hear a few words from a seeker and then know that seeker's exact level and that seeker's exact point on the "path."
Those seekers at the third level of readiness have studied energetically the pointers offered by their teachers; as a result, those seekers will need only the spark from a few more key pointers that will explode away all of the concepts that have entrapped them and that will allow them to move to a state of Full Realization.
Yes, Maharaj did speak of the “mind,” sharing with some at the “wet or dry charcoal stage” references to “the purified mind”; “the perfection of the mind”; “the variable mind”; “the superficial mind”; “the imperfect mind”; and “the private mind.”
But note these two comments that were offered by Maharaj to those seekers at the “gunpowder stage” that put an end to the notion that the “mind” is real or beneficial or should be clung to and used throughout the manifestation:
“There is no such thing as mind” and “I have no mind….”
The “mind”/no “mind” discussion in not contradictory but results when the teacher recognizes the level of the seeker; then, the consciousness speaks to the seeker at that level in order to eventually move the seeker to the next level, to the next step on the seven-step journey to Reality.
There might be seeming contradictions which are really just ironies or paradoxes such as those which evolve during discussion of the "not-two-ness" of the AM/THAT and during the discussion of the relative and Reality and overlaying the latter onto the former.
When a woman arrives tomorrow in an effort to deal with her "relative issues," the discussion will begin with that which ages, with that which is timed, with that which is finite. If she truly wants to be free, then the dialogue will move to what is usually discussed here: that which is ageless, that which is timeless, that which is eternal.
The ultimate medicine is the only cure for the ultimate sickness, and the ultimate medicine will bring to an end the sources of the dis-ease that mark the relative sickness. The medicine will find its way to body identification and eliminate that which disables persons and prevents even the slightest movement along the “path”;
it will find its way to the seat of the illness (the “mind”) and will dissolve it; and in the dissolving of the “mind” the medicine will also end the way that the affliction of assumed personalities drives persons through the relative existence in a blind, unconscious manner that denies them the ability to choose anything in spite of their false beliefs that they are doing so.
Best regards, to Advard and to all who would be free of the effects of the ultimate sickness by taking a full dose of the ultimate medicine. Please enter into the silence of contemplation.
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4. DONATIONS
1. REALIZATION AIDS
2. ADVAITA BOOK SETS-50% off
3. ARRANGE FOR FLOYD TO SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP
4. DONATIONS
1. REALIZATION AIDS
The Advanced Seekers’ Book Set
From the I to the Absolute
Consciousness / Awareness
From the Absolute to the Nothingness
Purchase one or all at The Official Website of Floyd Henderson
2. ADVAITA / NON-DUALITY BOOK SET
THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE IN THE STORE IN LIMITED SUPPLY AND WILL BE OFFERED AT 50% OFF WHEN BOUGHT AS A PACKAGE:
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)
Meditation Guide (Advanced Volume)
There's No Such Thing as ''Peace of Mind''
Ending Financial Problems by Understanding Your Personality
The Essence of the Teachings
$79.00 for all eight books + free S&H in the U.S.
Most titles are also available as eBooks
Visit
The Official Website of Floyd Henderson
3. ARRANGE FOR FLOYD TO TRAVEL TO YOUR LOCATION AND SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP
Here’s a recent example:
Travel costs of the drive to Austin and back: $200.00
Friday and Saturday hotel room: $140.00
½ day Friday, Saturday and ½ day Sunday fees: $600.00
16 participants: $59.00 each for the retreat
Certain bargains are currently available for international flights as well
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FROM “ANONYMOUS”: Almost every visitor brought Maharaj food or flowers. I’d like to treat you to a meal if you tell me how to do so with my credit card!
FROM LOUISE, SOUTH AFRICA: [Consider the case of an acquaintance who] added a donate button to his site. Regular blog readers were happy to support the site in this way.
F.: Okay—so it’s done, but note that the postings and responses are offered without charge, as is access to the library of 1,300 Advaitin essays archived on the site.
