An Advaita forum focusing on Realisation, enlightenment, non-duality, Real Love, peace, freedom, Your original nature, abiding naturally, the Oneness, the Noneness, and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.
Here, there is nothing that is believed, so there is no one here who wants you to believe anything, either. Here, the invitation is to be free of all that you have been programmed, conditioned, acculturated, and domesticated to believe so that you can be free, period.
F.: The “freedom” spoken of on this site involves freedom from identification. There is no freedom when trapped in identification and when trapped in an endless quest for identities (including the ones that some seekers take to be “the good ones”).
Another phrase that might point accurately to this freedom during the relative is "a looseness.” That would describe the counterpart to the “uptightness” that marks the relative existence of persons (a.k.a., the non-Realized).
That freedom—that “looseness”—allows the do-er and the doingness to end and allows delighting in the beingness to begin. For now, would that not be enough? Not for all:
FROM A SITE VISITOR: At times “I” sense “I” understand THAT and as you say “abide” as THAT but I slip back into the I AM and all the fluctuations you talk about. When “I” first started reading your blog, “I” saw all kinds of roles being played and saw that “I” was not those. When that happened, great freedom came. Now, “I” am (or “whatever” seems to be) moving back and forth again. Please advise. Thank you. Blake
F.: Consider I AM THAT; I AM. The I AM is the only chance that exists for an awake and aware state of beingness to happen…for being happy…for being free…for being at peace…for being subsumed in joy. As THAT, there shall be no knowing…no knowing of happiness, no knowing of freedom…no knowing peace…no knowing joy.
So again, just for now, why not take it easy for a period and enjoy the beingness, the Am-ness that you do understand? Maharaj invited many a seekers that was at the “place” on the “path” where you are to simply stay with the “I Am” for now.
So much effort is put into seeking an awareness of THAT; so much emphasis is put into defining THAT; so much more status is assigned to THAT than to the Am-ness.
Why? Because no problems will register as THAT. Freedom can only register now, and that which robs you of freedom is this and this alone in the beginning of the “journey”: not knowing what You Are not. For now, let the focus remain on what You Are not since you said that is where great freedom happened for you.
After working with thousands of seekers over the last 20+ years, the huge shifts that have been witnessed were witnessed when an awareness of all that one is not finally registered, not when a definition of what one IS registered…not when one assumed some “Final Identity” or “Ultimate Identity.” You are not god and You are not a god, so relax in that understanding which is the Ultimate Medicine for the Narcissism / God Complex / Sociopath Personality Disorders.
Krishna said that what You Are is beyond the beingness and the non-beingness. Exactly, but there is no known happiness, no known freedom, no known peace and no known joy beyond the beingness or beyond the non-beingness.
Do You not see what seekers have been invited for years on this site to see? Of course this Am-ness is temporary, finite, and limited. And yes, abidance as THAT (and that which is beyond) allows for a sense of the permanent, the infinite, and the unlimited. Yes, overlaying the THAT-ness upon the THIS-ness allows total freedom to happen NOW. But understand:
THAT will always be THAT, but "this" shall only be for a very short period. True, all of that which comes with the understanding of THAT can only be appreciated and enjoyed NOW, during the Am-ness.
Why not be satisfied for NOW with this: if the manifestation called “blake” continues, additional exchanges regarding THAT can happen via this site. If that manifestation called “blake” does not continue, be assured that THAT most definitely will; however, no “blake that is aware of THAT” will exist.
Since there is nothing to “prepare for,” the suggestion is to enjoy the Is-ness for now and to focus only on “I Am” for now. In the meanwhile, consider: what could it matter if the manifestation ends prior to fully understanding THAT but after fully understanding all that You Are not and enjoying the Is-ness more fully, NOW?
So the invitation to all not yet Fully Realized is to find a balance in your THIS / THAT focusing for NOW. Appreciate what is, NOW. Know the lightness of the nothingness, NOW. Take it easy, NOW. Know the nothing, NOW. Eventually, maybe, You will accept the veracity of the Oneness, NOW. Then You will be Love, NOW. Please enter the silence of contemplation.
Another phrase that might point accurately to this freedom during the relative is "a looseness.” That would describe the counterpart to the “uptightness” that marks the relative existence of persons (a.k.a., the non-Realized).
That freedom—that “looseness”—allows the do-er and the doingness to end and allows delighting in the beingness to begin. For now, would that not be enough? Not for all:
FROM A SITE VISITOR: At times “I” sense “I” understand THAT and as you say “abide” as THAT but I slip back into the I AM and all the fluctuations you talk about. When “I” first started reading your blog, “I” saw all kinds of roles being played and saw that “I” was not those. When that happened, great freedom came. Now, “I” am (or “whatever” seems to be) moving back and forth again. Please advise. Thank you. Blake
F.: Consider I AM THAT; I AM. The I AM is the only chance that exists for an awake and aware state of beingness to happen…for being happy…for being free…for being at peace…for being subsumed in joy. As THAT, there shall be no knowing…no knowing of happiness, no knowing of freedom…no knowing peace…no knowing joy.
So again, just for now, why not take it easy for a period and enjoy the beingness, the Am-ness that you do understand? Maharaj invited many a seekers that was at the “place” on the “path” where you are to simply stay with the “I Am” for now.
So much effort is put into seeking an awareness of THAT; so much emphasis is put into defining THAT; so much more status is assigned to THAT than to the Am-ness.
Why? Because no problems will register as THAT. Freedom can only register now, and that which robs you of freedom is this and this alone in the beginning of the “journey”: not knowing what You Are not. For now, let the focus remain on what You Are not since you said that is where great freedom happened for you.
After working with thousands of seekers over the last 20+ years, the huge shifts that have been witnessed were witnessed when an awareness of all that one is not finally registered, not when a definition of what one IS registered…not when one assumed some “Final Identity” or “Ultimate Identity.” You are not god and You are not a god, so relax in that understanding which is the Ultimate Medicine for the Narcissism / God Complex / Sociopath Personality Disorders.
Krishna said that what You Are is beyond the beingness and the non-beingness. Exactly, but there is no known happiness, no known freedom, no known peace and no known joy beyond the beingness or beyond the non-beingness.
Do You not see what seekers have been invited for years on this site to see? Of course this Am-ness is temporary, finite, and limited. And yes, abidance as THAT (and that which is beyond) allows for a sense of the permanent, the infinite, and the unlimited. Yes, overlaying the THAT-ness upon the THIS-ness allows total freedom to happen NOW. But understand:
THAT will always be THAT, but "this" shall only be for a very short period. True, all of that which comes with the understanding of THAT can only be appreciated and enjoyed NOW, during the Am-ness.
Why not be satisfied for NOW with this: if the manifestation called “blake” continues, additional exchanges regarding THAT can happen via this site. If that manifestation called “blake” does not continue, be assured that THAT most definitely will; however, no “blake that is aware of THAT” will exist.
Since there is nothing to “prepare for,” the suggestion is to enjoy the Is-ness for now and to focus only on “I Am” for now. In the meanwhile, consider: what could it matter if the manifestation ends prior to fully understanding THAT but after fully understanding all that You Are not and enjoying the Is-ness more fully, NOW?
So the invitation to all not yet Fully Realized is to find a balance in your THIS / THAT focusing for NOW. Appreciate what is, NOW. Know the lightness of the nothingness, NOW. Take it easy, NOW. Know the nothing, NOW. Eventually, maybe, You will accept the veracity of the Oneness, NOW. Then You will be Love, NOW. Please enter the silence of contemplation.
Now you can receive for $40 a downloadable computer file version of the same 7-hour satsang that seekers receive when they visit for the Advaita Retreat with Floyd. You will be guided through the seven steps from identification with the false "I" to the Absolute (and beyond).
For more information or to order, click:
DVD or Downloadable computer file versions of the Four-Day Advaita Retreat
SIX WAYS THAT SEEKERS HAVE REALIZED:
1. BY WATCHING the 4-Disk Video (DVD) Set, or the same retreat available as a downloadable file. Either will provide an entire seven-hour retreat / series of satsang sessions showing three seekers being guided through all seven steps by Floyd and can provide viewers with an “experiential,” step-by-step series of satsang meetings that will move the viewers from identification with the I to abidance as the Absolute and then to abidance as That Which Is beyond
Some seekers are already using the computer file version and the DVD sets for meetings in groups in homes, playing the retreat, pausing for discussion, etc.
To find out more or to purchase the DVD set or the downloadable computer file version of the retreat, click:
DVD or Downloadable computer file versions of the Four-Day Advaita Retreat
Option “A” is for the downloadable file version, Option “B” is used to order the DVD set for delivery inside the U.S., Option “C” for international orders.
For the download, Paypal will send me a notice that payment has been received and then I will send by e-mail the downloading instruction, password, etc.
[It is recommended that you watch the video with pen and paper in hand. Write whatever you need clarified. You'll see that there are constant reviews and you might find an answer later in the seven-hour presentation. Then, after you watch it all, there will be a common ground for discussion. Purchase of the DVD’s or the file will include the right to clarifications and answers to your specific questions via e-mail.]
2. BY READING these books in this exact order:
IT'S ALL BULLSHIT (And Why Knowing It Sets You Free)
SPIRITUAL SOBRIETY (Recovering What Religions Lost)
[Those two prepare the seeker to question it all]
THE MEDITATION GUIDES
[Provide a broad overview of the understanding]
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DIE?
[Begins to free the seeker of body identification and the desire for body continuity]
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS "PEACE OF MIND" (There Is Only Peace if You're Out of Your Mind)
[Shows the seeker how to be free of the subconscious motivators of the false content of the “mind”]
LIBERATION
[Shows the seeker how to be free of the subconscious motivators of personas]
THE ESSENCE OF THE TEACHINGS
[Provides the final preparation for the seeker to be directed along the “path”]
FROM THE I TO THE ABSOLUTE (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality)
[Directs the seeker along the “path”]
CONSCIOUSNESS/AWARENESS: The Nature of Reality Beyond Self-Realization (Peace Every Day When Abiding as The Absolute)
[Allows the seeker to understand the functioning of the totality, the manifestation, and what is involved with the un-manifestation]
FROM THE ABSOLUTE TO THE NOTHINGNESS
[Provides the seeker the wisdom to understand the Noneness as well as the Oneness]
Purchase an e-Book now and begin reading it in minutes (except with e-checks that can take 7-10 days). Trusting our clients as we do, all e-Books are provided to you in printable form.
SAVE IF YOU BUY ALL ELEVEN AT ONCE:
(You may order the books one at a time or you may use the following link to acquire the entire 11-e-Book set on sale for $99 if ordered at one time with the “Buy Now” button below. For this option, there will be no download links provided; once the near-instant notice of payment is received from PayPal, your e-Books will be sent to you as e-mail attachments. All are printable for your convenience.)
For more information or to order, click:
DVD or Downloadable computer file versions of the Four-Day Advaita Retreat
SIX WAYS THAT SEEKERS HAVE REALIZED:
1. BY WATCHING the 4-Disk Video (DVD) Set, or the same retreat available as a downloadable file. Either will provide an entire seven-hour retreat / series of satsang sessions showing three seekers being guided through all seven steps by Floyd and can provide viewers with an “experiential,” step-by-step series of satsang meetings that will move the viewers from identification with the I to abidance as the Absolute and then to abidance as That Which Is beyond
Some seekers are already using the computer file version and the DVD sets for meetings in groups in homes, playing the retreat, pausing for discussion, etc.
To find out more or to purchase the DVD set or the downloadable computer file version of the retreat, click:
DVD or Downloadable computer file versions of the Four-Day Advaita Retreat
Option “A” is for the downloadable file version, Option “B” is used to order the DVD set for delivery inside the U.S., Option “C” for international orders.
For the download, Paypal will send me a notice that payment has been received and then I will send by e-mail the downloading instruction, password, etc.
[It is recommended that you watch the video with pen and paper in hand. Write whatever you need clarified. You'll see that there are constant reviews and you might find an answer later in the seven-hour presentation. Then, after you watch it all, there will be a common ground for discussion. Purchase of the DVD’s or the file will include the right to clarifications and answers to your specific questions via e-mail.]
2. BY READING these books in this exact order:
IT'S ALL BULLSHIT (And Why Knowing It Sets You Free)
SPIRITUAL SOBRIETY (Recovering What Religions Lost)
[Those two prepare the seeker to question it all]
THE MEDITATION GUIDES
[Provide a broad overview of the understanding]
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DIE?
[Begins to free the seeker of body identification and the desire for body continuity]
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS "PEACE OF MIND" (There Is Only Peace if You're Out of Your Mind)
[Shows the seeker how to be free of the subconscious motivators of the false content of the “mind”]
LIBERATION
[Shows the seeker how to be free of the subconscious motivators of personas]
THE ESSENCE OF THE TEACHINGS
[Provides the final preparation for the seeker to be directed along the “path”]
FROM THE I TO THE ABSOLUTE (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality)
[Directs the seeker along the “path”]
CONSCIOUSNESS/AWARENESS: The Nature of Reality Beyond Self-Realization (Peace Every Day When Abiding as The Absolute)
[Allows the seeker to understand the functioning of the totality, the manifestation, and what is involved with the un-manifestation]
FROM THE ABSOLUTE TO THE NOTHINGNESS
[Provides the seeker the wisdom to understand the Noneness as well as the Oneness]
Purchase an e-Book now and begin reading it in minutes (except with e-checks that can take 7-10 days). Trusting our clients as we do, all e-Books are provided to you in printable form.
SAVE IF YOU BUY ALL ELEVEN AT ONCE:
(You may order the books one at a time or you may use the following link to acquire the entire 11-e-Book set on sale for $99 if ordered at one time with the “Buy Now” button below. For this option, there will be no download links provided; once the near-instant notice of payment is received from PayPal, your e-Books will be sent to you as e-mail attachments. All are printable for your convenience.)
You may visit The Official Website of Floyd Henderson for information on each book.
3. BY ENROLLING in the Online Advaita Classes
For information, visit Information on the Advaita Classes on the Internet
To enroll visit Enroll in the Advaita Internet Course
4. BY ATTENDING an Advaitin retreat for satsang with floyd and being guided through all seven steps. For details of the retreats offered, please visit the retreat information site.
5. BY ARRANGING satsang by telephone in the U.S. or by Skype internationally:
Use the Contact link for details or for information on making arrangements for a session
6. BY ARRANGING for floyd to travel to your location and meet with you or your group. Use the contact link above to discuss details.
3. BY ENROLLING in the Online Advaita Classes
For information, visit Information on the Advaita Classes on the Internet
To enroll visit Enroll in the Advaita Internet Course
4. BY ATTENDING an Advaitin retreat for satsang with floyd and being guided through all seven steps. For details of the retreats offered, please visit the retreat information site.
5. BY ARRANGING satsang by telephone in the U.S. or by Skype internationally:
Use the Contact link for details or for information on making arrangements for a session
6. BY ARRANGING for floyd to travel to your location and meet with you or your group. Use the contact link above to discuss details.
