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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.: While the Fully Realized have no desires, there are nisarga (natural) longings that most persons will never touch; however, among those with a propensity for Realization, the presence of those longings is sensed as they stir an inner awareness—a "yearning," if you will—that includes:
the longing for a simple existence rather than the complex existence that is now so prevalent among persons; a longing for a peaceful quietness rather then the noisy, relative things that involve so much strum und drang; a longing for the less-ness in place of the drive for accumulation.
The invitation of this series is, therefore, to shift to a state of de-specialization, to de-accumulation, to de-personalization, to de-identification, to de-conceptualization, to decrease, to deflation, to deletion, and to detachment.
De-Accumulation
Some theorists speak of “the human desire to return to the womb.” Their hypothesis stops short of reality…of Reality. The real longing is to return to the original state that was prior to the womb, prior to conception, prior to the manifestation of consciousness.
The natural longing for formlessness must necessarily be prior to "the womb time" when elements took a particular form now referred to as “the human body.”
Note first how the earlier, simple existence of human forms has been made most complex, most heavy, for these spaces now called "humans" or "persons." The natural longing for the lightness of formlessness is for that which is far lighter than any space formed via elemental combinings, so the longing is to move “farther back” than merely to the womb.
The seeming weightiness of the relative existence nowadays has little to do with the accumulation of physical bulk among some persons. The most burdensome weight is a result of persons having accumulated ego-states and concepts and ideas and beliefs.
That ensuing heaviness is one of the reasons that accumulation is unnatural and is also why “the incredible lightness of merely being” is the state sought during the manifestation, even as most persons will never be in touch with that longing.
[Even those who occasionally sense that longing will seldom surrender to the urge, their programming to accumulate always driving them to return to their quest to move onward and upward in their cultures rather than to "de-" (to move away from) the superficial elements of their societies and to follow the "path to the real" in the reverse order of the steps that led them into their current, heavy existence.]
From that understanding, it should be fairly simple to see that accumulation is unnatural and that de-accumulating would be the natural process to undertake after the first twenty years of the relative existence (during which persons are programmed and conditioned to “get” and "to acquire" and "to accumulate").
Fear and desire are the sources of misery, so it is only in the absence of fear and desire that peace and freedom can manifest and flourish. To de-accumulate would preempt the chance for fear (of loss) and for the constant desire (to gain) to produce misery and suffering.
De-accumulation is taken rather exactly by many seekers—some of whom enter into “the forest dweller stage” quite literally. Other seekers “downsize” their living arrangements or reduce the quantity of belongings inside. Some “zen out” their environment, their involvements, or their material goods, yet none of that is a prerequisite for Realization (though any or all of that often happens spontaneously post-Realization).
Yet the invitation to de-accumulate for those that would Realize Fully involves, more than anything, ending the belief in those further acquisitions (since programming and conditioning began) that are but hearsay. Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
the longing for a simple existence rather than the complex existence that is now so prevalent among persons; a longing for a peaceful quietness rather then the noisy, relative things that involve so much strum und drang; a longing for the less-ness in place of the drive for accumulation.
The invitation of this series is, therefore, to shift to a state of de-specialization, to de-accumulation, to de-personalization, to de-identification, to de-conceptualization, to decrease, to deflation, to deletion, and to detachment.
De-Accumulation
Some theorists speak of “the human desire to return to the womb.” Their hypothesis stops short of reality…of Reality. The real longing is to return to the original state that was prior to the womb, prior to conception, prior to the manifestation of consciousness.
The natural longing for formlessness must necessarily be prior to "the womb time" when elements took a particular form now referred to as “the human body.”
Note first how the earlier, simple existence of human forms has been made most complex, most heavy, for these spaces now called "humans" or "persons." The natural longing for the lightness of formlessness is for that which is far lighter than any space formed via elemental combinings, so the longing is to move “farther back” than merely to the womb.
The seeming weightiness of the relative existence nowadays has little to do with the accumulation of physical bulk among some persons. The most burdensome weight is a result of persons having accumulated ego-states and concepts and ideas and beliefs.
That ensuing heaviness is one of the reasons that accumulation is unnatural and is also why “the incredible lightness of merely being” is the state sought during the manifestation, even as most persons will never be in touch with that longing.
[Even those who occasionally sense that longing will seldom surrender to the urge, their programming to accumulate always driving them to return to their quest to move onward and upward in their cultures rather than to "de-" (to move away from) the superficial elements of their societies and to follow the "path to the real" in the reverse order of the steps that led them into their current, heavy existence.]
From that understanding, it should be fairly simple to see that accumulation is unnatural and that de-accumulating would be the natural process to undertake after the first twenty years of the relative existence (during which persons are programmed and conditioned to “get” and "to acquire" and "to accumulate").
Fear and desire are the sources of misery, so it is only in the absence of fear and desire that peace and freedom can manifest and flourish. To de-accumulate would preempt the chance for fear (of loss) and for the constant desire (to gain) to produce misery and suffering.
De-accumulation is taken rather exactly by many seekers—some of whom enter into “the forest dweller stage” quite literally. Other seekers “downsize” their living arrangements or reduce the quantity of belongings inside. Some “zen out” their environment, their involvements, or their material goods, yet none of that is a prerequisite for Realization (though any or all of that often happens spontaneously post-Realization).
Yet the invitation to de-accumulate for those that would Realize Fully involves, more than anything, ending the belief in those further acquisitions (since programming and conditioning began) that are but hearsay. Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
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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.
