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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 fulfilling a consulting contract for an out-of-town company earlier this week, one employee asked:
“What is it about humans that makes them love to build people up and then tear them down? They’re crazy.”
The reply: “Ah, they’re crazy. So you have never built yourself up? You have never torn yourself down? You have never built another up in your mind? You and your mind have never conspired to bring someone down?”
Cicero identified what he called, “The Six Mistakes of Mankind,” the first being, “The delusion that personal gain is made by crushing others”…that is, the belief that if you tear someone down, you will elevate yourself (along the levels of one of the many ego-based but all-illusion hierarchies that the non-Realized are forever dreaming up).
The comment above from the employee about building persons up and then tearing them down was inspired by a story in the U.S. news that has removed from media coverage the topic of health care reform, the recent decision to escalate a war, and the continuing mortgage crisis that is impacting economies around the globe.
What could be so significant to persons that it would shift their focus away from those relative issues? A sex scandal that has forced a billionaire star athlete to admit that his image is not all that it was built up to be. The story has gone global and persons are shocked that an image was not real.
What Advaitin subject matter is involved? Actually, everything involved with the story is a result of a lack of understanding of the teachings of non-duality:
FALSE IMAGES
***the belief among the non-Realized that any appearance could be real
BODY-MIND-PERSONALITY IDENTIFICATION
***body identification, and, related to that…
***being driven by “the always-warped mind” and by…
***false personas
***personality-driven thoughts and words and behaviors
***a false belief in the concepts of “possession” and “ownership,” as if the personas of “The Possessor” and “The Owner” could be real
***the drive to kneel and worship at the altar of body (and often to pay very heavy "tithes" or fees as a result) when fixated at the level of identification with the body only (which is the level that leaves persons as far removed from understanding the Absolute and the Void beyond as any person can be)
***the relative ramifications of psychological projection and psychological identification when the “mind” is allowed to drive persons
EGO AND EGOTISM
***the sense of entitlement that follows the assumption of ego-states as identities
***the upgrading of false identities that triggers the use of the ego-defense mechanism called “egotism” (which then reinforces the sense of entitlement)
***a belief that one should be able to control others
***a belief by image-builders at some point that their image is actually real (a.k.a., "ego-driven self-delusion")
(EGO-DRIVEN) DESIRING AND ACCUMULATING
***the preference among the non-Realized for accumulation
***understanding that desire is at the root of all misery
***understanding: “That which brings the greatest relative pleasure will eventually bring the greatest relative suffering”
THE BELIEF IN THE FALSE CONCEPT OF “SEPARATE”
***the belief in social and financial and personal hierarchies, and, related to that…
***a false sense of separation, of “different from,” of “better-than-ness” and “worse-then-ness”
THE NONSENSICAL BELIEF THAT (a) FOCUSING ON THE RELATIVE ALONE AND (b) FINDING STABILITY CAN EVER HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY
***the fluctuating character of all things relative, and, related to that…
***conceptualizations among the non-Realized masses that reinforce the “zero to hero” or “hero to zero” types of instability that are typical among persons and that block any understanding of that which is permanent and steady and unchanging
***the dual-minded that hates “specialness” at some level but wants to be treated special at another
***the dual-minded that hates “sameness” at some level but longs to understand the sameness—the unicity, the Oneness”—at another
A FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE ONENESS
***the perceived need among the non-Realized that drives the need to possess in order to try to fill the sense of emptiness that happens when the Wholeness—the Oneness—is not understood
***the chaos that results when the difference in (false) “love” as perceived by the non-Realized masses blocks the understanding of Real/True Love (which can only come when the unicity is understood)
In order to provide an opportunity for visitors to enter the silence and to tap into the inner resource that can provide an understanding of the motives that drive persons (the non-Realized) to think and talk and behave in the manner in which they think and talk and behave, you are invited to consider:
WHO (what persona) always believes that it must be loved not only by the masses but also by hoards of individuals?
WHO (what persona) always believes that body satisfaction is the be-all and the end-all?
WHO (what persona) always believes that one of anything is never enough?
WHO (what persona) always believes that it must accumulate and own in order to feel fulfilled?
WHO (what persona) always believes that it is entitled to be adored...worshipped by all as if one were a god…worshipped by persons with their bodies and hearts and minds and souls?
WHO (what persona) always believes that he/she is entitled to be taken care of financially or is entitled to have all desires met because she/he has accumulated money?
WHO (what persona) always believes in separation, in “better-than-ness,” in the concept of “more-special-than-ness?” Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
“What is it about humans that makes them love to build people up and then tear them down? They’re crazy.”
The reply: “Ah, they’re crazy. So you have never built yourself up? You have never torn yourself down? You have never built another up in your mind? You and your mind have never conspired to bring someone down?”
Cicero identified what he called, “The Six Mistakes of Mankind,” the first being, “The delusion that personal gain is made by crushing others”…that is, the belief that if you tear someone down, you will elevate yourself (along the levels of one of the many ego-based but all-illusion hierarchies that the non-Realized are forever dreaming up).
The comment above from the employee about building persons up and then tearing them down was inspired by a story in the U.S. news that has removed from media coverage the topic of health care reform, the recent decision to escalate a war, and the continuing mortgage crisis that is impacting economies around the globe.
What could be so significant to persons that it would shift their focus away from those relative issues? A sex scandal that has forced a billionaire star athlete to admit that his image is not all that it was built up to be. The story has gone global and persons are shocked that an image was not real.
What Advaitin subject matter is involved? Actually, everything involved with the story is a result of a lack of understanding of the teachings of non-duality:
FALSE IMAGES
***the belief among the non-Realized that any appearance could be real
BODY-MIND-PERSONALITY IDENTIFICATION
***body identification, and, related to that…
***being driven by “the always-warped mind” and by…
***false personas
***personality-driven thoughts and words and behaviors
***a false belief in the concepts of “possession” and “ownership,” as if the personas of “The Possessor” and “The Owner” could be real
***the drive to kneel and worship at the altar of body (and often to pay very heavy "tithes" or fees as a result) when fixated at the level of identification with the body only (which is the level that leaves persons as far removed from understanding the Absolute and the Void beyond as any person can be)
***the relative ramifications of psychological projection and psychological identification when the “mind” is allowed to drive persons
EGO AND EGOTISM
***the sense of entitlement that follows the assumption of ego-states as identities
***the upgrading of false identities that triggers the use of the ego-defense mechanism called “egotism” (which then reinforces the sense of entitlement)
***a belief that one should be able to control others
***a belief by image-builders at some point that their image is actually real (a.k.a., "ego-driven self-delusion")
(EGO-DRIVEN) DESIRING AND ACCUMULATING
***the preference among the non-Realized for accumulation
***understanding that desire is at the root of all misery
***understanding: “That which brings the greatest relative pleasure will eventually bring the greatest relative suffering”
THE BELIEF IN THE FALSE CONCEPT OF “SEPARATE”
***the belief in social and financial and personal hierarchies, and, related to that…
***a false sense of separation, of “different from,” of “better-than-ness” and “worse-then-ness”
THE NONSENSICAL BELIEF THAT (a) FOCUSING ON THE RELATIVE ALONE AND (b) FINDING STABILITY CAN EVER HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY
***the fluctuating character of all things relative, and, related to that…
***conceptualizations among the non-Realized masses that reinforce the “zero to hero” or “hero to zero” types of instability that are typical among persons and that block any understanding of that which is permanent and steady and unchanging
***the dual-minded that hates “specialness” at some level but wants to be treated special at another
***the dual-minded that hates “sameness” at some level but longs to understand the sameness—the unicity, the Oneness”—at another
A FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE ONENESS
***the perceived need among the non-Realized that drives the need to possess in order to try to fill the sense of emptiness that happens when the Wholeness—the Oneness—is not understood
***the chaos that results when the difference in (false) “love” as perceived by the non-Realized masses blocks the understanding of Real/True Love (which can only come when the unicity is understood)
In order to provide an opportunity for visitors to enter the silence and to tap into the inner resource that can provide an understanding of the motives that drive persons (the non-Realized) to think and talk and behave in the manner in which they think and talk and behave, you are invited to consider:
WHO (what persona) always believes that it must be loved not only by the masses but also by hoards of individuals?
WHO (what persona) always believes that body satisfaction is the be-all and the end-all?
WHO (what persona) always believes that one of anything is never enough?
WHO (what persona) always believes that it must accumulate and own in order to feel fulfilled?
WHO (what persona) always believes that it is entitled to be adored...worshipped by all as if one were a god…worshipped by persons with their bodies and hearts and minds and souls?
WHO (what persona) always believes that he/she is entitled to be taken care of financially or is entitled to have all desires met because she/he has accumulated money?
WHO (what persona) always believes in separation, in “better-than-ness,” in the concept of “more-special-than-ness?” Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
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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
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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.
