An Advaita forum focusing on Realisation, enlightenment, non-duality, Real Love, peace, freedom, Your original nature, abiding naturally, the Oneness, the Nothingness, 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.: At the core of the Advaita Teachings is the understanding that Truth can be known but cannot be stated; thus, whatever is stated is not the Truth.
To know Truth, therefore, a no-statement, no-noise, no-talking, no-names, no-labels state is required; to know the false—even when it is delivered as “the gospel truth”—requires statements, noise, talking, naming, and labeling.
Maharaj: “Only in silence and in darkness can it [the Real] be heard and seen” and “The real is experienced in silence.”
The truth comes via the silence and the light comes via the darkness. So why should the words of a teacher be heeded? In fact, they should not. What is to be heeded are the pointers that are offered when the consciousness speaks, and the consciousness never speaks more silently than via the written form of the speaking consciousness.
That can include a book by which the consciousness speaks, a weblog, a letter, an e-mail, etc. You need not conclude that Realization cannot happen if you cannot sit at the feet of the one that you were sure was “the teacher for you” but that took mahasamadhi before you could sit at those feet.
Was some speaking and hearing required up front, here? Yes, so seekers come here for retreats. In the end, however, the process by which that speck called "floyd" moved from “liberation” to “enlightenment” to “Full Realization” happened thusly:
Liberation happened via one-on-one engagement with a teacher and enlightenment was advanced in the same format. Full Realization, though, came when alone, in the silence, after the inner guru provided a vision that facilitated an understanding of that which (a) was being spoken by the pure consciousness and which (b) happened to be speaking via a written format and which (c) made clear the exact manner in which the totality functions.
At that point, the use of any and all labels—including “spiritual labels”—came to an end; natural functioning became the rule rather than the exception; and with that natural manner of abidance came the stillness and silence;
that is, the preponderance of stillness led to the absence of any perceived need to “do” or “move” or “go” or “zoom” and the preponderance of silence ended the perceived need to “speak” or talk or generate noise (the latter often happening as a result among the non-Realized of trying to drown out the chatter of the “mind”).
Once Fully Realized, then words all but disappeared, the seeker disappeared, all things holy or religious or spiritual or personal disappeared, the mind disappeared, and any and all identity disappeared. After that, the beingness has happened spontaneously because the Reality which is beyond being and even non-being was overlaid onto the beingness.
Maharaj: That in which consciousness happens, the universal consciousness or mind, we call the ether of consciousness. All the objects of consciousness form the universe. What is beyond both, supporting both, is the supreme state, a state of utter stillness and silence. Whoever goes there, disappears. It is unreachable by words or mind. You may call it God, or Parabrahman, or Supreme Reality, but these are names given by the mind. It is the nameless, contentless, effortless and spontaneous state, beyond being and not being.
Reality is still and silent.
Reality is a "no-who" state.
Reality cannot be reached with words or the "mind."
"God," "Parabrahman," and "Supreme Reality" are names that have been dreamed up by fiction-filled "minds."
That which is beyond being and non-being is most surely beyond "doing" and "do-ers" and "The Talker" and "The Speaker" and "The Noise-Maker."
Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
To know Truth, therefore, a no-statement, no-noise, no-talking, no-names, no-labels state is required; to know the false—even when it is delivered as “the gospel truth”—requires statements, noise, talking, naming, and labeling.
Maharaj: “Only in silence and in darkness can it [the Real] be heard and seen” and “The real is experienced in silence.”
The truth comes via the silence and the light comes via the darkness. So why should the words of a teacher be heeded? In fact, they should not. What is to be heeded are the pointers that are offered when the consciousness speaks, and the consciousness never speaks more silently than via the written form of the speaking consciousness.
That can include a book by which the consciousness speaks, a weblog, a letter, an e-mail, etc. You need not conclude that Realization cannot happen if you cannot sit at the feet of the one that you were sure was “the teacher for you” but that took mahasamadhi before you could sit at those feet.
Was some speaking and hearing required up front, here? Yes, so seekers come here for retreats. In the end, however, the process by which that speck called "floyd" moved from “liberation” to “enlightenment” to “Full Realization” happened thusly:
Liberation happened via one-on-one engagement with a teacher and enlightenment was advanced in the same format. Full Realization, though, came when alone, in the silence, after the inner guru provided a vision that facilitated an understanding of that which (a) was being spoken by the pure consciousness and which (b) happened to be speaking via a written format and which (c) made clear the exact manner in which the totality functions.
At that point, the use of any and all labels—including “spiritual labels”—came to an end; natural functioning became the rule rather than the exception; and with that natural manner of abidance came the stillness and silence;
that is, the preponderance of stillness led to the absence of any perceived need to “do” or “move” or “go” or “zoom” and the preponderance of silence ended the perceived need to “speak” or talk or generate noise (the latter often happening as a result among the non-Realized of trying to drown out the chatter of the “mind”).
Once Fully Realized, then words all but disappeared, the seeker disappeared, all things holy or religious or spiritual or personal disappeared, the mind disappeared, and any and all identity disappeared. After that, the beingness has happened spontaneously because the Reality which is beyond being and even non-being was overlaid onto the beingness.
Maharaj: That in which consciousness happens, the universal consciousness or mind, we call the ether of consciousness. All the objects of consciousness form the universe. What is beyond both, supporting both, is the supreme state, a state of utter stillness and silence. Whoever goes there, disappears. It is unreachable by words or mind. You may call it God, or Parabrahman, or Supreme Reality, but these are names given by the mind. It is the nameless, contentless, effortless and spontaneous state, beyond being and not being.
Reality is still and silent.
Reality is a "no-who" state.
Reality cannot be reached with words or the "mind."
"God," "Parabrahman," and "Supreme Reality" are names that have been dreamed up by fiction-filled "minds."
That which is beyond being and non-being is most surely beyond "doing" and "do-ers" and "The Talker" and "The Speaker" and "The Noise-Maker."
Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
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.
