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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.: It has been said that "Humans pass through centuries and learn nothing." Not true, though the intended point is understood. The fact is, humans pass through centuries and learn a great deal. The problem is that it is all nonsense, lies, myths, superstitions, and learned ignorance.
And while few ever escape that fate, a few will have an opportunity to reverse that process if they understand that Truth comes not via accumulating more of the same but comes via un-learning all that has been learned.
The impediments to un-learning, to seeing clearly, to being restored to sanity, to being free of being driven by agendas hidden from others and self, to being free of anxiety and fear, to being free of the disappointment of unmet expectations and dashed hopes, to being truly free rather than dependent and co-dependent, and to being free of living under the complete control of personality, include many causes, some of which will be reviewed now:
1. programming, conditioning , acculturation, and domestication;
2. imagination, including an imaginary god, fathered by hope and mothered by fear;
3. assumed personality, (a.k.a., personas, roles, false identities, stage characters, etc.), and the fact that
4. every personality type (every persona) assumed brings with it a primary desire and a primary fear; and
5. desire (hope) and fear, which are based in personal yearnings and blocked-consciousness-misperceptions. Consider also that:
6. fifty percent of all persons, if driven by personality, will be fear-based; and understand that
7. every one of these behaviors below is based in personality; therefore, none of these behaviors are by choice (so none of them can be abandoned by choice):
** fearing that others will see that you are flawed or wrong
** fearing that you will never have all the love you hope for and think you need
** fearing failure and attaining too little admiration
** fearing you will never find the Authentic Self, thus being trapped in religious and / or spiritual workaholism
** fearing you will look foolish or less knowledgeable than others
** fearing danger and unmet needs, fearing that you will not be protected or cared for
** fearing emotional pain and boredom
** fearing a lack of power (religious, spiritual, monetary, political, etc.)
** fearing conflict
Those can never be transitioned by choice but can be eliminated via the Realization process. Understand further that to assume a role or persona is to be automatically trapped in co-dependency because every persona requires a co-dependent counterpart who is willing to play the role that sustains your assumed role:
"The Spouse" cannot "exist" without a spouse, and "The Lover" must have "A Lover"; "The Employee" cannot "exist" without one willing to play the role of "The Employer"; "The Parent" cannot "exist" without "The Child." If you are trapped in such false identification, and if your co-dependent counterpart becomes unavailable, then you will believe that you are dying (when in actuality what is ending is merely a role that was being played).
If seekers were to understand no other part of the teachings than the points that (1) the source of all relative existence "powerlessness" is personality and that (2) all personality must be abandoned in order to have choice, then their relative existence would take on a profoundly different character.
If seekers were to understand that the belief that they are choosing their thoughts and words and actions is a totally false belief because personality subconsciously controls all three, then they would have the opportunity to realize true freedom.
Maharaj said that science would one day confirm all of the Advaita teachings; thus, he would not be surprised to see today that science has provided the tools to test persons and to identify the exact personality types that are driving them (as well as to what degree).
Such concrete evidence in black and white before their very eyes often provides the understanding that moves some seekers farther along the "path" to freedom from personality and allows them to move to the fourth of the seven steps on the seven-step "path" to Realization.
[And that is why the offer is extended to seekers to (A) take the personality inventory test offered here and then to (B) arrange for the followup session with floyd by telephone (or the free Skype service for international seekers outside the U.S.) to discuss the results. Only then do most seekers truly begin to move away completely from living under the influence of personality / personalities.]
And while few ever escape that fate, a few will have an opportunity to reverse that process if they understand that Truth comes not via accumulating more of the same but comes via un-learning all that has been learned.
The impediments to un-learning, to seeing clearly, to being restored to sanity, to being free of being driven by agendas hidden from others and self, to being free of anxiety and fear, to being free of the disappointment of unmet expectations and dashed hopes, to being truly free rather than dependent and co-dependent, and to being free of living under the complete control of personality, include many causes, some of which will be reviewed now:
1. programming, conditioning , acculturation, and domestication;
2. imagination, including an imaginary god, fathered by hope and mothered by fear;
3. assumed personality, (a.k.a., personas, roles, false identities, stage characters, etc.), and the fact that
4. every personality type (every persona) assumed brings with it a primary desire and a primary fear; and
5. desire (hope) and fear, which are based in personal yearnings and blocked-consciousness-misperceptions. Consider also that:
6. fifty percent of all persons, if driven by personality, will be fear-based; and understand that
7. every one of these behaviors below is based in personality; therefore, none of these behaviors are by choice (so none of them can be abandoned by choice):
** fearing that others will see that you are flawed or wrong
** fearing that you will never have all the love you hope for and think you need
** fearing failure and attaining too little admiration
** fearing you will never find the Authentic Self, thus being trapped in religious and / or spiritual workaholism
** fearing you will look foolish or less knowledgeable than others
** fearing danger and unmet needs, fearing that you will not be protected or cared for
** fearing emotional pain and boredom
** fearing a lack of power (religious, spiritual, monetary, political, etc.)
** fearing conflict
Those can never be transitioned by choice but can be eliminated via the Realization process. Understand further that to assume a role or persona is to be automatically trapped in co-dependency because every persona requires a co-dependent counterpart who is willing to play the role that sustains your assumed role:
"The Spouse" cannot "exist" without a spouse, and "The Lover" must have "A Lover"; "The Employee" cannot "exist" without one willing to play the role of "The Employer"; "The Parent" cannot "exist" without "The Child." If you are trapped in such false identification, and if your co-dependent counterpart becomes unavailable, then you will believe that you are dying (when in actuality what is ending is merely a role that was being played).
If seekers were to understand no other part of the teachings than the points that (1) the source of all relative existence "powerlessness" is personality and that (2) all personality must be abandoned in order to have choice, then their relative existence would take on a profoundly different character.
If seekers were to understand that the belief that they are choosing their thoughts and words and actions is a totally false belief because personality subconsciously controls all three, then they would have the opportunity to realize true freedom.
Maharaj said that science would one day confirm all of the Advaita teachings; thus, he would not be surprised to see today that science has provided the tools to test persons and to identify the exact personality types that are driving them (as well as to what degree).
Such concrete evidence in black and white before their very eyes often provides the understanding that moves some seekers farther along the "path" to freedom from personality and allows them to move to the fourth of the seven steps on the seven-step "path" to Realization.
[And that is why the offer is extended to seekers to (A) take the personality inventory test offered here and then to (B) arrange for the followup session with floyd by telephone (or the free Skype service for international seekers outside the U.S.) to discuss the results. Only then do most seekers truly begin to move away completely from living under the influence of personality / personalities.]
Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)
Much of what Louise has shared has resonated with many site visitors. to that end, some have inquired recently if Louise offers the online Advaita Internet Course. The answer is, "Yes."
Whether taking the course with Louise or Floyd, the price of the course includes all 11 of the Advaita eBooks, questions sent after completion of the assigned readings, replies to your answers, and follow-up as required.
With either teacher, you will be guided through all seven of the steps, in order, that lead from identification with the false "I" to the Absolute (and beyond). For more specific information and details about the course, you may click on the link to the right.
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Whether taking the course with Louise or Floyd, the price of the course includes all 11 of the Advaita eBooks, questions sent after completion of the assigned readings, replies to your answers, and follow-up as required.
With either teacher, you will be guided through all seven of the steps, in order, that lead from identification with the false "I" to the Absolute (and beyond). For more specific information and details about the course, you may click on the link to the right.
Purchase at Discount the Advaita Internet Course with Louise
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[THE YOUTUBE ADVAITA VEDANTA VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE IN LARGER FORMATS BELOW WHICH MIGHT PROVIDE MORE COMFORTABLE VIEWING FOR SOME SITE VISITORS]
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.
TRANSLATED ADVAITA EBOOKS AVAILABLE
Beginning today, the 11 Advaita eBooks listed at the end of this post are available in twenty-two non-English languages. If you are interested in purchasing an eBook in another language, click Contact Floyd to see if the language you prefer is available. Again, the quality of the translation cannot be guaranteed but it might make some pointers available to seekers that might not otherwise receive them. If you want to send a translated eBook to someone as a gift, that can also be arranged via the contact link above.
(Charges will include the regular price of the eBook + a US$10.00 translating fee.)
TO PAY FOR A TRANSLATION - US$10.00 - CLICK THE BUY BUTTON BELOW
(Contact Floyd before paying to be certain the language you prefer is available)
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.
TRANSLATED ADVAITA EBOOKS AVAILABLE
Beginning today, the 11 Advaita eBooks listed at the end of this post are available in twenty-two non-English languages. If you are interested in purchasing an eBook in another language, click Contact Floyd to see if the language you prefer is available. Again, the quality of the translation cannot be guaranteed but it might make some pointers available to seekers that might not otherwise receive them. If you want to send a translated eBook to someone as a gift, that can also be arranged via the contact link above.
(Charges will include the regular price of the eBook + a US$10.00 translating fee.)
TO PAY FOR A TRANSLATION - US$10.00 - CLICK THE BUY BUTTON BELOW
(Contact Floyd before paying to be certain the language you prefer is available)
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.
YOUTUBE ADVAITA VEDANTA YOGA VIDEOS
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Please enter the silence of contemplation.
