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.: Such terms as "the path" or "the road to Realization" or "the journey" which Advaitins use to point to the sequence of steps that must be taken in an exact order if Realization is to happen are always placed in quote marks.
Why? Because "the road" is to nowhere, because there is no one to travel "the road," and because the seeker / "traveler" is already where she / he would be. The so-called "steps on the path" and the trek along "the road to Realization" are really just the movements that expose seekers to the winds of change that can blow away all delusions and misperceptions.
They blow away the fog that has settled in as a result of programming and conditioning and domestication and acculturation. It is that fog that has blocked the ability of the pure consciousness to see in a totally unobstructed fashion.
Those winds blow away the existing order / disorder of your "mind"—that fictionalized reservoir of nonsense that was learned and that now must be unlearned if ignorance is to end and if the Full Understanding is to come.
As a youth, summers were spent in the woods of east Texas with that Cherokee Grandmother whose every word was a link in the long chain of wisdom she offered. In past postings, this line from a song of the indigenous peoples has been repeated:
“Winds of life are blowing across the reservation and I can hear the voice of a new generation…and it's time, yes it's time, to live.” When the winds of change blow away the blockages that support the illusory, inauthentic life, only then can that which is called "life" be relished as the Absolute (and even the Nothingness) are overlaid on the relative existence and allow authenticity to take root.
Regular visitors to the site know that co-host Louise resides in Cape Town, South Africa. It was there that British PM Harold Macmillan in February of 1960 repeated his historical "Wind of Change" speech, announcing that the British government intended to grant independence to many of its territories.
The facts surrounding the U.K.'s penchant for establishing colonies and depriving persons of their independence have been well documented. Regarding the case of the enslaved being set free in Africa, Macmillan said: "The wind of change is blowing through this continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact."
Just as the British government enslaved people across the planet, so too have programming, domestication, conditioning and acculturation enslaved a global population; however, persons must first be conscious of their enslavement if they are ever to be truly free.
As with Advaitin teachers, Macmillan linked "the wind of change" with "consciousness." Yet the wind of change blows not everywhere. It is a very narrow current that only blows along a particular "path." That wind is not blustery or stormy, though it is hurricane-like to the degree that it is strong enough to blow away beliefs and concepts and ideas that are deeply rooted.
Along the way, the ego can feel as if it is being whipped about by winds of tornado strength, but that is all illusion. In the end, the wind of change manifests as a very gentle breeze, blowing away all delusions in the same way that a soft breeze moves fallen leaves along a quiet road during the season prior to winter.
If seekers would avoid the next harsh winter of discontent that is coming, then they must expose themselves to that wind. They must step onto "the path" or "the road to Realization" and begin the seven-step “journey” from identification with the false “I” to the Absolute .
Why? Because "the road" is to nowhere, because there is no one to travel "the road," and because the seeker / "traveler" is already where she / he would be. The so-called "steps on the path" and the trek along "the road to Realization" are really just the movements that expose seekers to the winds of change that can blow away all delusions and misperceptions.
They blow away the fog that has settled in as a result of programming and conditioning and domestication and acculturation. It is that fog that has blocked the ability of the pure consciousness to see in a totally unobstructed fashion.
Those winds blow away the existing order / disorder of your "mind"—that fictionalized reservoir of nonsense that was learned and that now must be unlearned if ignorance is to end and if the Full Understanding is to come.
As a youth, summers were spent in the woods of east Texas with that Cherokee Grandmother whose every word was a link in the long chain of wisdom she offered. In past postings, this line from a song of the indigenous peoples has been repeated:
“Winds of life are blowing across the reservation and I can hear the voice of a new generation…and it's time, yes it's time, to live.” When the winds of change blow away the blockages that support the illusory, inauthentic life, only then can that which is called "life" be relished as the Absolute (and even the Nothingness) are overlaid on the relative existence and allow authenticity to take root.
Regular visitors to the site know that co-host Louise resides in Cape Town, South Africa. It was there that British PM Harold Macmillan in February of 1960 repeated his historical "Wind of Change" speech, announcing that the British government intended to grant independence to many of its territories.
The facts surrounding the U.K.'s penchant for establishing colonies and depriving persons of their independence have been well documented. Regarding the case of the enslaved being set free in Africa, Macmillan said: "The wind of change is blowing through this continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact."
Just as the British government enslaved people across the planet, so too have programming, domestication, conditioning and acculturation enslaved a global population; however, persons must first be conscious of their enslavement if they are ever to be truly free.
As with Advaitin teachers, Macmillan linked "the wind of change" with "consciousness." Yet the wind of change blows not everywhere. It is a very narrow current that only blows along a particular "path." That wind is not blustery or stormy, though it is hurricane-like to the degree that it is strong enough to blow away beliefs and concepts and ideas that are deeply rooted.
Along the way, the ego can feel as if it is being whipped about by winds of tornado strength, but that is all illusion. In the end, the wind of change manifests as a very gentle breeze, blowing away all delusions in the same way that a soft breeze moves fallen leaves along a quiet road during the season prior to winter.
If seekers would avoid the next harsh winter of discontent that is coming, then they must expose themselves to that wind. They must step onto "the path" or "the road to Realization" and begin the seven-step “journey” from identification with the false “I” to the Absolute .
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.
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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.
