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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.
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F.: Recently, during two different Skype sessions with two women in Australia, the results of their enneagram tests were discussed to show the way that the hidden agendas and desires and fears of their various personas were pulling them in such diametrically opposite directions that they had to admit that, indeed, they had spent much of their lives feeling "torn" and "pulled."
Both intelligent women, they understood how the truly self-destructive actions that had brought about such suffering and misery throughout most of the relative existence had been driven by hidden motivators rather than by choice (the ability to choose having been removed by the combined forces of a variety of personalities).
In both cases, though, when they asked how they were to be free of such subconscious forces that had admittedly driven them to behave in ways that ran counter to logic and reason and their own relative interests, a bewildered - even mystified - look settled across the face of each after hearing the answer.
Both drew the conclusion that so many do when they are first introduced to the means by which their existence can be purged of fluctuations and instability and insanity and, yes, even chaos: it seemed to both that the result of abandonment of personality would be a boring, robotic existence.
One said, "I do not disagree that there are four personalities that have inspired me to be overly-emotional, overly-dramatic, and even histrionic at times; but I do not want to give up my ability to look at a beautiful sunset and weep.
"I do not want to give up the ability to be so moved by such scenes that I am inspired to take up brush and enjoy the creative juices that flow as I capture the beauty on canvas."
F.: "Yet you do admit that emotional intoxication has regularly driven the car called "your life" into the ditch time and again, year after year?"
She: "Yes, but I'll take the bad in order to have the good; to be able to relish the beauty, I will tolerate whatever ugliness comes along."
F.: "So your belief is that an existence with beauty cannot existence without the dualistic counterpart of ugliness? Then what of the words that were sent to me today by a fully Realized woman, words I shall paraphrase for you: 'There is such a sense of presence today, allowing me to enjoy dancing in that energetic river with everything - without words - which of course by their nature limit what is really this limitless freedom.' Does it sounds as if Realization has turned her into a robotic, un-feeling entity?"
She: "No, but ...."
F.: "But you have ridden so long on the roller coaster with its really high highs and its really low lows that the offer to enjoy a smooth, straight ride on a railroad train has no appeal?"
She: "Exactly!"
F.: "So are you trying to convince me to believe that you can better observe and enjoy a sunset when being tossed about on a roller coaster ride than when sitting in a steadily moving train?"
She: "Hummm."
F.: "Yes, 'hummm' indeed. And are you going to try to convince me that you could best capture a beautiful sunset on canvas while being bounced about on a jumpy and rough and erratic roller coaster ride rather than while moving along railroad tracks on a smooth and steady and stable and composed journey? Is it possible that you could still feel feelings without being jerked about in a state of emotional intoxication as has happened most of your life?"
She: [Pausing, and then] "Maybe ... yes, maybe so."
After the difference in emotions and feelings was explained, both women suddenly realized that they were not being invited to be free of the ability to feel but were being invited to be free of a relative existence that has been marked and marred by chaos that was rooted in emotional intoxication.
[For the emotions vs. feelings explanation, see "Video Three" to the right. You can fast-forward to the emotions vs. feeling discussion which begins at the 3:00 counter mark and continues to the 4:22 mark; or you may visit the archives and read the 13 August 2005 posting or the 11 May 2006 posting or the 3 September 2006 posting or the 1 March 2008 posting for a discussion of the topic.]
In the end, they came to understand that freedom from emotional intoxication does not limit the ability to feel but enhances it; they came to understand that freedom from chaos does not equal boredom.
Both intelligent women, they understood how the truly self-destructive actions that had brought about such suffering and misery throughout most of the relative existence had been driven by hidden motivators rather than by choice (the ability to choose having been removed by the combined forces of a variety of personalities).
In both cases, though, when they asked how they were to be free of such subconscious forces that had admittedly driven them to behave in ways that ran counter to logic and reason and their own relative interests, a bewildered - even mystified - look settled across the face of each after hearing the answer.
Both drew the conclusion that so many do when they are first introduced to the means by which their existence can be purged of fluctuations and instability and insanity and, yes, even chaos: it seemed to both that the result of abandonment of personality would be a boring, robotic existence.
One said, "I do not disagree that there are four personalities that have inspired me to be overly-emotional, overly-dramatic, and even histrionic at times; but I do not want to give up my ability to look at a beautiful sunset and weep.
"I do not want to give up the ability to be so moved by such scenes that I am inspired to take up brush and enjoy the creative juices that flow as I capture the beauty on canvas."
F.: "Yet you do admit that emotional intoxication has regularly driven the car called "your life" into the ditch time and again, year after year?"
She: "Yes, but I'll take the bad in order to have the good; to be able to relish the beauty, I will tolerate whatever ugliness comes along."
F.: "So your belief is that an existence with beauty cannot existence without the dualistic counterpart of ugliness? Then what of the words that were sent to me today by a fully Realized woman, words I shall paraphrase for you: 'There is such a sense of presence today, allowing me to enjoy dancing in that energetic river with everything - without words - which of course by their nature limit what is really this limitless freedom.' Does it sounds as if Realization has turned her into a robotic, un-feeling entity?"
She: "No, but ...."
F.: "But you have ridden so long on the roller coaster with its really high highs and its really low lows that the offer to enjoy a smooth, straight ride on a railroad train has no appeal?"
She: "Exactly!"
F.: "So are you trying to convince me to believe that you can better observe and enjoy a sunset when being tossed about on a roller coaster ride than when sitting in a steadily moving train?"
She: "Hummm."
F.: "Yes, 'hummm' indeed. And are you going to try to convince me that you could best capture a beautiful sunset on canvas while being bounced about on a jumpy and rough and erratic roller coaster ride rather than while moving along railroad tracks on a smooth and steady and stable and composed journey? Is it possible that you could still feel feelings without being jerked about in a state of emotional intoxication as has happened most of your life?"
She: [Pausing, and then] "Maybe ... yes, maybe so."
After the difference in emotions and feelings was explained, both women suddenly realized that they were not being invited to be free of the ability to feel but were being invited to be free of a relative existence that has been marked and marred by chaos that was rooted in emotional intoxication.
[For the emotions vs. feelings explanation, see "Video Three" to the right. You can fast-forward to the emotions vs. feeling discussion which begins at the 3:00 counter mark and continues to the 4:22 mark; or you may visit the archives and read the 13 August 2005 posting or the 11 May 2006 posting or the 3 September 2006 posting or the 1 March 2008 posting for a discussion of the topic.]
In the end, they came to understand that freedom from emotional intoxication does not limit the ability to feel but enhances it; they came to understand that freedom from chaos does not equal boredom.
Please enter the silence of contemplation.
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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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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).
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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.
NOTE: When you order this package, you receive three additional ebooks free: CASTING LIGHT ON THE DARK SIDE OF RELATIONSHIPS, FINDING REAL LOVE IN AN UNREAL WORLD and THE TWICE-STOLEN NECKLACE MURDERS (offering the Advaita teachings in a fictional novel format)
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.
NOTE: When you order this package, you receive three additional ebooks free: CASTING LIGHT ON THE DARK SIDE OF RELATIONSHIPS, FINDING REAL LOVE IN AN UNREAL WORLD and THE TWICE-STOLEN NECKLACE MURDERS (offering the Advaita teachings in a fictional novel format)
You may visit The Official Website of Floyd Henderson for information on each book.
3. BY ENROLLING in the Online Advaita Classes
Received 19 August 2010 from one that just completed the entire course:
I would like to extend deepest appreciation towards you for these teachings that you have offered. It has been most valuable towards what may not have been revealed throughout this manifestation labeled "anthony." Understanding Truth and finding words for gratitude are one as is all. Thank you again for pointing "me" to THAT and the understanding that came as well. Hopeful for future "contact"! Sincerely, Anthony M. W.
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.
Presently, Skype sessions are being conducted with parties in Australia; The Netherlands; New Jersey, U.S.A.; London, England; Italy; and India.
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
Received 19 August 2010 from one that just completed the entire course:
I would like to extend deepest appreciation towards you for these teachings that you have offered. It has been most valuable towards what may not have been revealed throughout this manifestation labeled "anthony." Understanding Truth and finding words for gratitude are one as is all. Thank you again for pointing "me" to THAT and the understanding that came as well. Hopeful for future "contact"! Sincerely, Anthony M. W.
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.
Presently, Skype sessions are being conducted with parties in Australia; The Netherlands; New Jersey, U.S.A.; London, England; Italy; and India.
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.
The Twice-Stolen Necklace Murders offers the non-duality message by way of a mystery-adventure novel, discussing the movement from pain to healing to awakening to peace.
From Dr. R.F. Maley, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Psychology, University of Houston: "Floyd Henderson's book, The Twice-Stolen Necklace Murders, is a fun read and an interesting mystery, but perhaps more importantly it serves as a vehicle for blending Eastern Philosophy and Native American Spirituality to make an intellectually challenging novel. The book's insights into both relationships and authoritarian conditioning of people in our society make it a must read, tracing the roots of narcissistic, sociopathic and psychopathic behaviors to the very core of the culture. This truly witty and politically-incorrect study of the aggressive nature of 'the American character' offers not only a diagnosis but also a treatment plan, making the book an excellent supplemental reading in courses such as psychology, anthropology, philosophy, sociology and counseling."
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The Sequel to The Twice-Stolen Necklace Murders:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WARS
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