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.
Furthermore, for those who have developed a preference for any non-nisargan yoga or who prefer Traditional Advaita Vedanta, Neo-Advaita, Neo-Vedanta, or Pseudo Advaita: here you will only find the use of the Direct Path Method of teaching along with the Nisarga (Natural) Yoga, all shared in simple, everyday English.
Maharaj: "Love says "I am everything'. Wisdom says 'I am nothing'. Between the two, my life flows."
F.: Presently, there continues a global recession (depression?) that was generated by (1) the combination of corruption among U.S. investment firms who were selling products that they knew were worthless and (2) the greed of persons around the world who were willing to buy those products because they wanted to accumulate huge profits in the fastest and supposedly easiest way possible.
As a result, millions have lost their jobs, some being told that they are being "laid off" (a phrase used in the U.S. which implies the possibility of being re-hired in the future) while millions have been told they are being "fired" (meaning, their employment is being terminated with almost no chance of it ever being restored).
In the U.K. and places where the influence of their occupation lingers, the phrase used is "you have been made redundant," and because the Brits are actually Germanic, they have (of course) an entire manual that explains in detail the proper procedures to follow step-by-step to "make someone redundant." The manual explains:
"Redundancy is when you dismiss someone because (1) you have ceased - or intend to cease - carrying on the business for the purposes of which the employee is employed; or because (2) you have ceased - or intend to cease - to carry on the business in the place where the employee is employed; or because (3) you no longer require the employee to carry out work of a particular kind because the work has ceased or diminished (or is expected to cease or diminish)."
Not to seek even the slightest association with those types who can generate such retentive manuals, a few parallels do exist with the Advaitin approach used in guiding seekers to Realization, specifically:
** a clear-cut, step-by-step approach must be used; and, in the process,
** all personality / personalities must be fired, must be made redundant.
Questions and statements have been received recently regarding "Real Love" and "The Nothingness," some complaining that, in spite of all that is understood, they have not been able to totally abandon their desires for the subject-object version of "love." Others have written about the fears engendered when they try to grasp the teachings (un-teachings) that deal with nothingness.
The reply to two people who wrote from the U.K. was, "Neither 'Real Love' nor 'The Nothingness' can be understood unless all personality / personalities are rendered redundant. They have not served you well, relatively speaking, so they should be fired outright (to use a U.S. term); instead, it sounds as if you have just 'laid them off' (to use another U.S. term) with a chance of reemployment in the future."
Maharaj: “You are so used to the support of concepts that when your concepts leave you, although it is your true state, you get frightened and try to cling to them again.”
To take two examples of the way that personality blocks the understanding and welcoming of "Real Love" and "The Nothingness," consider Personality Type Threes ("The Achievers," "The Performers," "The Speakers," "The Actors," "The Image Makers," "The Admiration Seekers").
And consider Type Twos ("The Rescuers," "The Saviors," "The Helpers") who are driven by their hidden agenda to be loved by many. (Type Threes are not driven by an agenda to be loved but by their hidden agenda to be admired and applauded - they seldom truly care about "love" at all).
If even the slightest vestige of the Type Two persona remains, what possible chance can there be that Twos will seek and enjoy "Real Love" in place of the version of "subject-object love" that is common among the masses?
If even the slightest vestige of the Type Three persona remains, what possible chance can there be that Threes will seek and enjoy "Real Love" in place of the "subject-object admiration and adulation" that is offered up by the masses who adore the famous, the speakers, the limelight seekers?
How could anyone trapped in either of those two personalities be open to considering the Oneness - the unicity - when their personas are seeking the life-blood that sustains them, namely, being "the subject" of love or "the subject" of discussion and attention and being the supposed recipient of "love" or "admiration" from a multiplicity of "objects" (a.k.a., "lovers" or "fans")?
Next, consider the narcissism and vanity and conceit that comes with each Type Three and you will understand why their "life-goal" is to "be something ... to really be something ... and to really be something big and famous and famed and celebrated and recognized and even legendary."
With that hidden agenda - hidden even from the Type Three himself / herself - what possible chance can there be that the notion of "being nothing" could ever supplant the desire to "be something ... to be a big name."
Unless all personalities are fired after having been seen to be redundant images that block seeing that which is Real, then there can be no understanding and acceptance of Real Love and there can be no Wisdom.
If there is no understanding of the unicity and the nothingness, then life will flow instead between the two products of personality (desire and fear) and the offspring of those two products (misery and suffering).
As a result, millions have lost their jobs, some being told that they are being "laid off" (a phrase used in the U.S. which implies the possibility of being re-hired in the future) while millions have been told they are being "fired" (meaning, their employment is being terminated with almost no chance of it ever being restored).
In the U.K. and places where the influence of their occupation lingers, the phrase used is "you have been made redundant," and because the Brits are actually Germanic, they have (of course) an entire manual that explains in detail the proper procedures to follow step-by-step to "make someone redundant." The manual explains:
"Redundancy is when you dismiss someone because (1) you have ceased - or intend to cease - carrying on the business for the purposes of which the employee is employed; or because (2) you have ceased - or intend to cease - to carry on the business in the place where the employee is employed; or because (3) you no longer require the employee to carry out work of a particular kind because the work has ceased or diminished (or is expected to cease or diminish)."
Not to seek even the slightest association with those types who can generate such retentive manuals, a few parallels do exist with the Advaitin approach used in guiding seekers to Realization, specifically:
** a clear-cut, step-by-step approach must be used; and, in the process,
** all personality / personalities must be fired, must be made redundant.
Questions and statements have been received recently regarding "Real Love" and "The Nothingness," some complaining that, in spite of all that is understood, they have not been able to totally abandon their desires for the subject-object version of "love." Others have written about the fears engendered when they try to grasp the teachings (un-teachings) that deal with nothingness.
The reply to two people who wrote from the U.K. was, "Neither 'Real Love' nor 'The Nothingness' can be understood unless all personality / personalities are rendered redundant. They have not served you well, relatively speaking, so they should be fired outright (to use a U.S. term); instead, it sounds as if you have just 'laid them off' (to use another U.S. term) with a chance of reemployment in the future."
Maharaj: “You are so used to the support of concepts that when your concepts leave you, although it is your true state, you get frightened and try to cling to them again.”
To take two examples of the way that personality blocks the understanding and welcoming of "Real Love" and "The Nothingness," consider Personality Type Threes ("The Achievers," "The Performers," "The Speakers," "The Actors," "The Image Makers," "The Admiration Seekers").
And consider Type Twos ("The Rescuers," "The Saviors," "The Helpers") who are driven by their hidden agenda to be loved by many. (Type Threes are not driven by an agenda to be loved but by their hidden agenda to be admired and applauded - they seldom truly care about "love" at all).
If even the slightest vestige of the Type Two persona remains, what possible chance can there be that Twos will seek and enjoy "Real Love" in place of the version of "subject-object love" that is common among the masses?
If even the slightest vestige of the Type Three persona remains, what possible chance can there be that Threes will seek and enjoy "Real Love" in place of the "subject-object admiration and adulation" that is offered up by the masses who adore the famous, the speakers, the limelight seekers?
How could anyone trapped in either of those two personalities be open to considering the Oneness - the unicity - when their personas are seeking the life-blood that sustains them, namely, being "the subject" of love or "the subject" of discussion and attention and being the supposed recipient of "love" or "admiration" from a multiplicity of "objects" (a.k.a., "lovers" or "fans")?
Next, consider the narcissism and vanity and conceit that comes with each Type Three and you will understand why their "life-goal" is to "be something ... to really be something ... and to really be something big and famous and famed and celebrated and recognized and even legendary."
With that hidden agenda - hidden even from the Type Three himself / herself - what possible chance can there be that the notion of "being nothing" could ever supplant the desire to "be something ... to be a big name."
Unless all personalities are fired after having been seen to be redundant images that block seeing that which is Real, then there can be no understanding and acceptance of Real Love and there can be no Wisdom.
If there is no understanding of the unicity and the nothingness, then life will flow instead between the two products of personality (desire and fear) and the offspring of those two products (misery and suffering).
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).
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)
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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