Advaita Vedanta: NEEDLESS WORK, COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE ACCEPTANCE and THE CURSE OF HABITS

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NEEDLESS WORK, COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE ACCEPTANCE and THE CURSE OF HABITS

“There are three means of abidance - natural, unnatural, or supernatural - and only one of those allows for the abidance to happen in a sane, logical, realized, awakened, and no-false-beliefs manner.”

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After Having Reversed, Gone Back to the Absolute, and Returned

Again, it has been asked “Aren’t these 'teachings' just a recommendation to practice denial . . . escapism . . . fantasy?”

That might be a conclusion that is drawn by those with a propensity for forming opinions about experiences they have never had - in other words, the non-realized masses.

only then can the “return” to the relative happen in the direct path manner that circumvents the obstacles that had blocked the seeing of Truth as a result of programming and conditioning.

It is by that means alone that the actual distinction can be understood between (A) what might appear to be escapism on the part of the realized non-dualist and (B) the actual instances of the denial and escapism and phoniness and distortion that mark the relative existence of the non-realized.

The overlaying of Reality on the beingness allows the remainder of the manifestation of the consciousness to happen as the still Awareness rather than as the fluctuating consciousness.

The result is like a wave that can come along and sweep away all the false impressions imprinted on “the mind.” It is only the overlaying of Reality on the relative that can place the manifest consciousness in touch with Reality.

That condition then provides the means by which the differentiation between what is illusion and what is real can be understood. It allows for realizing the difference in delusion vs. Truth and in what appears to be dualistic vs. that which is One and truly real.

This pointer is offered in the book “Consciousness / Awareness”: “THAT is perfect peace, not unlike the delta-sleep state of slowed brain wave movement during deep sleep. The non-beingness is that natural state with no body, no mind, no form, no space, no . . . anything.”

How could peace not manifest under those conditions? It WILL later; it CAN now. Later, it will happen, but there will be no “one” to know it’s happening. If it is that peace and bliss that is sought, it must be found now because “later” is not an option.

Also from “Consciousness / Awareness”: “Bliss is the stuff of being manifested and realized during the period of Amness. The non-being state that follows has no awareness of awareness.”

Having transitioned into the non-beingness, the Consciousness Is, but it cannot know It Is. Enjoy it NOW, for no other opportunity exists. That allows for peace to happen every day. So does a clear understanding of what bliss is and what bliss is not.

Avoiding Denial, Escapism, and Fantasy

Again, it has been asked, “Aren’t these 'teachings' that talk about AS IF living just a recommendation to practice denial . . . escapism . . . fantasy?”

That might be a conclusion that is drawn by those with a propensity for forming opinions about experiences they have never had—in other words, the non-realized masses.

Yet it is the non-realized masses who are trapped in denial and escapism and fantasy; furthermore, it is only by completing all seven steps that persons can move beyond identification with the body and the ego - that is, “the false I” - and can understand the true difference in illusion and Reality.

Only after “completing the circle, that is,

only after having “visited” the Absolute and

only after understanding the difference in Consciousness and Awareness and

only after seeing infinity and

only after understanding the functioning of the totality,

only then can the “return” to the relative happen in the direct path manner that circumvents the obstacles that had, earlier on, blocked the seeing of Truth as a result of programming and conditioning and acculturation and domestication.

Once the “going back out” happens and then once the “coming back in” happens, only then can AS IF living happen; furthermore, it will happen without any effort to deny, escape, or fantasize one's way through the challenges of the relative existence. It is by that means alone that the actual distinction can be understood between

(A) what might appear to be escapism on the part of the realized non-dualist and (B) the actual instances of the denial and escapism and phoniness and distortion that mark the relative existence of the non-realized.

The overlaying of Reality on the beingness allows the remainder of the manifestation of the consciousness to happen as the still Awareness rather than as the ever-fluctuating consciousness.

The result is what follows after something like a wave comes along and sweeps away all the false impressions imprinted on “the mind.” It is only the overlaying of Reality on the relative that can place the manifest consciousness in touch with Reality.

That condition then provides the means by which the differentiation between what is illusion and what is real can be understood. It allows for realizing the difference in delusion vs. Truth and in what appears to be dualistic vs. that which is One and truly real.

This pointer is offered in the book “Consciousness / Awareness”: “THAT is perfect peace, not unlike the delta-sleep state of slowed brain wave movement during deep sleep. The non-beingness is that natural state with no body, no mind, no form, no space, no . . . anything.”

Yet the sense of non-beingness can be overlaid on the beingness now, after the third of the three legs of the “journey” is completed and after AS IF living begins. How could peace not manifest under those conditions? It WILL later; it CAN now. Meaning?

Meaning this: later, peace will happen, but there will be no “one” to know that it’s happening. If it is peace and bliss that is sought, and to be known and enjoyed, then it must be found now and enjoyed now because “later” is not an option.

Also from “Consciousness / Awareness”: “Bliss is the stuff of being manifested and realized during the period of Am-ness. The non-being state that follows has no awareness of awareness.”

Having transitioned into the peace of non-beingness, the Consciousness Is, but it cannot know It Is; thus, awareness without aware of-ness. Enjoy it NOW, therefore, for no other opportunity exists.

Completing the entire “journey” and then abiding AS IF allows for peace to happen every day. So does a clear understanding of what bliss is and what bliss is not.

Of all living forms / spaces on the planet, only one adopts identities. In order to abide in an AS IF, natural fashion, therefore, all seeking and all “journeying” must end; after the third leg of the three-leg “journey” has been completed, there can be no assumption of any identity at all.

There should not even be a sense of “THAT-ness” in terms of identity. To understand the functioning of the totality requires no labels or names. That which is understood via the inner resource or the inner guru is understood but is not “nameable.”

Consider: Maharaj said, “I am beyond the mind, whatever its state, pure or impure. Awareness is my nature; ultimately, I am beyond being and non-being.” Yet there is something to be understood beyond that pointer which was expressed on another occasion by Maharaj:

“When you go beyond awareness, there is a state of non-duality in which there is no cognition, only pure being, which may be as well called non-being, if by being you mean being something in particular.”

See, you are not anything in particular; moreover, You Are not anything in particular. Whether pondering the relative, the Absolute, the beyond, the beingness, or the non-beingness, neither you nor You are anything.

Maharaj said on another occasion, “Just like ice turns to water and water to vapour, and vapour dissolves in air and disappears in space, so does the body dissolve into pure awareness (chidakash), then into pure being (paramakash), which is beyond all existence and non-existence.”

1. Take “paramakash” to point to “the great expanse, the timeless and spaceless Reality”;

2. the term’s roots begin with “param,” and “param” means “highest,” “most distant,” and “greatest”;

3. Then “param” is combined with “akash,” and “akash” means “the void.”

Maharaj later said: “To be a living being is not the ultimate state; there is something beyond, much more wonderful, which is neither being nor non-being, neither living nor not living. It is a state of pure awareness, beyond the limitations of space and time. Once the illusion that 'the body-mind is oneself' is abandoned, death loses its terror. It becomes a part of living.”

As for that “something beyond” which Maharaj said is “much more wonderful,” an asterisk is required: yes, beyond would be much more wonderful than the relative existence as experienced by the non-realized, true;

however, it cannot be much more wonderful than the relative existence as enjoyed by the realized because that something beyond will not be known at all, post-manifestation.

Since it can only be known and enjoyed now, now is the time to Realize and enjoy what is be enjoyed - and what can only be enjoyed - NOW.

To be continued.

Please enter into the silence of contemplation.

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Here, with those who are still driven to talk about "god," the "Son of god," the "Holy Spirit," "Buddha," "Krishna," etc., etc., etc., the invitation to them is to view those as verbs, not nouns.

THE EXPLANATION

If looked at as nouns, they point to illusions and are, therefore, a total waste of time to even discuss; if looked at as verbs which are resulting in certain sane but rare behaviors among humanity, then they are worthy of some attention during the relative existence.

Meaning? There are members of certain groups who say things such as "My concept of god in the past was of a weak god, an absentee god, A Santa Claus-type god, a mean, punishing, vindictive god, etc. Today, I am in close contact with a loving and caring god whom I worship and praise and glorify and give thanks to."

The reply to that usually goes like this: "If you are in contact with a god that wants to be worshipped and praised and glorified, then you're dealing with someone like yourself - a narcissist - and hanging out with narcissists will never bring an end to your narcissism (that narcissism evidenced by the fact that you think you are "godly").

Next, in the phrase 'loving and caring god,' any supposed god that truly had her or his act together would tell you that the totally irrelevant part of that phrase is 'god' and that the only part that is relevant is the "loving and caring" part.

"That is, a non-narcissistic their god / their goddess would say, "I care not an iota about being worshipped and praised and glorified by you or anyone else. How arrogant and insecure and needy would I have to be to want that? Forget the man-made, dreamed up noun 'god' and focus on the 'god as a verb' understanding and then go forth and let loving and caring be verbs - not adjectives - and let them generate the act of love and the act of caring and let those actions manifest through you."

Yeshu'a (Jesus) and Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis were spot on:

"No one shall ever see 'the kingdom of heaven.' It is within"

--Yeshu'a (Jesus)

and

"Heaven and earth shall fade away."

--Yeshu'a (Jesus)

and

"Heaven and hell are not geographic places

but are states of mind, nothing more than

concepts dreamed up by men."

--Pope John Paul II

"There is no hell."

--Pope Francis, the current pope

in an interview with journalist Eugenio Scalfari,

a writer used by the Pope to issue off the record

teachings which become a part of the Papal Magisterium.

[That said, would that the popes who have shown the courage to reject a core concept of their dogma - namely, "hell" - would find the additional courage required to question the very existence of their institution in light of the centuries-long cover-up of their history of raping children and in light of the mental and emotional and psychological scarring of billions of their members past and present.

And that need for courage also applies as questions need to be asked about why so many other sky cults are still being supported and allowed to continue to exist as well. When certain types of programming and conditioning have been shown to blind the masses, they should end. Will they? Not likely. Why?

Because what the masses think and say and do is most influenced by the international crime families which hold sway over the masses as criminals conduct their planet-wide operations. What are the major international crime families and which are the most influential and have the largest memberships?

The Mafia / La Cosa Nostra; the Catholic Church (with it 1.2 billion followers) whose Vatican Bank worked for decades with the Mafia while laundering mob earnings (for a 15% all-profit charge by the Bank); Protestant and Evangelical Churches (with over 1.2 billion followers) like the one I was raised in where the youth director molested and sexually assaulted young girls; big business which has long created environments in which people have been abused; powerful political bodies like the U.S. Congress, etc., etc., etc.)

With all of those crime families, neither the followers nor the leadership ever voluntarily step down or shut down their criminal activities. Be they gangs, organized crime families, religions, big business, politicians, etc., they all want control and they all want power and they all want money, and nothing internal will interfere with the driving forces at play.

The masses must demand that all those in charge must step down and their groups and institutions must shut down, and there's the real problem because the continuation of their crimes are enabled not as much by the people running such crime organizations as they are enabled by the masses of people who - wanting some perceived "payoff" - remain involved with them and give them money and support them and aid and abet the continued existence of those criminal enterprises and thus facilitate the ability of church criminals and political criminals and other types of criminals to continue to commit their crimes.]

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