MAHARAJ: SHIFTING FROM TWO STAGES OF “CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR” TO “SPOT ON”

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MAHARAJ: SHIFTING FROM TWO STAGES OF “CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR” TO “SPOT ON”

So Maharaj - especially in his later talks, but occasionally even in some earlier talks - made clear that spirituality was not the treatment for the Ultimate (Mental) Sickness.

(In fact, spirituality is not “the cure” for anything and is merely used to bring about an illusory replacement of old, “bad” roles with supposedly new and improved “good” roles, such as “The Spiritual Giant”).

Thus, Maharaj’s comments regarding the fact that

(A) no god created humankind but that fearful and desiring humans “created” god - that is, dreamed up the concept of a god (or gods and goddesses) - and that

(B) you should “give up spirituality.”

Some look at Maharaj’s advice to seekers which was offered in his later talks and dismiss those pointers completely, preferring to accept totally his earlier comments which (1) seemed to support spirituality and the adoption of spiritual identities; 

such persons prefer to totally ignore the more evolved message which (2) advised giving up spirituality and giving up the inventing of a god or gods and goddesses. 

Beyond that variance in messaging, there are other cases where people have criticized Maharaj for inconsistencies and seemingly self-contradictory pointers. All of that is discussed (and explained) in detail in the eBook “Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and His Evolution”:

This is offered in that book: 

On some level, his evolution might be outlined in the following way, though Maharaj never adhered to one type of yoga consistently until he finally settled into what might be called an “all-nisarga” approach: 

FROM 
guru-bhakti and bhakti 

TO 
bhakti and jnana (and mention of “atma”) 

TO 
jnana and nisarga 

TO 
nisarga 

So, yes, there were shifts in the focus of his talks as he shifted from one yoga to another, and the same happened here over the decades. Such evolution, in fact, can lead to a “mea culpa,” as was offered in “Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and His Evolution”: 

In the case of the first 8,000 or so who came to hear “floyd,” the fact is this: the consciousness - yet blocked - was not able to speak (a hindrance to those who listened).

As with “Early Maharaj,” some came for what they took to be “a religious message,” and they heard one. Others came later for what they took to be “a spiritual message,” and they heard that. 

In both cases, those early seekers were often hearing “Diet Floyd” or “Maharaj Lite” when compared to the later offerings. 

Both drinks were intoxicating for those who came for nothing more than reinforcement of their bogus beliefs and who were actually content to remain thirsty . . . totally dry . . . even parched.

Both “Maharaj Lite” and “Diet Floyd” were adulterated (or at least “blocked”) and therefore unable to quench the thirst for truth or understanding or realization which some were seeking. 

Later, when the unadulterated versions of the drinks were offered, either (a) more popular teachers were sought or (b) seekers left because their false religious or spiritual or philosophical roles were not being reinforced. 

Many who come now claim that they are placing an order for a “Big Gulp of a BS-Free Beverage,” but when the order is filled and they receive their first taste, it becomes clear that they really need a big dollop of “Super Sweet Spiritual Cream” dropped on as a topping in order for that “Heavenly Splotch of Sugary Syrupiness” to provide a more palatable taste, a flavor more like what they are accustomed to. In the end, though, the “goal” of Maharaj (and in the teachings as presented by this author) were to 

1. remove ignorance, including the ignorance that inspires attachment to religious or spiritual or philosophical concepts and exercises and accoutrements and to 

2. bring to an end all thoughts and words and deeds that support unnatural / supernatural living, giving way to 

3. living in an all-natural fashion as one’s Original Nature. 

Moreover, the charge regarding Maharaj’s overall message being “inconsistent” and “self-contradictory” is not a valid one. To understand why that is the case, one must understand “level-appropriate pointers.” 

That next.

It was noted that some people have criticized Maharaj for “inconsistencies” and seemingly “self-contradictory pointers,” especially from one talk to the next in the collection of transcripts in book “I AM THAT.” Those charges are addressed in detail in the eBook “Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and His Evolution” in which this is explained: 

Some have written that “Maharaj is constantly contradicting himself.” One read “I AM THAT” and then read some of the last talks and wrote that Maharaj “declined” over time, meaning that Maharaj’s abandonment of the earlier “ultra-spiritual” talks that reinforced the critic’s “Spiritual Giant” persona was no longer reinforcing the false identities of that “Judge / Critic / Super-Spiritual One / Super-Rigid One.” 

Maybe pointing to the truth WILL set persons free, or maybe pointing to the truth COULD set persons free, but more often than not it is only going to really infuriate those who come seeking more rather than less or who come seeking reinforcement of their ideas and concepts and beliefs and attitudes rather than seeking a way to be completely rid of all ideas, concepts, beliefs, and attitudes. 

Thus, persons who were reading Maharaj’s earlier talks that reinforced their beliefs were dismayed when he eventually said of the talks transcribed in “I AM THAT”: 

“That book and whatever was expounded at that time was only relevant for that period. I am speaking differently today”

and 

I am “emphasizing different aspects” now. 

What he offered later differed considerably from his earlier “spirituality-focused” talks, making clear that the pointers in “I AM THAT” might take you to a certain point on “the path” but that his final talks point the way to “the end” (meaning, full realization).

Furthermore, it is also true that the “later Maharaj” or “Pure Maharaj” offered less and less tolerance for those “hanging out” at the third step to realization (that is, the step where religious AND / or spiritual personas are adopted and played). 

Yes, the religious or spiritual or philosophical roles almost always have to be played for a time, but the longer Maharaj taught, the less tolerant he was of the tendency to fixate at a place on the “path” that is not even the halfway point of the “journey.” 

That having been said, though, the charge that Maharaj’s pointers in “I AM THAT” were “inconsistent” and “self-contradictory” is not a valid one. To understand why that is the case, one must understand “level-appropriate pointers.” Thus, these questions were asked: 

Rather than being contradictory, is it possible that Maharaj was able to detect where on the “path” any given seeker might be after hearing only a few statements from her or him? Certainly. Then, is it possible that what Maharaj offered would be level-appropriate for any given seeker? Yes. 

And would that mean, in turn, that he might offer a certain pointer to a seeker at a certain place on the “path” that would differ from a pointer that he would offer to a seeker at an earlier point on the “path” or at a later point on the “path”? Yes again. 

 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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