THE “CIRCLE”: Leaving Body Identification, Going Back to the Absolute, and Then Overlaying THAT on the Am-ness, Part Eleven, The Conclusion

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F.: 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.

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 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 Advaitin 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.

More from the book CONSCIOUSNESS / AWARENESS

“Awareness is thoughtless, unmanifested consciousness…is no-mind consciousness. This is far beyond any talk of samadhi or its five types. Awareness does not provide a temporary respite from thoughts and desires and fears. Awareness is permanent freedom from the fictitious mind and the beliefs and desires and fears that originate therein.

“‘Being in touch with Reality’ is actually about being in touch with nothing…freed from being in touch with anything that is not real, that is phenomenal, and that is mind-generated or culture-generated.

“Awareness removes all identification with anything other than the void or the nothingness, which means there is no identification at all. Abidance as the awareness can happen even during the manifestation of consciousness and is the unconditional ‘condition’ referred to by the terms ‘Fully Realized,’ ‘Enlightened,’ ‘Liberated,’ ‘Actualized,’ etc.

“Essence is the attribute (or set of attributes) that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is. The essence of ‘a being’ is simply that which it fundamentally is, and happiness during the manifestation comes when aligned with the essence. Thereafter, peace every day happens.

“Earlier [in the book] the pointer was offered that ‘the journey’ to true freedom does not end at the point of Self-Realization….’ The Full understanding of Awareness must happen in order for freedom—and therefore happiness—to manifest. It must be understood that Awareness is but has no awareness of...of self, of Self…of anything.

“Recall the pointer offered earlier [in the book]: Nothing more has happened than this: the personalization of bliss (to the degree that ‘bliss’ is an undisturbed vibration which was subsequently manifested and eventually personalized) became de-personalized via Self-Realization, Full Realization, and Awareness.

“Once abidance as a body or mind or persona is transitioned, once abidance as a self or a Self is transitioned, once abidance as the re-purified consciousness is transitioned, then abidance as the Absolute can happen. Then, for the remainder of the manifestation, AS IF living can happen.

“Recall this pointer as well: That is the way that AS IF Living happens: You Are, but there are no ‘thoughts,’ no ‘mind,’ no separation, no sense of confinement, no fighting with others who are not as ‘good’ as your ego-states and your egotism convince you that you are, and no chatter of a thousand monkeys inside your head."

The next pointer offered in that book deals with all the talk about “mindfulness.” The fact is, that is the condition of the non-Realized and that is the very condition which these teachings would “cure”…would eliminate. This is the way it is explained in the book:

“Peace and AS IF Living happen from a point of total ‘mindlessness.’ Peace and AS IF Living happen without identity. Peace and AS IF Living happen without concepts. Peace and AS IF Living happen from a position of neutrality. Peace and AS IF Living happen from the stance of Witnessing.

“Peace and AS IF Living happen when the Oneness is known. Peace and AS IF Living happen beyond self-ness, Self-ness, beingness, and non-beingness. Peace and AS IF Living happen when persons transcend all personalization and abide as the Absolute. Peace and AS IF Living happen when the role of ‘fool’ is no longer accepted and the unspeakable truth is known.

“Then, the truth speaks from within and the full understanding of the Functioning of the Totality happens. And once that happens, all attachment to the phenomenon is cast aside and the peace of the Noumenon manifests."

This is your invitation to understand the seven steps, to follow them in the exact order in which they must be taken, and then to enjoy the freedom and peace that can manifest after having completed “the Circle.” Please enter the silence of contemplation.

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THE “CIRCLE”: Leaving Body Identification, Going Back to the Absolute, and Then Overlaying THAT on the Am-ness, Part Ten

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F.: To review what the “journey” is really about, the following is offered for Your consideration: among persons—meaning the non-Realized masses—there are seven degrees of separation from Reality which result from (a) being programmed to believe unquestioningly in nonsense; and

(b) being conditioned to think and talk in unnatural or supernatural ways (which prevents persons from living in a nisarga—natural—fashion and inspires them to behave instead as a warped culture would have them behave; and (c) being stripped of all that was natural via the domestication process.

The “journey” along a “path,” with each step being pointed out precisely by a Realized teacher, removes the seven degrees of separation from Reality. Once the seven steps to Realization have been conducted (in the exact manner as offered in the book From the I to the Absolute (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality)), then the seeker will have “gone back” to the Absolute, will have come to understand Truth, and will thereafter realize every bit of nonsense and every outright lie being disseminated by those attached to the relative existence.

After having “gone back,” then the original “coming in” can be repeated but in a manner that does not involve the programming and conditioning and acculturation and domestication that marked and marred the original “coming in.” Meaning? Meaning that when this present manifestation of consciousness “came in,” it underwent a process that removed it by seven degrees from knowing THAT Which It Is.

Here’s what is different after completion of the “journey”: after the “journey,” then the “coming back” after seeing and understanding the totality will allow for a direct path to be followed and completed in the instant that follows the peripetia which happens when all is finally understood from the platform of the Absolute.

Then the “coming back” happens not along the original “path” that was followed with all of its divergences and blockages and deviations and perversions and discrepancies. It is a direct path back, not an indirect path back, which is taken from THAT to the beingness.

“Returning” in that fashion (as THAT Which You Are) You can thereafter abide as the still Awareness that You eternally Are rather than as the ever-moving, ever-fluctuating consciousness which You only temporarily Are.

This overlaying of the understanding of Reality upon the Is-ness allows Truth to be understood during the relative manifestation, and recognizing Truth guarantees freedom from ever being fooled again. It is those who see that they were made fools of by “them” that become seekers of the Truth, a happening which can undo the blockages of that original corrupting process and allow you to be free of belief in all foolishness.

Before the “journey,” nothing was seen as is. In Consciousness / Awareness, the pointer is offered that before, everything you thought you saw so clearly is, post-Realization, understood to have only been a series of mistaken appearances. Realized, it becomes clear that appearances are distortions, that the rope never was a snake, and that distortions trigger fear and discontentment or even misery.

Freedom from being fooled allows for the remainder of the manifestation to unfold in a manner that is natural, independent, and joyous as a result of being free of being driven by delusional beliefs that generate nonsensical thoughts which trigger nonsensical talk and in turn drive unnatural behaviors. Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)

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NON-DUALITY BOOK SET: From the Absolute to the Nothingness Consciousness/Awareness From the I to the Absolute (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality) It's All Bullshit (and Why Knowing it Sets You Free) Self-Transformation Meditation Guide I Self-Transformation Meditation Guide II There's No Such Thing as ''Peace of Mind'' Spiritual Sobriety (Recovering What Religions Lost) The Essence of the Teachings
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THE “CIRCLE”: Leaving Body Identification, Going Back to the Absolute, and Then Overlaying THAT on the Am-ness, Part Nine

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FROM SITE VISITOR SIM: Well, that last post was deeper than s***. Excuse me, I know this is a "family channel." Actually, Floyd, all you have to believe/accept/understand is that what you and M are saying is that we are nothing. Period. As Brother Dave Gardner would have said, "We ain't nothin but a figment of our imagination." We are going to where we go each night but we aren't ever waking up.

F.: First, there is nothing here that is either “believed” or “accepted,” but “understand”…yes. As for what M. and I are saying, also, yes. As for your understanding—at least for the moment—that “we are going to where we go each night but we aren't ever waking up,” maybe you are finally understanding a pointer offered to you four years ago when you were in such fear of “death.” The consideration at that time was, “Over 21000 times—that is, every night of this 'sim's' existence—you have ‘practiced dying.’ Being that familiar with the process, wherefore any fear?” Finally, after four years, you repeat the teaching. Now, will that understanding finally remain?

Next, to continue with the pointers dealing with abidance as the original nature and dwelling as the natural state rather than as a supernatural state ( such as a religious or spiritual or magical state) or as an unnatural state.

Why will so few ever abide as the non-manifest? First, most will never find these teachings, convinced what they know is "right." They will not seek Truth but will seek to spread their lies "to the four corners of the earth" instead. Secondly, the non-Realized desire and want, so they will attach to whatever they think will fulfill their desires. Also, those trapped in learned ignorance love their ignorance. They will fight and even kill because of their beliefs.

Fourth, the masses, out of fear and egotism, are accumulators. They are attracted to the “somethings” of the relative existence, not the nothingness of the non-manifest state. Finally, they are convinced that they are living “a pretty darn good life,” totally dissociated from the misery and suffering (or at least the disquiet and the malaise and the emptiness) of their relative existence.

With that “mindset,” why would they even consider the artificiality of their existence, much less admit to it? And not admitting to the artificiality, why would they possibly consider overlaying Reality upon it? They will not.

They will continue to cling to and promote and fight over their delusions and their distortions. Only a few who visit this site or study with another teacher or come to the “not-two” understanding will be presented with an alternative.

For the Advaitin seeker, if Truth is understood—and if Reality is Realized and overlaid on the Is-ness—then all delusions and distortions end. The notion by persons that they are “in the world” ends after it is understood that “the world” has only been in them, specifically, in their fiction-filled “minds.”

Consider the effects of that misunderstanding alone: most of the problems of the planet deal with persons who think their world is falling apart. That conclusion can be (erroneously) reached when a breakup comes to two people who have been dating. It can come when one loses a job or fails out of college. It can come when a marriage ends.

It can come when the retirement fund is wiped out by greed and theft. It can come when one political party loses to another that has a different agenda. In many cases, the belief that one’s world is—or was—as it seemed will prove at some point to have been false. When the dream ends, then irritability, angst, misery, suffering, histrionics, fighting, and murder or suicide or both can come.

On a larger scale, civil wars can erupt and even international wars can follow. Is it becoming clear—relatively speaking—that most of the suffering on the planet is supported by the delusional belief in “two-ness” and “multiplicities”? Is it becoming clear why You are invited to be done with all that nonsense by overlaying Reality on the relative?

And is it becoming clear why this process is the one that (a) suggests you learn nothing and why it is the one that (b) suggests that un-learning is the means by which freedom and peace can happen? Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)

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From the Absolute to the Nothingness
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From the I to the Absolute (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality)
It's All Bullshit (and Why Knowing it Sets You Free)
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide I
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide II
There's No Such Thing as ''Peace of Mind''
Spiritual Sobriety (Recovering What Religions Lost)
The Essence of the Teachings

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THE “CIRCLE”: Leaving Body Identification, Going Back to the Absolute, and Then Overlaying THAT on the Am-ness, Part Eight

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FROM GINNY: “Can you/You live as the unmanifest?” is one of the central questions, isn't it? Blasting the trappings, even particulate light will get heavy. The concept of "turiya" will become yet another thorn to be removed as it is known there is no "background," no "screen" on which we play. "Joy" comes as weight is lifted in every "sense" of that word. This Joy has no opposite in that it is known as beyond any emotional feeling or description. Love, g.

F.: Indeed, that is one of the central questions of the teachings and now of this series. FROM THE I TO THE ABSOLUTE (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality) offers in a step-by-step fashion the precise means by which the “going back—in the exact, same reverse order of the “coming in”—must happen. So, You are invited to consider: “Will You/you complete the “circle” and live as the non-manifest?”

What does the remainder of the post-Realization relative existence look like when Reality is overlaid on the Am-ness? What is the beingness like after the “overlaying” of THAT on the Is-ness? First, what THAT looks like must be understood.

THAT involves no fighting, no war, no murder. THAT is Reality as opposed to false images, phoniness, lying, and deceit. THAT is natural so THAT is free of anything unnatural and free of anything supernatural. THAT, in the absence of any desire-r or fear-er, is marked by desirelessness and fearlessness;

furthermore, there are no do-ers in THAT so there is no doingness (including no doing of persona-reinforcing "religious work" and no doing of persona-reinforcing "spiritual disciplines and exercises").

THAT involves no programming, no conditioning, no cultures (so no acculturation) and no domestication. THAT is mindless. THAT involves no skin (so no skin color or separation via pigmentation), no adulteration, no ambiguity, no sense of brokenness, no prettiness and no ugliness, no hierarchies, and no ignorance.

As the poet Lennon invited persons to understand, THAT involves no heaven, no hell, no judgment, no countries, nothing to kill for or die for, no possessions, no greed, and no religion.

THAT involves nothing personal, no god(s), no dogma, no ideology, no spirituality. It involves no spouses so it involves no divorces. It involves no relationships so it involves neither breakups nor angst nor breakup-associated murders. It involve no opinions to debate, no theology to argue, no politics to divide, and no local, state, national or international issues or incidents.

So, when THAT is overlaid on the Is-ness, when Reality is overlaid on the beingness, then the beingness also involves no fighting, no war, no murder. The beingness happens Realistically as opposed to being marked by false images, phoniness, lying, and deceit.

The beingness then unfolds with no influence from programming, conditioning, acculturation and domestication. The Am-ness becomes mindless; it involves no skin so no color, no adulteration, no ambiguity, no sense of brokenness, no prettiness and no ugliness, no establishment of fictional hierarchies, and no learned ignorance.

As the poet Lennon invited persons to understand, the beingness happens spontaneously with no belief in heaven, hell, countries, things to kill for or die for, possessions, greed, or religion(s).

The manifestation—unfolding à la the non-manifestation—involves nothing personal, no god(s), no dogma, no ideology, no spiritual concepts and practices and exercises. It all just happens naturally, not unnaturally and not supernaturally.

The beingness, after having been subsumed in Reality, is absent any desire-r or fear-er and is thus marked by desirelessness and fearlessness. In the absent of desire and fear, there is no need to beg any god or any person for anything;

thus, wherefore religion or spirituality or any of the doingness associated with either? Wherefore dependency on persons or god or gods? Wherefore co-dependency with persons or with imaginary, other-world entities?

Once the full “journey” has been completed and Truth is known, then the manifestation also involves no spouses or other roles. It is devoid of all belief in “relationships”—that is, of belief in "two, relating" rather than the “not two”—so there is no “need” to stay together or to break up. What happens is witnessed either way.

Realized, "spousing can happen," but there is no belief in a conceptualized "spouse" or in any other role; therefore, there are no grounds for angst or murder. There are no beliefs or opinions to spread or debate, there is no theology to argue, there are no politics that divide, and there are no local, state, national or international issues or incidents to engage in.

That is what it looks like when THAT is seen, is understood, and is then overlaid on the Am-ness. If the seven-step "journey" is completed in its exact sequence, then all of the so-called "perks" of THAT can and will happen NOW. Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be continued)

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NON-DUALITY TITLES:
From the Absolute to the Nothingness
Consciousness/Awareness
From the I to the Absolute (A Seven-Step Journey to Reality)
It's All Bullshit (and Why Knowing it Sets You Free)
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide I
Self-Transformation Meditation Guide II
There's No Such Thing as ''Peace of Mind''
Spiritual Sobriety (Recovering What Religions Lost)
The Essence of the Teachings

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