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Even the act of dropping & letting go? And dare I say, even the construct of having a will?
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How about: the appearance of will reveals one is "prior to" the will to Be? Impulse sparks perpetual chain reactions.
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There are several apparently varying schools of Vedantic philosophy/interpretation, but all spring from the singular divinity. To each their own, whichever way one may be led to that threshold. I say the resignation is a wonderful affirmation of the sanctity beyond what mere words can illustrate. The brute may storm the gates of heaven to take it by force, only to be met with unconditional loving-kindness. Or the saint, having the noblest of intentions, can be thrust into the unknown most ignobly. Both experience the power of grace, that Self which is the all in all.
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Indubitably so. Hence the scriptures themselves admit futility, resigning in failure concluding, "not this, not this." Even transcendence coupled with immanence is to abstract. Self alone is.
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Yes. There is no illusion or covering, but consciousness does stir; that arousal of the sense of Being manifests, and thereby assumes a "limited I" identity simultaneously creating "the other". IT is as IT is, always, yet knowledge does not arise apart from ignorance. The act of seeing becomes indistinguishable from the seen, such that the seer is also part of the "illusion." Once the eye is no longer an object even to itself, there is no question of seen or unseen.
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Yes, in the quest of joyfully realizing that which is sought was the seeker all along, I've tangled with nihilistic implications. A seemingly necessary side-effect of self-inquiry through negation, which essentially consists of pointing naturally incapable of touch. The inference is an honest one at first glance, as the term illusory seems to discount phenomena entirely. Eventually one is made to more intimately recognize the nature of Maya as that which does not exist independently of oneself. Once the realm of conceptualization "recedes back from whence it sprung", the notion of illusion seems quite fitting. The intention is sound, as it ultimately only pointedly discounts any independent existence of Shakti apart from Shiva, which I'm positive you'd agree is paramount.
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Changdev Pasashti or The Ultimate Letter (The sixty-five verses of Dyanadev’s letter to Changdev) One of the best expositions of the Mahavakya ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ or ‘That Thou Art’. Verses 1-36 are about THAT, and the rest about THOU ART. ~Pradeep Apte
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I thought so too so wanted to make sure lol. Yes, nothing which It is not in either substance or shadow. The ornament is indeed gold. It is also immanent in the very laws which govern spontaneously sprung forth phenomena. This quote by Ramesh sums it up well.
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Did you mean contortionist? And yes I agree. Self is its meaning and form in reflection, and is also the mirror upon which it reflects. It is free in that there exists nothing which it is not. It is the seeing, and it is the knowing.
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As it follows the same thread of thought, it's best to add on to this existing thread with more excerpts from the same author, Ramesh S. Balsekar, although from a different work. "Amritanubhava" or, "Experience of Immortality", is an English rendering of Sri Jnanadeva's Bhavartha Dipika; otherwise known as "Jnaneshwari". A veritable master of Advaita. What follows are key points shared by Ramesh in the introduction which happen to delightfully outline the chapters.
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"Our true nature is unimaginable." ~Radja-Dhi-Raj Sadgurunath Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Ki Dzhej
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Self-shining consciousness is brilliance unmistakable, yet often overlooked in favor of its reflected forms. Content in being, It knows It is without a desire to see Itself. The blind are most fortunate. Apparently plunged into the depths of darkness, they've been drowned in the light of self.
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Without agreeing with or denying either extremes, there is a pure meaning to be grasped between the lines. Consider the opening of one's eyes as the pouring forth of light which illuminates the world. Like that, the sun of knowledge reveals the world and allows for the appearance of forms. In this sense, the world is "created maintained and destroyed, in the mind." The Lord who supports, allows for the appearance of millions of suns.
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"The whole world is created, maintained, and destroyed in the mind. The destruction of the mind signifies the primordial persistence of the original idea of, 'yes'. The support of this idea is the backbone of everything... I worship it." ~Siddharameshwar Maharaj
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“The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is really a tragedy; but gone through in detail it has the character of a comedy.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer
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"Youth is a strong life force. Innocence is pure life force. We lose strength as we lose our innocence. You see, innocence is the only gift we're given in life; all else must be fought for. In that gift is purity. In that purity lies strength." ~Poltergeist III (1988)
