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  1. As sentient beings there can be no other without us...so logically the statement is 100% accurate
  2. First hand, second hand or third hand, the knowledge still is in your consciousness

  3. Satsang culture is fake

    dwai replied to Aetherous's topic in General Discussion

    . Like this one --- it put me in deep samadhi. https://youtu.be/df9YPTe14nU I shared with my wife who went into a pretty deep place (and she doesn't practice). My regular practice partner and friend saw it and had the same experience of deep stillness/samadhi!
  4. Who witnessed it? Did the tree fall outside your experience? If you didn't see it, someone told you. If so, where did that experience take place? Or did you read about the tree that fell in a forest? Where did that experience occur? How would you be able to know, without being conscious? Nothing in this material universe exists outside the realm of our consciousness. There are of course things we "know", and then those we "don't know". But that which is not known, becomes known when our concsicouness shines on it. Without consciousness, there is no existence of independent objects. Objects only exist in our consciousness. And that existence is a phenomenon in our experience. Anything we "know" is a result of perception (any or all of the senses). The perceptions and conceptions are thoughts. They happen in our mind. The mind itself is empty without these objects. That emptiness (where there is no object) is pure consciousness. This consciousness is that which causes us to see, feel, think, etc. We take for granted that the universe exists whether or not we do. But there is no way to know for sure without consciousness. So we believe it exists, which is really a matter of faith. One might argue, "well people die and the world still exists". I would ask the questioner, "how would YOU know? Once you die? The world and also the person who died, is part of your conscious experience. There is no way to know for sure without your consciousness"...
  5. There are neither hopes nor needs of the absolute nondual. Needs and hopes are predicated by thought. There can not be any "seeing through" consciousness. Because consciousness is not a thing to be seen through. If one chooses to bend space and time, their "choice" is predicated by thought and perception, thereby a projected illusion. That, imho, is not liberation. That is akin to lucid dreaming, where one becomes aware of dream and can control the elements in the dream. Liberation is akin to waking up from a dream (in this case, waking up from the waking dream of the universe). That's all I wanted to share with you, as this point seemed Unresolved
  6. It was posted in the moment, assuming you would know what I meant. Sometimes I just assume people can read my mind My apologies if I offended you.

  7. Satsang culture is fake

    dwai replied to Aetherous's topic in General Discussion

    Are you sure YOUR biases are not making you say that? Satsang is not about one person preaching or teaching etc. satsang literally means company of the true/real. If you have two spiritual minded people communing, it becomes a satsang The Daobums is a form of satsang.
  8. There is consciousness (awareness if you please), and then there is consciousness "of" stinky tofu. The sense of smell is what makes the "stinky tofu", stinky tofu. Therefore it is consiousness of stinky tofu. The underlying awareness is/consciousness is not changed. The phenomenon of stinky tofu rises and subsides in consciousness.
  9. It is not a weak position. No one can know this.
  10. The point being, "opting" be a ruler sage in an dream world is no freedom. Just being, presence, is. I don't mean this in a snarky way. This will make things clearer I think -- https://youtu.be/df9YPTe14nU
  11. Wrt our discussions about pure being/presence and the ruler sage
  12. To seem to be true
  13. The wanting is the very thing that blocks it. You want to be something you already are, assuming you are not it. It is not a state. It is your true and original nature. You have never not been it...how then can you "find" it? Where will you look? Where will you go? What will you do? What will you know? That which you are, cannot be found. It is not a thing, that exists outside of you. You already are the stitha prajna. Your identification with your body, mind and the objects you sense and grasp, gives you temporary amnesia. Please follow this meditation, it will become apparent --
  14. Haha when are we not? A bit more on this topic --
  15. Yoga Vasishta is not an introductory read. It won't make sense to someone unless they have good basis in Advaita Vedanta imho. This is a great introduction to the Indian Darshanas -- https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Indian-Philosophy-Ramakrishna-Puligandla/dp/8124600872 and this book https://www.amazon.com/Jnana-Yoga-Way-Knowledge-Analytical-Interpretation/dp/8124600880/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492787509&sr=1-3 These were eye-opening for me.
  16. Hi Spotless, Do you have any thoughts to share about immanence? There seems to be a two-sided happening. The apparent transcendence by letting go of the non-self and it's neuroses and fears, and an apparent immanence of Divine Essence. Understood that it is never not us, our Truest Being, but there seems to be an element of immanence as form for some. In Vedanta, we call this immanence with form (and thereby name) as Saguna Brahman. This too is felt as our own presence, but those who haven't yet felt the objectless presence (Nirguna Brahman), call this immanence of Divinity into the human being. And is there a chance that one might get "stuck" here under the impression that "IT" (Divine Manifestation of Presence) is separate from the Self/non-self?

  17. How to meditate correctly

    dwai replied to Gerard's topic in General Discussion

    Vippasana is just a label. Buddhism too is just a label.
  18. You should seek out a Hindu temple in your neighborhood and ask to speak to a priest who can help you. Chinmaya Vedanta centers are a great place to find highly articulate and educated teachers who can help you. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinmaya_Mission You might realize that you don't need to "convert" at all, but still be a Hindu simply by practice and philosophy.

  20. Breathing into LDT

    dwai replied to phil's topic in Daoist Discussion

    Yeah just rest the mind on the LDT and breath. Slowly it will fill up the LDT and overflow on to the rest of the body. The middle Dan tien and Upper Dan tien will fill up and open. I'd add standing too as that will help with the sinking of qi into the Dan tien and better balance the yin and yang energies.

  21. Emptiness (sunnyata)

    dwai replied to taoteching99's topic in Daoist Discussion

  22. what are the 3 most important...

    dwai replied to 3bob's topic in General Discussion

    My master did this for me - 1) set the bar for where I could be if I practice diligently 2) opened me up energetically and spiritually 3) helped me gain the confidence and power to cultivate on my own
  23. Brahman comes from the sanskrit root sound "Brh". Brh means to expand. I observed a great expansion springing forth from a point of resting in the "I" or the "I AM" feeling. But this expansion is also non-expansion (if that makes sense). The mind expands constantly, springing forth from the "I" and creating the manifest reality. But the "I" is still, silent. Thoughts?
  24. This is a question for those who have awakened. Even as the sakshi bhav (witness state) is constantly present, old habits/tendencies associated with the body-mind rise. What should we do about that? Let them play out and dissolve on their own? Or forcibly suppress them? Sometimes just being aware of these habits don’t dissolve them and suppressing makes them re-surface after wards with greater intensity. Though I do notice that these tendencies/habits tend to rise far less frequently as time progresses, they still do. And sometimes they pack a wallop! And they have the power to suck you back into the ego-based identity (even for a brief period of time). Please share your thoughts.
  25. And he has an excellent sense of humor too