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My understanding of the Direct Path and the sanskrit terms is slightly different:- Nirvikalpa samadhi (enlightenment) is Consciousness knowing itself in the absence of objects it stabillises (or appears to ) into:- Sahaja samadhi (Self-realisation/Liberation) - Consciousness knowing itself in the presence of objects

Interesting concepts but they don't appear to be Advaita Consciousness isn't trapped inside a body - the body appears in Consciousness - which is always unlimited and cannot therefore expand - it is the sourceless source

So it's an experience that comes and goes?

LOL It's good to see that you seem to have mastered the skill Welcome indeed

Now this:- This I like

To bring a bit of balance to the "I did it without a Guru" perspective:- Did you really? How do you know it's "job-done"? And an interesting interview with Chris Hebard in Non-duality magazine about how others (who are not quite so lucky) might be able to avoid trying to reinvent the wheel: - http://www.nondualitymagazine.org/nonduality_magazine.2.chrishebard.2.htm

Consciousness is not located in space-time nor does it move You seem to be referring to a subtle object here You also seem to have stumbled across an induction method for Yoga Nidra - you have been very lucky!

All merely objects (i.e. perceptions) It is Consciousness - the Subject of all objects (and that from which all objects are made) which is the key (and the lock - LOL)

Namaste and welcome Hope your New Year started well too (and continues that way )

Namaste and welcome

Consciousness/Awareness is that which is reading these words. It is the subject of all objects and it has no qualities (except SatChitAnanda). It cannot drop into the heart and dissolve into One. It is Self, Atman, Brahman, God, The Tao, etc. <full stop> LOL

Deepen and broaden your awareness of yourself and all the blessings will flow. You need not seek anything, all will come to you most naturally and effortlessly. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

And for a living teacher from this tradition: make contact with Francis Lucille - he'll teach you the real meditation.

The answer is inherent in the clarity of your statement - it doesn't

As far as I know, Jaideva Singh's translations of Kashmiri Shaivism texts are the best that are out there but I've struggled with finding reliable translations myself which is why I'd point you towards Atma Darshan and Atma Nirvriti translated into English by the author - Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon. However, you'll find some translations by Ananda Wood - one of Sri Atmananda's disciples here:- https://sites.google...advaitaenquiry/ The only other translations which I'd recommend are by Francis Lucille: - www.stillnessspeaks.com/Francis_Lucille_Translations where you'll find a translation of Shankara's Atma Bodha Sorry that I haven't answered your question very well but it's the best that I can do (and I hope that it's helpful, albeit tangentially )

Meditation will help you to find your bonds, loosen them, untie them and cast your moorings. When you are no longer attached to anything, you have done your share. The rest will be done for you. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

I am told I was born. I do not remember. I am told I shall die. I do not expect it. You tell me I have forgotten or I lack imagination. But I just cannot remember what never happened, nor expect the patently impossible. Bodies are born and bodies die, but what is it to me? Bodies come and go in consciousness, and consciousness itself has its roots in me. I am life, and mine are mind and body. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Two-timing GMP?

Cheeky

Anyone want to play with me?

There you are GMP - it's a secret tryst