Comments for What is Non-Duality?

Comment on Who Owns Your Life? by Paul S

Paul S — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:13:06 +0000

Yup. I think Tony would have agreed with you, I think. If laughter had arisen there, he would have laughed, too. However, I would think that Tony might disagree with the comment by “Joe”. I think he would say that there is no process. Just the illusion of it, which we encourage. Once that encouragement stops, things get really interesting.

Comment on I’m Enlightened. What the Hell Do I Do Now? by Hombre Sardinas

Hombre Sardinas — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:35:37 +0000

Writing these words is happening by no-one and maybe a so called person is reading the same words at the same time. IS there an ‘I’ who engages in writing these words and is there an ‘I’ who choose whether he/she should help humanity. To express this is like writing on water. YOu can see the meaning behind it from a different angle and nobody is doing the seeing either. Apparent choises to live in Oneness are being created.

Comment on Beyond Non-Duality by masud

masud — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:02:00 +0000

Life is game of fun
God is enjoying the fun
Break up the fun
And end the funny game of God with you.

Comment on Beyond Non-Duality by joma

joma — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:20:44 +0000

You’re right. Non-duality is a concept like any other. Yes “life” is seen through and there’s recognition of other as self if you like. Habits and reactions still appear and as “time” goes on they weaken leaving nnothing – certainly no enlightened one so dream on.

Comment on Can You Live Without Identity? by William Horiagon

William Horiagon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:56:05 +0000

All my life, “I” have identified with what “I” believed myself to be. All this has done is bring me from
birth (non-identification) to a degree of success in the world to my current situation: jobless,
penniless, in the process of divorce and constantly being judged by family members and friends over the “nothing” “I” have become. I attempted suicide several times over the last year but could never bring myself to do it. “I” always stepped in with thoughts about how letting go would hurt others and how “I” would miss out on the “good” things life has to offer and blah, blah, blah. “I” was suffering because “I” believed all this was really happening to me. This, combined with the guilt felt for not fitting in with the world anyway, made life absolutely unbearable. There was constant guilt for the past, fear for the future, and never any present peace of mind.

All this is hard to put into words but this low point, without my intention, somehow continues to bring me to a deeper understanding of nothingness. The “nothing” everyone says I am is absolutely correct and is actually a compliment! There is and always was no-thing here to experience my life regardless of the situation. ALL of it has been watched, the good, the bad, the indifferent but by whom? I search for hours inside myself asking: “I”, please show yourself
to me so I can wring your neck you miserable bastard!” But nothing ever happens. After mind finishes its retaliatory rant about how “I” am gutless, really screwing up and how all this IS real and on and on and on……………..there is nothing left but an ever present, unbounded void, silent, simple, pure; without judgment. It has no past, future, gender, religion, race; or any other objective trait that we normally use to identify people. It just hums along as it is! These are just words though and cannot come close to describing this feeling or intuitive knowing that seems to come.

There is tremendous joy in realizing that none of this was ever done by me, I had no choice in what happened, it just did. “I” is now ready to let go, not through suicide but through “self” destruction. This is a very scary place for me right now because there is no crutch left to hang onto. Who I am cannot be taught to me or learned from a book or a lecture or a guru or my ego, hard as it tries to “help”. There is no step by step tutorial on how to do this. In truth, “I Am” stands alone, naked before God free of all thoughts, concepts and striving. To my ego though, these things still appear to go on, anger, fear etc still occur. But when they arise “I” knows they are not me so there is no
compulsion to cling. All things come and pass but recognizing what is, now, in the current moment is ONLY God! It seems as though my journey will be long and arduous but the journey is over because it never really began! Hope this helps anyone who seems to be going through hard times. These are just words. I do not consider myself enlightened or whatever other term is in vogue right now. My words come purely from my heart. I have nothing to teach, nothing to give except to say that sometimes the darkest hours of our apparent lives often bring about the greatest understanding of the eternal, unchanging truth that we are!

God Bless, In Oneness We Remain.

Comment on I’m Enlightened. What the Hell Do I Do Now? by William

William — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:15:15 +0000

The one who is aware of being enlightened is the one who has returned from the Unitive state in which I am all, eternal and boundless, to the egocentric witness-to-existing in a relativistic hologram. The thing is, as one realizes that all states of engagement are ego derived, the dilemma becomes, “Is there something I WANT to do that is genuine?” Or, in other words, “Now that I have achieved enlightenment, do I have a (next) purpose?” I don’t know.

Comment on Halfway Up the Mountain by Virginia

Virginia — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:23:15 +0000

In my opinion, if one understands non-duality, then the ego is meaningless. If I am one with the darkness as well as the light, then all comparisons cease.

Comment on Can You Live Without Identity? by Web traffic

Web traffic — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:16:38 +0000

Your identity is the thoughts and feelings you have about yourself, your memories and the values and beliefs that you live by. Can all this be let go of so that all you have is the moment with no reference to past events or anticipation of future events?

Comment on Can You Live Without Identity? by Web traffic

Web traffic — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:15:55 +0000

Identity is to recognise the person. It can be made in any way. personality is the quality of a person: whether he/she is of good character or not.

Comment on Is Awakening The End of Attachment? by Tom

Tom — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:48:22 +0000

Nice post. I agree with you totally. Whether all is one I don’t know. Isn’t that just another concept arising in the awareness? In direct experience things simply are. To go and see all is one and I am everything is a little bit dramatic. I don’t get that sensation. Anyway I’d be honoured if you could check out my site. Peace brother.
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