Click here to watrch a new video interview from the Science and Nonduality Conference 2009 with Henry Stapp, the pre-eminent expert from The University of California Berkeley Laboratory on Quabntum Physics.

There appears to be an infinite number of paths leading to the understanding of the Ultimate. This may be because, unlike absolute Truth, which can never change, ignorance unfolds in an infinite amount of ways, each uniquely suited to the individual "person" one believes to be.

Far be it for us to characterize one as necessarily more effective than another.

Having said this, it seems clear that, in order to truly recognize nonduality, the reality of our existence experientially, at some point, a deep and serious investigation into the key data of mentation is necessary: bodily sensation, sensory perception, feelings and thoughts.

Thus begins an investigation that starts with mentation (perceptions or arsiings) and, ultimately leads to a closer look at what we call time and space.

Click here to share wisdom thru the ages regarding why deconstructing time and space may be essential.

Eckhart Tolle on The Dark Night of The Soul

Last year, I was invited to join a small group with Eckhart Tolle and the newly formed online venture, Eckhart Tolle TV, for a week in a closed studio. It was a very memorable event.

The entire series was filmed; a short dialogue between us was recorded. I believe it captures his magic beautifully.

Click here to watch this Eckhart Tolle dialogue and to enjoy the wonderful work of Eckhat Tolle TV.

"It is true that there is nothng to do. But, if you still believe that you are a human being on a journey in time and space, there is something to do."

Interested?

Click here to discover the author and more on exactly what remains to be done.

"This presence knows itself." says Francis Lucille

This is the true direction of our inquiry, when we attempt to unfold the ultimate mystery: Who or what am I?

Join us by clicking here to read this previously unpublished and spontaneous expression by Francis Lucille, where he uses yet another vehicle to lead us by hand to the Ultimate.

"Come on, Chris, you are so full of s*** with this intellectual stuff, which you think is superior to I Am. You can't let go of intellect."

To those who might share this view, I humbly respond: "'Please forgive me."

From here, it has always only been nothing but a celebration of the infinite, endless expressions of the beauty of that which is, the only true beauty that actually has ever existed.

If mere "intellectual stuff" is what appears to be occuring in these pages, let me apologize and share these words written by the Grand Master of "words" crafted to point at Non-Duality, when their shortcomings seemed so obvious.

Thank you all for your continuing support, in spite of these shortcomings.

Click here to read a brief piece called "Apologia" by Wei Wu Wei.

Click here to watch our first clip from our interview with Jeff, which we have entitled The Religion of Nothing.

We believe it will make you smile.

 

Buddha: Wisdom from the Kalama Sutra

In the sixth century BC, the historical Buddha said:

"Rely not on the teacher/person, but on the teaching."

Click here to read the full text of this short but inspiring lesson from the Kalama Sutra (ancient Buddhist text)

Why Investigate Traditional Vedanta?

Many are confused and intimidated by Vedanta. There appear to be an overwhelming array of sacred texts, Godheads and unfamiliar Sanskrit terms and no one to simply lead Western seekers through this dense forest to clarity in terms and examples familiar to them.

During the Spring of 2009,  while visiting our home in California, James Swartz was inspired to compile a resource on Vedanta that would be the end all experience for Westerners seeking clarity on Vedanta. In an whirlwind fashion, James quickly completed the entire first draft of the work reducing this apparently complex teaching into a format both clear,accessible and entertaining to a western audience.

The book is done.

Click here to read about "How to Attain Enlightenment" by James Swartz

Consciousness is All: A Film Meeting with Peter Dziuban

StillnessSpeaks is proud to announce that it's newest film and DVD, Consciousness is All, is in production and will be available in it's entirety in February of this year. We have received an extraordinary amount of emails and requests for this rare 2 DVD interview set, which acts as an excellent companion to Peter Dziuban's groundbreaking book, Consciousness is All. Click here to watch two video clips from the show and to read an all new dialogue with Peter investigating Suffering.

Click here as Scott kiloby takes on this sincere question and gentlky unfolds the clear and undisputable answer.

Many of you have heard the Indian phrase," Sat Chit Ananda", Knowing, Being, Love.

The phrase encapsulates the core understanding of Advaita, but, what exactly does it mean? Click here to read Rupert Spira as he unfolds the meaning of Sat Chit Ananda..

It's a secret not because there's anyone hiding anything. It's been proclaimed by sages around the world for millennia. Rather, it's a secret because enlightenment is often misunderstood to be a matter of personal achievement, like scoring the ultimate goal. But there's no person there! There's not even a "there" or a spatial location where a person can reside. There is no individualized or separate "you" or "me"; no goal, no task and no achievement. There are no things, and no gaps separating things.

Click here to read Greg Goode's Grand Central Station experience and pointers on awakening.

Consider yourself both privileged and lucky: Stanley Sobottka, Professor Emeritus of Physics from the University of Virginia hosts the StillnessSpeaks Open Awareness Study Group starting February 1st. Click here to enroll in the StillnessSpeaks Open Awareness Study Group

Check out this compelling quote by a Titan of Indian Spirituality, Atmananda Krishna Menon:

visayabbalkk` aciyappetumpofum sattayilla .
Objects have no existence, even when known.

jñata sattayum illa .
Even what is known does not as such exist.

Click here to enjoy a dialogue with Atmananda Krishna Menon from "Notes on Spiritual Discourses" entitled "The 'Thing in Itself' is beyond the known and Unknown."

Click here to watch Greg Goode and Chris discuss Misconceptions regarding Enlightenment

This quote comes to us from Robert Powell, a prolific writer on non dual reality including Zen, advaita, gnostic Christianity, Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj.

Here are a few more:

• I realize what I am: a psychological disturbance.
  
• It is neither the flag or wind moving, but my mind.
  
• The Ego is broken not in Victory, but in complete defeat.
  
• Seeking for happiness causes unhappiness.

Isn't this series of quotes wonderful?

Click here to read about the intangible nature of all things and more information on  Robert Powell.

Join Scott Kiloby as he answers this question on non dual awakening from the StillnessSpeaks Open Awareness Study Group, by clicking here.

Direct experience must be the sole test of reality. 

This being true, then, every presumption or conclusion should be subjected to the examination of our direct experience to validate it.

For instance, let's examine the presumption that the universe existed before our experience of it.  What evidence would there be of such a universe?

Join Rupert Spira by clicking here to explore our investigation into the common belief that the Universe existed before us. Please take your time with this entry.

“The day had come for [Hui Neng] to spread the Dharma, and he arrived at a monastery where the abbot, Master YinZong, was preaching the Parinirvana Sutra. Out in the courtyard, a flag was flapping in the wind, and two monks were arguing below. One said, "The wind is moving." The other said, "No, the flag is moving." They could not reach a conclusion. Hui Neng came forth and said, "Neither the wind nor the flag is moving. It is your minds that are moving." The whole assembly was startled.”

Greg Goode, heading the StillnessSpeaks Open Awareness Study Group, received a question regarding this post. In his answer, he gently explains this quote very methodically and clearly. It is a very important understanding. Click here to read Greg Goode explaining that "neither the wind nor flag is moving. It is your minds that are moving."

"You know, I've always had the sense that death is love."

This amazing comment floored Susan who shortly thereafter immortalized the comment in a poem. Click here to read Susan Kahn's poetic expression, "Death is Love."

Click here to share video clips with Francis Lucille,Peter Russell, John Pendergrast, Shaikh Kabir Helminski and Loibon- Ol Doinyo Laetoli Le Baaba.

Click here while we share Scott Kiloby's book, Living Realization, an audio dialogue and two videos in which he explores the recognition of our true nature, the tendency he discovered top "hide in the void" and the realization that collapsed the last duality for him.

It is with great enthusiasm that Non-Duality Press and StillnessSpeaks announce the publishing of Nitya Tripta's "Notes on Spiritual Discources of Shri Atmananda". Copies are available here.

Click to join us as we explore the question " What is my Real Goal?" with Atmananda Krishna Menon.

Don't hesitate about attending this upcoming year. Hotel rooms became scarce last year, so it would be wise to make plans now.  Click here to read about next years event, our experience at the 2009 'celebration' and for information on "early bird" registration oppurtunties for the expanded event for next year, 2010.

Click here and discover the refreshing discussion on the true nature of addiction and spiritual awakening.

Thoughts require thinkers. If there are no thinkers, what does that tell us about thought itself?

Join us today as Greg Goode unfolds the nature and substance of thought. This is deep water, please take your time as the rewards of understanding this are keys to freedom.

Click here to read, "The Exiistence of Thoughts."

If this is true, is it not also true that this belief in embodiment, the "cartesian" model, the idea that what we are is contained sets the stage for suffering? The feeling of lack, of limitation is the core motivator of all seeking human behavior. if it weren't for lack, there would be no need to locate something outside of ourselves to make us feel complete. In fact, how could there be lack at all unless there were two things? Without multiplicity, how could there be this feeling of incompleteness? Negative emotions find their source here.

If this is, in fact, true, it might make sense to investigate whether the "experience of the body" is nothing more than sensations,perceptions, and beliefs, as "arisings' or thoughts within Awareness. Click here to "taste' that this awareness is not contained within the body as we explore this notion that we are embodied.

Click here: Take a moment and walk with us as we consider life, death and reincarnation with Rupert Spira. This dialogue investigates our direct experience confirming that the first objective experience is of sensations and perceptions appearing with Awareness. Subsequently, these sensations and perceptions are catagorized as body and world. The "me" and "not me" arise.

It shocks us how few have actually experienced Francis Lucille's exceptional book, Eternity Now. So, here it is, a full chapter of this brilliant book, considered by many the most comprehensive book written yet on advaita, Eternity Now.

Click here to enjoy Francis Lucille's Meditation on Welcoming the Totality and read a chapter of his book, Eternity Now.

Who is Alexander Smit? Another Western Spiritual teacher, this time from Amsterdam?

There are two reasons Smit caught our attention:

1) He was a friend and student of Wolter Keers, who we have written about many times here and,

2) He was a direct student of Nisargadatta Maharaj

Recently,we received a photocopy of a book chapter written by Walter Smit. It was quite exceptional and well worth a read, certainly remarkable enough to warrant our distribution, even though it was a photocopy. Take the time to click here to read Your Unlimited Presence by Alexander Smit.

How did it evolve into it's modern day interpretation?

Is it an effective teaching approach?

Encouraging no teacher, no path, no seeker and certainly no ignorance or knowledge, Neo Advaita takes negation to an extreme. Perhaps, to the Self, there is nothing to do, but what should someone who has not realized the Self do in the meantime? Join us as we take a short tour of the rise of neo Advaita and it's impact on the search for Truth by James Swartz, a former student of Chimayananda. We think you will agree the logic is both amusing and worthy of consideration. Read Neo Advaita and the Satsang Movement by James Swartz

Can a perception exist inside another perception? Can a perception act as a channel of communication of sensory perceptions?

Frequently we discuss how all sensory perceptions, bodily sensations and thoughts, including the spontaneous current thought of memory and what we call feelings ( bodily sensations with a "me" attached), are all perceived by impersonal awareness.

But, what about this perception we call the body?

Is it not merely a part of the witnessed landscape called the world?

And, if so, can a perception actually perceive?

If not, where does perception occur?

What do we mean when we say all perception occurs at "zero distance" in this "placeless place" called awareness?

The questions are discussed today in a new meditation by Rupert Spira entitled Utterly One. Click here to read Utterly One by Rupert Spira explaining the singular nature of creation, not ready made, but being born spontaneously moment to moment.

What is the single  'best way" to "come to" this impersonal understanding of our true Nature?

Greg Goode, celebrated author of Standing as Awareness, shares dialogues and answers with questioners as he takes over the helm at the Yahoo Open Awareness Study Group today.

 Click here to read his short reply to the question, "What is the best way to come to the Understanding?"

Peace that does not Fade Away

Some report that "Peace Slips Away" after attending satsang or retreat. What is the nature of this "back and forth" that is commonly experienced by Truth Lovers? What causes the "separate self" to arise and apparently steal away the sense of tranquility?

Click here to read a dialogue with Rupert Spira discussing "resistance to what is." and The Peace which never fades.

What is the Meaning of Life?

Sometimes, we struggle searching for the answers to the great Question when they arise in our Awareness from moment to moment.

Click here now to experience the Meaning of Life

Today, Francis Lucille offers an answer to two very direct questions: Are other people real and Am I talking to myself?

The first question requires us to investigate exactly what is meant by the word reality. Much of our confusion stems from the assumption that we understand words we speak the same; nothing could be further from the truth. In this case, we must carefully explore the meaning of the word "real."

The great mystery is how the mind attempts to reject, modify or co-opt the Truth in an attempt to hold onto it's belief systems. The simplicity of Francis answer here takes our breath away as it leaves no doubt whatsoever regarding this matter

Click here to read Francis Lucille's answer to "Are other people real?" and "Am I talking to myself?"


(Our apologies to those who already subscribe to the Advaita Channel of Francis Lucille. Please forgive us. We could not resist reproducing it here.)

 

 The Journey to No Self with Bernadette Roberts, Christian Mystic
 
Many discount Christianity as constricted within dogma and ritual with little, if any, perfume left to it.
 
Nothing coud be further from the Truth, as Christain mystics such as Meister Eckhart, Saint John of the Cross, Bede Griggiths, Abhishiktananda, Thomas Keating and Thomas Merton are all well known.
 
Click here to read the astonishing story of Bernadette Roberts, formerly a Carmelite nun, whose comtemplative path led her to the final non dual realization.

What is Truth?

Exploring the Gospel of Thomas

Exactly, what do we mean when we say that something is true? If something is true, it would have to be absolute, wouldn’t it? What would truth be other than that which never changes? If it changes, could it be Truth?

This being the case, no matter which spiritual path or tradition is followed, it stands to reason that, eventually, that which is discovered should be the same.

And we find that this is true when we investigate all of the great traditions—Hinduism, Sufism, Buddhism, Christianity ,Judiasm, even Science (a religion in itself!). All reach exactly the same non dual certainties.

Today, we investigate The Christ, and the amazing discovery of The Gospel of Thomas. No doubt this Gnostic Gospels are quite divergent from the Gospel of John, as an example. If they had been placed in the Modern Bible, Christ’s teachings would have been clearer and more focused on the non duality, the oneness, of “the human family and God.”

Discover Christian non dualism by clicking here to read about The Gospel of Thomas and Unity.

The Illusion of The Continuity of the Body

Some express anger and resistance when we begin to explore the reality of our true experience of the body and world. It seems that this fundamental deconstruction threatens our desire to “change the world” as opposed to changing our beliefs about it.

No where is this more obvious than with respect to out experience of the body as being localized and continuous.

These explorations must be deep, thorough and gentle to yield the fruit of the secrets held in our sensory perceptions and bodily sensations.

It is here that the experiential prize of advaita is hidden: behind the ignorance of the body.

Consider this as you click here to read this dialogue regarding our body/ cluster of sensations and what they tell us about our Freedom.

Are you Contained?  Dismantling The Myth of Boundaries, Containers and Limitation

 Recently, our friend Greg Goode (Click here to read about Greg Goode) gave a presentation at The Science and Non-Duality Conference in San Rafael. Greg is the author of "Standing as Awareness", a book we highly recommend (available by clicking here) and the creator of the rich-in-content website, www.heartofnow.com.

In Greg Goode's dialogue on the belief in separation, he discusses one of the fundamental "stumbling blocks" to unveiling the direct experience of our non-dual nature; it is our deeply held belief that we are localized.

Click here to watch Greg Goode's slide presentation about our belief in limitation and containment.

If, while considering the origination of the universe, we trace back in our imagination to the very beginning, we must conclude that something had to exist from which everything came forth. But, what exactly, would that have been?

A careful examination of this inquiry clearly reveals the true Nature of Things, but,. it is a process that must be gently and thoroughly considered. This is a tricky but rewarding experiment.

For anything to change...ever, there must be something which remains unchanged. Stop and consider this.

Francis Lucille wrote recently that we carefully ponder both this initial question and the pointers he offers in his recent dialogue regarding the origin of the Universe thoroughly. 

We concur. 

Click here to read a fascinating dialogue with Francis Lucille on the Origin of the Universe.

The Present is Never a Problem

We are hardwired for happiness.

It's absence is the driver of all action. The search for happiness can not occur without unhappiness, or suffering. It is this desire to complete ourselves, to make ourselves whole and complete, this notion that we are incomplete as we are, that motivates us to "do." 

Everyone familiar with Self Inquiry is familiar with thought watching, the process of witnessing the thoughts as they arise within us. Allot of the time, we end up doing allot of thinking about thinking...which is nothing but yet another thought.

Click here to join Peter Dziuban as we explore that which is always Present...the Present itself.

Click here to read these nondual gems. Enjoy the perfume of silence.

  John Levy was born of  a rich, aristocratic Jewish family in London. An expert in Indian folk music, he was an accomplished musician. He spent much of his adult life in India, where he met the venerable Atmananda Krishna Menon, and was taught by him to give instruction. Menon said to him, “ Live only for a short time as a yogi, because I think it is importnant for you to unlearn people about being yogis.”

Click here to read about John Levy, The Man who brought Atmananda Krishna Menon to the West

Pop! Goes the Weasel!

 Truth lovers eventually discover that the only thing they ever experience is the Present Moment, Now, and that Consciousness is Outside of Time and Space. Rarely, do we hear a discussion as to what this actually means as the Truth of Our Experience.

 In the present moment, all we ever experience is the perception of gross and subtle objects, never the object in itself. One way of putting this is that we only ever experience thought, perceptions, mentations, or as is popular to say these days, arisings.

But, what does this say about what we actually experience? Do we ever experience more than one thought, mentation or arising at a time? Does one arising exist within another? Are they somehow chained together?

 Click here to consider this investigation of memory, causality and the apparent continuity of the body, mind and World with Rupert Spira.

Some of you may be familiar with the Nisargadatta quote: " For you, you appear in the world. For me, the world appears in me."  Is this a final revelation, or the beginning of a much bigger one? Click here to share another beautiful dialogue with Rupert Spira revealing the true final realization.

Robert Adams was a fascinating fellow, who had an early childhood spontaneous awakening. later visited with Paramahansa Yogananda who he spoke in the highest regard of for decades, and finally moved to Tiruvannamalai where he shed the last vestiges of ego (and his clothes!) upon his first visual contact with Ramana Maharshi. Click here to read a small clip if his work

One of the pivotal texts on non duality and the nature of experience is the Mandukya Upanishad with Guadapada's karikas. In it, Guadapada carefully de-constructs the illusion of causality. Click here to read a discussion by our friend, Greg Goode, on Guadapada's teaching on Causality.

Paramarthasara, meaning the Epitmony of the Highest Truth could be the earliest and highest work on Advaita Vedanta ever written. Click here to read Atmananda Krishna Menon's short summary of this text, attributed to Adi Sesa, the primnevil serpent, and discover one of the clearest manuals on reality ever written.

Fractals, like the one here, are a "rough or fragmented geometric shape", which, in nature, are considered infinitely complex with self similarity, and are,thus, sometimes refered to as the "thumbprints of God".

To us, here at StillnessSpeaks, it is our continuing hope to share with our subscribers "thumbprints of God", thru those texts, audios, videos, and images of profound beauty that evoke an openess,a stillness in the viewer.

Here are some  interesting quotes captured from our Facebook Pages ( Have a Facebook account? Be sure to join as a friend by clicking here). Click here to catch up on our recent posts there as we begin to compile and release new material to our subscribers.

Truth, Love and, ohhh, did I say...

Beauty?

Infinity Speaks

Some of you,including the author, spent time with Ramesh in Inida; indeed, meeting with him was part of a rite of passage for many who ventured to India with an interest in Advaita and Nisargadatta Maharaj while investigating the nature of reality and their experience.

Click here to read a short remebrance by our friend Wayne Liquirman

Recently, I shared with a friend that, "Transparency and Perfume are spilling out all over the place." 

This little quip brought forth this beautiful poem, which he entitled, "Mmmmmm."

It is a hymn to awakening "with a hangover, in the arms of Maya."

Click here to read what all the "Mmmmmm" is about.

Take a break and watch Christian the Lion, Love Loving Love, one of the greatest video clips ever. Sweet!

We intend to explore reality more deeply with Jeff in October. In the meantime, we offer you a quick clip of Jeff discussng, "What is Brahman?"

Who is Jeff Foster? Looks like happiness from here.  :-)

Click here to watch a quick clip of Jeff Foster

Join us as we continue our investigation of words that confuse many Truth Seekers only because these terms, used in Self Inquiry, mean different things to different people. One that is a source of chronic confusion is the word Enlightenment. Click here to read, as James Swartz, traditonal vedanta scholar and author, explains what is meant by Enlightenment.

Click here to explore,"What is Enlightenment?"

Precious Gifts, Jnanis in Our Midst: Anonymous Sweet Poems gently whispered to open your heart and return home.

Click here to read two of a series of anonymously offered poems by love itself.

What is the true substance of that which we think, perceive, imagine,  and sense as our experience?

This question and answer delves into the perceived reality of our sense of separation, leaving us with the perfume of this realization:

“To know ourselves as ourselves as one with whatever appears is love. To know
our self as independent of whatever appears is peace and to be available at
every moment to take the shape of all possible appearances is freedom.”


Click here to enjoy the perfume of the question, the answer and the journey.
 

Continuing our exploration of the words we use in Self Inquiry, we now turn to the word, "non-duality." This word seems to be the equivalent of the tradtional Sanskrit term "advaita", but, is it? Today, we join Jerry Katz, the founder of nonduality.com and The NonDuality Salon. Click here to read Jerry Katz in a discussion on the many different facets of meaning of the contemporary word, non-duality.

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"You have not known Total Chaos...... Just wait."

Click here to watch the Osho video

Like a Samurai soldier, Francis Lucille offers us a meditation, the heart of which  gently lreturns us to the non locatable space and the inevitable conclusion the "Iam that Iam."

Click here to read Francis' meditation on dissolving the sense of separation:

Many of you have watched the Conscious.TV interview with Rupert Spira and I where we discuss Art and Consciousness. This interview occured after a previous film project we did with Rupert discussing his book, The Transparency of Things and exploring our perceptions, bodily sensations, thoughts, images and feelings to uncover the reality of our direct experience. This series investigated the belief in separation, not from an intellectual point of view, but in the here and now as an experiential exercise.

The reaction was immediate and positive. Many asked when the 2 DVD set might be available so that they could benefuit from the entire process we covered. Today, we received this 2 DVD set, The Transparency of Things, at StillnessSpeaks, and they are available while they last by clicking here.

At The Mumonkan Centre, Rupert began a free two month online study course in which the material we discussed in the2  DVD set and his book is covered. Yesterday, he responded to this question:

"You comment that Awareness or consciousness is simply observing the various arisings...as though there are two things:  one called Awareness or consciousness and the other called arisings. Why would you posit such a dualistic notion in an effort to share the wisdom of non-dual experience?"

It was an interesting question which triggered a very clear answer. Click here to read Rupert Spira discussing what we call the Provisional Witness.

Freeman John Dyson FRS (born December 15, 1923) is a British-born[1] American[2] theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum field theory, solid-state physics, and nuclear engineering. Dyson is a member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Dyson lives in Princeton, New Jersey, as he has for over fifty years.

-Compliments of Wikipedia

Click here to find out what he said.

Many of you have been introduced to the work of Rupert Spira, the author of Transparency of Things through StillnessSpeaks ( Click here to see videos and more about Rupert Spira). His exploratory investigation of the underlying reality of our experience has helped many people. Few know that his wife, the wonderful Ellen Emmet also teaches "authentic movement" and nondual therapy. Click here to see a video workshop which explores The Body of Presence. Explore the belief that we are a separate body with Ellen Emmet here.

Mumonkan Centre hosts a FREE online Advaita/NonDuality  beginning September 1ststudy group on Rupert Spira's Transparency of Things beginning September 1st.

Click here to Join Online Advaita teaching with Rupert Spira

Click here to watch Chris Hebard interview Rupert Spira on Art.

Click here for the journal entry, The Instant Before the Upsurge, by a former student of Jean Klein and Francis Lucille.

Click here to see Maurizio give an "advaita' description of the Science and NonDuality Conference.

Click here to explore the Science and Non Duality program and speakers at this exciting world wide event.

What makes Greg Goode different? Click here to find out.

Click here to see more video and infomration on Rupert Spira.

Click here to explore the work of Steven Harrison in print, audio and video.

Consider this quote:

"Can love exist without an object?
Love exists only without an object. Love is the love of the objectless by the objectless."

Click here to read the new entry by Francis Lucille

We have all of Jean Klein's books now, including his recently released "The Book of Listening". We also have limited inventory available of actual filmed satsangs with Jean Klein, which will be available this week.

Today, we offer you a new article by Jean Klein, We hope you enjoy it, Click here.

I am shocked at how many seekers I talk to summarily reject U.G.'s work even though they have almost no clear knowledge of his contribution to the "natural state."

For those of you with a sense of humor, U.G. is always reccomended; he was direct and shockingly refreshing. No candy coating here.

But, I find this book has some very special material in two areas: the strange emergence of "all of the junK' which must surface as we release our beliefs and welcome whatever arises, what U.G. calls the calamity and a brutally honest evaluation regarding the non existence of the seperate self. The clarity of this material is a breath of fresh air.

later, U.G. gets drawn into political opinions which are of little consequence; after all they are beliefs.

In any case, i encourage you to explore his work. Today, we share an article of his. Click here.

For Those of you who missed it, here is a summary on Wolter Keers and his remarkable writings: 

Wolter Keers was one of the first to introduce Advaita Vedanta to the Netherlands. He travelled extensively in India during the 1950's, becoming a disciple of both Ramana Maharshi and Atmananda Krishna Menon. He returned and began teaching in Brussels during the 1970's. In 1977, he founded a publication called Yoga Advaita ( 1977-1982) and, Advaita (1938 to 1985). He was published in The Mountaiun Path, the magazine of the Ramanaashram. He also translated the book entitled, I am That, written by Nisagadatta Maharaj into Dutch.

Who was Paul Brunton?

 "When you awaken to truth as it really is, you will have no occult vision, you will have no "astral" experience, no ravishing ecstasy. You will awaken to it in a state of utter stillness, and you will realize truth was always there within you and that reality was always there around you. Truth was not something which has grown and developed through your efforts. it is not something which has been achieved or attained by laboriously adding up those efforts. it is not something which has to be made more and more perfect each year. And once your mental eyes are opened to truth they can never be closed again."

Paul Brunton

 Click here to find out more about Paul Brunton.

Recently, we had an "out of body" experience: while working on StillnessSpeaks, entire entries began to mysteriously disappear. Quickly, we shut down the server, thinking an evildoer was respoonsible. Alas, it was no hacker, it was a metacrrawler who had mysteriously invaded our code and was gleefully disinitegrating blog entries at a furious speed.

One entry which we found to be very helpful was a DVD clip of James Swartz in an interview regarding Moksha, Liberation and Enlightenment..Meet Ramji and see the clip with James Swartz and Chris Hebard

It was a great enjoyment to read this book."
Jean Klein (Who Am I?)

"I really liked this book! It is simple, witty and fragrant with the Source from which it was received. A wonderful gift to be passed on to our loved ones."
Francis Lucille (Eternity Now)

Click here to see what the Chuck Hillig is excitement about?

Click here to hear Francis Lucille discuss The Gateless Gate and The Hot Seat.

Click here to read a Chapter from The Book of Listening by Jean Klein.

In Fact, as of this date, the hardcover version of Peter's book is not currently available,

Luckily, StillnessSpeaks represents the book now in it's bookstore and the paperback copy is now available through us.

You have to read this book to understand the excitement. I called it a finnishing book.

Click here to find out why Peter Dzuiban's book, Consciousness is All, is at the top of many lists.

Today, we are announcing  that Volumes 2 thru 5 are available through our store.

In the meantime, we offer our subscribers two new video clips of Francis named Words are Optional and Understanding Requires No Vigilance.

Click here for more information and to read FREE writings by Wolter Keers.

To assist students of non duality with an interest in quantum theory and  consciousness,  the work of Stanley Sobottka, a Professor Emeritus of Physics at The University of Virginia is one of “best of breed”. His “Course in Consciousness” covers the spectrum of physics to spirituality.

This is a dense, well researched work, recommended for those so inclined by Francis Lucille during a discussion regarding Libet and other experiments that illustrate that, in fact, we neither control nor author our thoughts. This being realized, we are prepared to conclude that, as individual personalities, we do not “make” our decisions.

This is compelling grist for thinkers investigating whether we are “the doer of our deeds.”

In the final analysis, this type of work is primarily helpful as a tool to destabilize our belief systems and, hopefully, detach us , allowing us to turn directly inward.

Click here to read a brief question and answer for the William Sobottka course which can be found at this link: http://www.faculty.virginia.edu/consciousness

Recently, we heard from Pradeep Apte, an author and disciple of Nisargadatta. He has given us permission to distribute his works on Nisargadatta including the unpublished book of "I Am" quotes and The Nisargadatta Gita. Click here to access these FREE e books on Nisargadatta.

Click here to discover what Heisenberg meant.

What is Wrong with purposeful action?

All you need is to listen, remember, ponder. It is like taking food. All you can do is to bite off, chew and swallow.

Click here to see what Nisargadatta meant by pondering.

That is the significance of the comparison made between the world of the waking state and the dream world.

Click here to read how Ramana Maharshi explains that both are creations of the mind.

Click here to allow U.G. Krishnamurti to explain that there is no self to discover.

Keep it simple: perhaps this simple plan will help, complements of the Ashtavakra Gita.

Click here to read this brief explanation was given to me by Ramesh Balsekar in India.

The Self is seeking itself. The irony is hilarious if you think about it...

Click here to hear Aja addresses that which conducts the inquiry!

A: Lovers of delusion dislike anything which is unlike delusion. And
the thing most unlike delusion is Reality.

Click here for Vernon Howard discussing the rejection of Reality.

Click here for Nisargadatta Maharaj discussing habit, memory, desire and thinking yourself as a person.

Click here to discover what Ramana Maharshi said about thoughts being an obstacle.

Click here to discover what vernon Howard said.

Click here to discover the answer in this poem by Christopher Hebard.

When you awaken to truth as it really is, you will have no occult vision, you will have no "astral" experience, no ravishing ecstasy.

You will awaken to it in a state of utter stillness...

Click here to discover what Paul Brunton revealed about awakening.

Click here to read what Rumi said would appear.

Click here to see a brilliant video clip by Adyashanti and an article by Eckhart Tolle discussing the biological necessity of change now.

A warm wind billows, thru the corridors of mind, gently reminding...

Click here to read an excerpt from The Truth Is, a book by Papaji, Sri H.W. L. Poonja

Click here to be swept away in a Rumi poem.

Though clear that there is no one and nothing but Self, Consciousness, The One, Ignorance reaches out and prays for help.

Ignorance is only that which ignores reality: we are whole and complete limitless awareness, not limited, seperate and needy.

Click here to discover the secret of how prayer works by Christopher Hebard.

"Only in this Root, only as this Root, are we all One and the Same for ever. "

Click here as Douglas harding discusses the meditation that reveals The Void.

Click here to read the explanation of "no thinker-no doer" by James Swartz

Click here to discover what exactly is Mythia and Avidya?

Click here for an explanation of Maya and Brahman.

Click here to read The Guru Gita and Arati.

Click here to read Adyashanti's words regarding the nothingness we are. 

We all know the symbol of OM or AUM, but, do we know it's hidden meaning? This beautiful symbol unfolds the entire mystery of SELF,and points to Truth.  Walk with me while we consider the rich heritage and meaning of the symbol AUM:

So, where does self inquiry lead us when we realize that experience is not the answer?

Click here to read a poem unfolding that which we are.

Click here to see how science proved that our awareness of motion occurs after the movement occurs. You thought you were in charge?