What is the Originating Cause of The Universe?

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." 

Today, we share with you the Tiger of Non-Duality, Mr, Peter Dziuban, author of the controversial and successful Consciousness is All.  

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.

Presence expresses itself through truth (Intelligence), Love and Beauty. Today, we share the beautiful poetry of our friend, Susan Kahn, as she drapes words over the simplest but most difficult subject ever discussed.

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

This week we explore with James Swartz the classic meaning of the word, satsang.

The word satsang is a Sanskrit compound.  'Sat’ means truth, reality and/or ‘what is. ‘Sang’ is an abbreviated form of the word sanga and means an association or company of individuals.  In the context of enlightenment, it is a group of individuals whose primary interest is enlightenment.

Click here to read James Swartz on “What is Satsang?” and our in depth analysis of what it means in the neo advaita community

John Levy: Saint or Sage?

  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