Posted: 02/08/10 01:02 AM | by oncechris | temecula
The Six Enneads by Plotinus
The East was not unique in offering clear direction uncovering the ultimate reality. In fact, there are many Western mystics or "philosophers" who exposed the light of our true nature through deep introspection.
Perhaps you have heard this great quote:
""There, our Self-seeing is a communion with the Self, restored to purity. No doubt we should not speak of "seeing," but, instead of [speaking of] "seen" and "seer," speak boldly of a simple unity. For in this seeing we neither see, nor distinguish, nor are there, two. The man is changed, no longer himself nor belonging to himself; he is merged with the Supreme, sunken into It, one with It; it is only in separation that duality exists. This is why the vision baffles telling; for how could a man bring back tidings of the Supreme as something separate from himself when he has seen It as one with himself?"--- Plotinus: Enneds,9: 6:10
Posted: 02/07/10 11:36 PM | by oncechris | temecula
Great Texts Pointing to Deconstruction of Time and Space
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.
Posted: 02/07/10 08:38 PM | by oncechris | temecula
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.
Posted: 02/07/10 07:32 PM | by oncechris | temecula
As we approach the release of the all new StillnessSpeaks Interview with Peter Dziuban, author of Consciousness is All, he explores the non existence of boundaries and containers to Awareness, this "spaceless space" that exists outside of time altogether.
Posted: 01/31/10 11:04 PM | by oncechris | temecula
Here is a paraphrase of one of my very favorite quotes:
"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."