Song of Satcitananda

1. To thee I sing

I am is the expression of the principle of existence. To thee I sing.

I know is the outgrowth of the ground of consciousness. To that I listen.

I love is radiating from holistic bliss infinity. To self-awareness.

2. In God, I love

In primordial Maya, I am. In samsara, I’m not even that.

In samsara, I know I am during a profound revelation or two. Otherwise, sometimes I think I am and sometimes I think I’m not.

In God, I love. In samsara, I love some things. In reality, I am holistic bliss infinity.

3. no words

There are no words to describe Parabrahman.

Words can only point to the pointless.

That gap is called Zeno's paradox.

4. For Zeno

There are no words to describe Parabrahman. Words can only point to the pointless. That gap is called Zeno's paradox.

The world is made of memories but I am that before the mind records it.

Personal deconstruction hurts. The personal kills.

5. this Big Bang

I am, I know, I love. Such is the power of three.

Existence, consciousness, bliss, are the names of Maya.

Between absolute awareness and self-awareness appears this Big Bang.

Not this. That.

It’s not about the quality of this.
Not this, not this.
That.

This is an appearance in that.
This isn’t really this.
This is always that.

This is like a dream.
God is like a dreamer
waving its wonder of maya.

God minus maya is that.
I minus this am that.
That is that.

2. that, oh my

Discernment, dispassion, and an earnestness for that, oh my.

Mind-training isn’t rocket science. It’s like learning how to use a hammer.

You can bang your thumb forever or hit the nail on the head.

3. Basho is big

Basho is big in Japan. There are statues of him along the narrow road to the deep north. I have seen the ones at Hiraizumi and Yamadera. His greatest haiku was the one he never wrote. Ya Matsushima.

Fleas, lice,
The horse pissing
Near my pillow
~Basho wrote this one. This is Blyth's translation.

4. to the light

Between DNA and psychological conditioning, I am.

Firewood appears to be on fire. Light is appearing as wood.

Fire is wood returning to the light.

5. beyond bee

Beyond bee and beekeeper is being.

Self-awareness is appearing in awareness.

Satcitananda is beyond words.

On the Ground of Awareness

Senses see the world, mind sees the senses, and awareness witnesses everything.

Awareness is not attention. Attention is mind superimposed on awareness. Awareness is the ground.

I think I am the mind but in reality I’m that awareness. But this is easier said than done.

This is not about belief, the mind’s religion. This is simple self-awareness. And there’s nothing you can do about it.

2. the light of awareness

Awareness is not only the ground of the self, awareness is the ground of the universe. Thus, I minus Avidya equals That minus Maya.

That awareness is like a screen and this universe is like a movie which that screen also illumines. Like television.

Thus the light of awareness is the ground, the omnipresence of existence is the principle, and holistic infinity of bliss is the essence.

3. when

When the mind is turned off, it's called deep sleep. When the mind is turned on, it's called the dream state.

When beginningless ignorance is turned on, it's dreaming or deep sleep. When avidya is turned off, it's samadhi.

Avidya off with mind on is savikalpa, jivanmukti. And with mind off is nirvikalpa samadhi.

4. god

Everyone has a god. Even no god is a god.

Not knowing your god is not knowing yourself

Beyond god is atman and atman is brahman.

5. sitting

Sitting in a sequoia tree singing out raw poetry.

I was a labyrinth in Santa Fe. I was the loneliest road in America.

By the time I got to Woodstock, there's a forest for the trees.

Self-awareness is the big bang. Self-awareness is what's happening. 

Pure consciousness is the movie screen. Reflected consciousness is the movie.

a. greatest hits 241207

This is not about belief, the mind’s religion. This is simple self-awareness. And there’s nothing you can do about it.

Awareness is not only the ground of the self, awareness is the ground of the universe. Thus, I minus Avidya equals That minus Maya.

When the mind is turned off, it’s called deep sleep. When the mind is turned on, it’s called the dream state.

Everyone has a god. Even no god is a god. Not knowing your god is not knowing your self.

Self-awareness is the big bang. Self-awareness is what’s happening.

The Principle of Satcitananda

Existence is beyond divine. It’s a principle.

The body and the mind and all its thoughts are insentient. It’s the principle of existence which gives them the appearance of something living.

Thus they say you are the principle of existence. For the real you is Brahman.

2. Fireplace

In any working fireplace there’s firewood and woodfire.

Wood is born and cut down. Fire is an eternal principle.

Firewood is to dreaming as woodfire is to reflecting as fire is the subject.

3. Thus Maya

The logic of nonduality requires the paradox of Maya. Otherwise Brahman cannot be Brahman.

For Brahman to be Brahman, Brahman must be beyond all definitions of spacetime.

Whatever appears to be changeable or limited is not Brahman. And Brahman is all there is. Thus Maya.

4. Moonlight

Between ego (I'm somebody) and the principle of existence (I) is reflected existence (I am).

Between the earth and the sun is the moon. Coyotes howl. We sunbathe in its moonlight.

Deconstruct yourself like digging out a loved one following a catastrophic earthquake.

5. Awareness aware of awareness

Awareness aware of awareness appears like a self-reflexive universe.

Are we are on some karmic timeline in that self-reflexive universe?

Self-realization is spontaneous. It only appears to take 13 billion years.

0. My self-reflexive universe

Existence is beyond divine. It’s a principle.

Wood is born and cut down. Fire is an eternal principle.

The logic of nonduality requires the paradox of Maya. Otherwise Brahman cannot be Brahman.

Between the earth and the sun is the moon. Coyotes howl. We sunbathe in its moonlight.

Awareness aware of awareness appears like a self-reflexive universe.

A Paradox Called Maya

The universe is this holographic dream of Brahman.

Not only is this dream appearing in Brahman, it’s nothing but Brahman.

Brahman does not create this dream. It’s a paradox called Maya.

2. three Gods with one Maya

From the point of view of the first two powers of Maya, God is Saguna Brahman.

From the point of view of a third power of Maya, the principle of existence is Nirguna Brahman.

Nirguna Brahman witnesses the universe. Saguna Brahman plays three Gods with one Maya.

3. waiting for its next move

They say nondoing is hard to do.

They say nondoing isn’t something to be done.

They say nondoing is following your heart and waiting for its next move.

4. enough said

Not only does no one get out of here alive, no one gets here born.

In duality, one is the body or the mind after all. 

In nonduality, enough said.

5. No one gets here born octet

Not only does no one get out of here alive.

No one gets here born.

In duality, one is the body or the mind.

In nonduality, enough said.

I am not an object to be illumined by a mind. I am self-luminous.

Only awareness is aware of awareness.

They say with discernment comes dispassion and with dispassion is self-realization. 

Viveka! Viveka! Viveka!

I Am Pure Consciousness

Consciousness is not what you think it is. The mind reflects pure consciousness. (Some call this reflection, consciousness, and pure consciousness, awareness.) Reflected consciousness is what you think consciousness is, but pure consciousness is not this consciousness. 

One can lose this kind of consciousness but awareness can't be lost. Awareness is not a thing in space-time. In fact, space-time appears in awareness. Not only does awareness witness both dream states of the mind (sleeping and waking) but deep sleep (mind off) too.

Consciousness appears in awareness as I Am appears in That. Ignorance of this fact is what makes one human. Dispelling this ignorance is like losing the human form. I am not reflected consciousness. Reflections are the stuff of dreams. I am pure consciousness. Real, not opinion.

2. fearlessence

They say Maya has three powers.

First, it veils; this is called ignorance.

Second, it projects; this is called the dream state.

Third, it reveals; this is called nondual wisdom. 

I pledge my being to that principle of existence. 

I take my stand on that ground of consciousness.

I breathe that fearlessence of holistic bliss infinity.

3. waiting for ananda

driving like star wars in this redwood forest of california where the elk and the ewok play

i am high upon a big sur starry bench with thomas merton and an infinite pacific beneath our wings

standing on the corner of existence street and consciousness waiting for ananda.

4. key

it looks like saguna but it's really nirguna.

superimposition is the key.

you are not a snake.

5.

i remember surprise

i love the unmemorable

snow in san alsemo

6.

Saguna Yoga

Believing people don’t exist is easy thinking.

Knowing you don’t takes the grace of God.

In the world, I am something else. In the grace of God, I am.

From samsara, the way to Nirguna Brahman is through Saguna Brahman.

2. existence

The principle of existence is the silent eye.

The voice of existence says I am.

Samsara hears many things but only loves some of them.

3. that I Am

God is the one manifestation of nonduality.

Consciousness reflecting in the mind makes up many worlds.

Between the principle of existence and this variety of worlds is that I Am.

4. 

The dark side of the moon is who you think you are.

Sometimes I go howling at that full reflection in the sky.

I am sings Werewolves of London from New York to Old Bombay.

0. saguna yoga sutra

In the world, I am something else. In the grace of God, I am. From samsara, the way to Nirguna Brahman is through Saguna Brahman.

The principle of existence is the silent eye. The voice of existence says I am. Samsara hears many things but only loves some of them.

God is the one manifestation of nonduality. Consciousness reflecting in the mind makes up many worlds. Between the principle of existence and this variety of worlds is that I Am.

The dark side of the moon is who you think you are. Sometimes I go howling at that full reflection in the sky. I Am sings Werewolves of London from New York to Old Bombay.

a. Satcitananda is Brahman

There is a time to appear on mountains and a time for mountains to appear in you.

This is the time for mountains to appear in you. Check now if you’re in the right room.

You are not material. The stuff of dreams is conceptual.

The principle of existence is nonconceptual.

Talking Tattvamasi

1. Brahman seen through the fog of Maya

Like the universe of space-time, God appears in Brahman.

God is Saguna Brahman, Brahman seen through the fog of Maya.

Thus that great equation: I minus Ignorance equals God minus Maya.

2. Neither winds nor waves are moving

Brahman appears to move like a God when seen in Maya.

It’s like the sea seems to be all waves as seen from its surface.

Neither winds nor waves are moving. It’s Maya. There’s no serpent in the sea.

3. Faith

Faith in reality precedes realization.

Listen to the great revelation.

Confirm if it checks out.

4. Listen

Get out of your mind!

Listen to the ear of the ear.

Figure it out.

5. Another ode to November

November follows the spring, summer, and fall of Leonardo's body.

November precedes Matsuo's shadow being frozen over.

November is number nine turned up to eleven.

In the name of bare woods, November is ground zero.

6. Imagine

Imagine lucid dreaming.

Imagine witnessing deep sleep.

Imagine not imagining.

7. Reality

Reality is not out of this world.

This world appears in reality.

Embodiment is another name for faith.

8. The Expressions

Reflected consciousness is the expression of pure consciousness.

Divine imagination is the expression of reflected consciousness.

Revelation is the expression of divine imagination.

Brahman Gold

Even space is an appearance in Brahman. Time too.

Space-time is appearing in my open head of pure awareness.

Atman is truly Brahman.

Every object, every thought, is nothing but a name and form superimposed on Brahman.

The world appears in Brahman like shadowy reflections on a clear calm lake.

The reflections may not be real, but still, they're made out of nothing but Brahman.

Be aware. Look at everything as if it's made out of your Self, pure consciousness, Brahman gold.

2. Go go go Satcitananda!

I am sat! I know cit! I love ananda! Go go go Satcitananda!

Atman is the real self. Brahman is the real. The real self is the real.

Nonduality is neither a science nor humanity.

Science and humanity appear in nonduality like islands in the sea.

Self-awareness is job number one, is it not?

Unfortunately fractions are taught here first.

3. I am That is

Not this not this is not enough.

I am That is Tattvamasi.

Brahman is genderless my friends.

4. the ground of consciousness

Space-time may be the main feature

but my silver screen is the real one.

Deconstruct a movie and find a movie screen.

That screen is the ground of consciousness.

5. the ground of consciousness

The ground of consciousness is the principle of existence and the essence of bliss.

The mind is a wildflower growing in that ground of consciousness.

The mind is a wildflower growing in that ground of consciousness.

God, Maya, & Wu Wei Walk Into a Bar

1. ignorance wrapped in a dream inside a mind

God is universal existence wielding the power of the dream state.

Individual existence is ignorance wrapped in a dream inside a mind.

Effortless existence is the wisdom of the dream state intuiting the will of God.

2. like a movie

Beyond the Big Bang Dream is that substrate of Pure Existence like a movie screen.

Now playing is I minus Ignorance equals That Substrate minus Maya. I Am That for short.

As if I'm this open head of pure awareness and a universe is playing on me like a movie.

3. all planets must pass

The world is a ghost of course and I’m that pure existence within which it is ghosting.

In truth, ignorance is the enemy. Maya is like the Swiss Alps.

Darkness is like a shadow in the sun. All planets must pass. Happy Halloween!

a. deep sleep is that

In-between the waking dream and the sleeping dream are many dreams.

Between the sleeping dream and the waking dream is deep sleep.

Deep sleep is that in which sleeping and waking appear.

Looking at Maya through a Telescope

1. Hydrogen is the proverbial snake

The universe is relative, uncertain, and impossible. It’s all like energy and gravity and electricity of a single hydrogen atom 

transforming into more than one-hundred-eight other elements in this dance of Maya. Look, hydrogen itself is not caused by transformation

but is of apparitional causation. Hydrogen is the proverbial snake imagined in the Vedantic rope, the elementary superimposition on Parabrahman.

2. Deep sleep is the self.

Identification with the body-mind requires eight hours deep sleep in order to recover. Disidentification with the body-mind is timeless.

In other words, an ego needs to revisit its truth one out of every three seconds it is appearing here. Outrageous!

As one awakens, that time will lessen. Deep sleep is the self. Keep that in mind while you’re dreaming.

3. Satcitananda is the word.

Satcitananda is the word for the power of three looking at itself.

I formulate the principle of existence. I stand on the ground of consciousness. I worship holistic bliss infinity.

In the name of effortless nondoing, intuitive nonknowing, and unconditional nonloving, aum.

a. H is the proverbial snake imagined in the Vedantic rope.

The universe is relative, uncertain, and impossible. Hydrogen itself is not caused by transformation. H is the proverbial snake imagined in the Vedantic rope.

Disidentification with the body-mind is timeless. Ego needs to revisit its truth one out of every three seconds it is appearing here. Deep sleep is the self. Keep that in mind while you’re dreaming.

Satcitananda is the word for the power of three looking at itself. I stand on the ground of consciousness in the name of effortless nondoing.

x. the word

H is the snake. Deep sleep is the self. Satcitananda is the word.

On the Cit in Satcitananda

1.

Consciousness as most people know it is pure consciousness reflected in the mind.

Pure consciousness is the cit in satcitanada. Some call it awareness. It is the ground of that electric reflected consciousness.

Reflected consciousness is Maya, the power of God. Ignorance is beginningless but not endless. These are two schools of nonduality. There are three.

2.

In duality, it’s either one or three. In nonduality, it’s not two.

Classical mechanics is black and white. Quantum physics is uncertain.

Nonduality is neither knowing nor not knowing. In this way, it’s known.

3.

In the name of effortless nondoing, intuitive nonknowing, and ananda.

The principle of existence says I am. The ground of consciousness grows self-aware.

The essence of bliss is radiating enlightenment.

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In deep sleep, the power of three

1. In deep sleep, the power of three

In deep sleep, the power of three is at rest.

No busyness or inertia. No wisdom too.

Maya gets turned off when God has shit to do.

2. Taking place in a personal world

As long as you are taking place in a personal world, you are believing in a universal god.

Finding out what that is is real self-inquiry.

But God is not a concept. It’s just another name for the force, life force, prana, manifestation of the self.

3. Waiting for your bubble

Living in the material world is like waiting for your bubble to burst.

My sweet lord, my golden lady, my absolute without a pronoun.

What is life? I am, I know, I love. I love that I know I am. Who am I?

4. Says I am

The principle of existence says I am.

The ground of consciousness feels beyond all fields.

The essence of bliss smells like holistic bliss infinity.

5. Returning to the truth

Deep sleep is like returning to the truth while living in avidya.

Seeing through avidya has been a dream of mine ever since the sixties.

Fractal dreaming is dreaming all the way up and down.

Vivarta-vada and the Life Force

1. vivarta-vada and the life force

Speaking of vivarta-vada, the apparent modification is called vivarta. The transformative modification is called parinama.

Per the clay pot analogy, a pot is the parinama of clay. The clay is vivarta of brahman. Both are modes of maya.

In reality, there’s the principle of existence in satcitananda. In the cosmic egg, there’s the principle of life called prana, life force of I am. 

2. the universe is not a product of brahman

The universe is not a product of Brahman. 

The causal relationship between Brahman and the cosmic order is merely apparent, like a mirage, a dream, a superimposition, an hallucination like the classic snake in a rope.

Causation is a big thing between the modes of Maya: apparent and transformative. Brahman supports this phenomenal world, but transcends its cause-and-effect duality.

The Real Big Bang

Deep sleep is the real big bang. Deep sleep appears within that which is beyond the three powers of reflected consciousness, that fourth, Turiya.

The three powers or states of reflected consciousness are deep sleep, the sleeping dream, and the waking dream. The Fourth is Satcitananda.

Within the Fourth, the body-mind appears. Its default settings are off: deep sleep. Mind turns on first: the sleeping dream state. The body turns on next: the dreaming waking state.

Until one's original ignorance is turned off in the waking state, do not pass go. Return to deep sleep for your recharging. And another day in a life.

Ignorance (avidya) off but body-mind (maya) on is called Jivanmukti. Ignorance off and body-mind off is called Nirvikalpa Samadhi.

Satcitananda and Powers of Three

Satcitananda is the absolute nondual godhead. Saguna Brahman is its power of three: I Am, I Know, I Love.

In the mirror of Maya this looks like spontaneity, self-awareness, and unconditional love.

That principle of existence is manifesting as effortless nondoing.

That ground of consciousness is flowering as intuitive nonknowing.

That essence of bliss is breathing as unconditional nonloving.

Suite Nonduality: The Edge of Maya

1.

Doing and not doing are two sides of the same ignorance.

Nondoing is the wisdom of Maya. Nondoing is the will of God. Listen. Surrender.

Neither Citizen Kane nor Bartleby, Wu Wei is the razor’s edge of God’s great sword, Maya.

2.

What exactly is the difference between nondoing and not doing?

In not doing, the body is turned off but the mind is still in control of the switch. 

In nondoing, the body may be on or off, but God is wielding the sword.

3.

In the land of duality, there are 10,000 objects and one subject. While visiting, it is wise to pay one's respect to God.

In the world, it's not a question of theism or atheism. All people come with gods.

Deconstructing God before deconstructing the personal is divine madness.

4. 

I Am is the voice of God.

God is the principle of existence conceptualized.

Black holes are indescribable. So am I.

Issac, Quantumaya, and Parabrahman

Samsara is like Newtonian physics. Maya is like Quantum physics. Parabrahman is like the Anti-physics.

Look, there is no grand unification theory. There’s only nondual reality. In dreaming, there’s the waking dream and the sleeping dream; deep sleep is not a dream.

Similarly, there is Newtonian ignorance and quantum Maya; nonduality does not harmonize the one with two. Nonduality is beyond mind and god.

A Rose is a Rose is a Sunflower Sutra

If I-Know is an offshoot from the ground of consciousness, then self-awareness is its flower.

If I-Love is the fragrance of the essence of bliss, then unconditional love is its essential oil.

If I-Am is the principle of existence in action, then nondoing is its core.

Being Afterword

If part of you believes you're an individual being, then part of you believes there is a universal one as well.

This universal one is like a god. Giving it a name and backstory is just what people do.

It's voice is echoing inside you — I am.

footnote

This nameless god that speaks I Am is the manifestation of the Principle of Existence.

That principle of existence is the ground of consciousness is the essence of bliss. 

Some call that nondual trinity, Satcitananda.