Without divine revelation being transmitted by a trustworthy one, silence is boring.
Faith begins with trust and ends in disillusionment or realization.
Advaitic self-inquiry is founded on affirming vedic faith, or practical nondual devotion
(religions (including scientific materialism) are founded on
blind faith and its dogmatic theories of god or everything).
In advaita, silence is the ground,
but the divine word (veda) is the revelation
heard (sruti) by the seer (rishi).
It is the voice of the silence
introducing truth to the world.
But divine revelation is not to be believed!
Divine revelation is taken on faith
until confirmed or disproved.
Science investigates the physical world
but self-inquiry is investigating
the divine revelation of the metaphysical one.
Form follows function. Name follows form. X follows name.
Solve for function. Absolute consciousness is not functioning.
Self-awareness begins in beginningless ignorance and ends in endless insight.
You don’t need a surgeon general to know this kensho is addictive.
Self-realization is not a question of countless causeless quotes.
Self-realization is one of four advaita mahavakyas.
Consciousness is brahman. Atman is brahman. I am brahman. Tattvamasi.
Self-awareness requires the space of maya and the time of avidya. And as maya is to form, and avidya, name, satcitananda is pervading namarupa now—call this principle, vishnu.
In advaita, it’s not as much original sin as beginningless ignorance. And original revelations are transported via rishi guru lightning and upanishadic thunder.
The mind calls intellect, intuition. The intellect calls intelligence, revelation. And the grace of beginningless ignorance is it’s not endless too.
Reality is self-revelatory.
Reality cannot be known. Only reality knows.
The revelation of reality is spontaneous. And although transmitted revelation is not, it may spark such sudden revelation.
Reflected intelligence shines in the intellect. The intellect informs the mind. The mind deconstructs the mind. Intelligence is self-luminous.
The ground of an individual is atman, the real self. The ground of the universe is brahman, the great reality. That atman is brahman is ultimate knowledge.
One comes to brahman through atman. One comes to atman through avidya, as one comes to nirvana through samsara.
One jiva, one avidya. One atman, one brahman. This is the mythical mystical math of eva-jiva-vada.
there's nothing wrong. there is no golden age. i am brahman.
the only thing is i am ignorant of that.
which came first? ignorance or conditioning both are beginningless.
ignorance ends.
non-abiding realization is there when you listen.
non-abiding confirmation without abiding invalidation isn't nothing.
self-realization is not a badge of honor.
i doesn't need your stinking badges.
every samadhi is non-abiding samadhi, with the exception of the nirvikalpa one.
nirvikalpa samadhi is the absolute point of view.
this point of view is savikalpa, non-abiding at best.
not that there's anything wrong with that 😍
take heart. ignorance ends. that is all.
when you find the right myth, marry it.
Existence, consciousness, and bliss is the rope. Name and form is the snake.
Sat, cit, and ananda are not three layers of brahman. Satcitananda is a single substrate, brahman. And namarupa is a superimposition of maya on this substrate.
This analogy of rope and snake is a temporary article of faith and not dogma. This advaitic myth is not to be believed, but confirmed.
Without confirmation, it's neither truth nor untruth. And believing myth with blind faith doesn't make it true, but untrue. Yet as long as the myth hasn't been unproven, keep the faith.
The reflection of satcitananda is satmaya, citmaya, and anandamaya, of course.
Anandamaya is the causal body. This is like saying self-awareness is the primal cause.
Anandamaya is nothing if not a seeker and a lover.
The mind is satmaya, existence-maya, dream. The intellect is citmaya, consciousness-maya, buddhi.
Witnessing is to existence (being) as intuition is to consciousness (knowledge).
The happiness urge is anandamaya, always the procreant urge.
As devotion is to bliss (oneness).
In the name of the witness, knower, and beloved.
Metaphors address the right side of the brain.
The right side of the brain connects to the left side of the subtle body.
Here intellect and intuition reside.
The intellect is an aspect of the reflection of pure consciousness on the subtle body.
They call this aspect the vijnanamaya, or citmaya so to speak.
Intuition is that point of reflection, like the witness is in regards to satmaya.
They call this the knower.
