N’s method of self-inquiry avoids the nihilstic perils of deconstruction in all its various vivekas by emphasizing the ‘I am.’
This ‘I am’ is reflected consciousness, and thus, reflected existence. This is the moon to which N is pointing.
After your karmic voyage of personal deconstruction upon imaginary seas of namarupa.
N says land upon this everpresent natural satcitananda first. Feel the primordial full moon power of cicchaya!
The light of self-shining consciousness will be here presently.
Mahamaya, or the great that which is not, has two superpowers: veiling and projecting.
Being ignorant of that which is: this is the veiling power of maya.
Creating a world in such a state of mind: this is the projecting power of maya.
One doesn't remove this maya by believing in her books. Maya is the root of all knowledge.
Removing the ignorance of that which is, is self-inquiry. Tattvamasi, this is the way.
footnotes
Maya veils the rope and projects the snake—as in the rope is satcitananda and the snake is namarupa.
Veiling—as soon as one appears, they make you feel born.
Projecting—as in a dream is mindstuff but a world is dreamstuff.
Nihilism is appealing to the neo age. But only maya doesn’t exist.
Existence still is. Only a person could deny that.
Waking, dreaming, and sleeping are states of reflected consciousness. Pure unreflected self-shining consciousness is stateless.
Atman is in the state of everything. Atman isn't in a state of anything. Atman is in the state but not of the state.
As dreaming is the halfway house for sleeping, reflected consciousness is the halfway house for awakening. Call this halfway house, I Am.
footnotes
full, half, and new are states of the moon. there is no dark side of the sun.
the sea is in every wave. the sea is not a wave. the sea is in the wave but not of the wave.
either the dream state is half-awake or the waking state is full-on dreaming. call this aham's paradox.
Am I the watcher, knower, or karma chameleon?
They say the watcher is born of awareness and the knower is born of being.
But did you know the doer is born of bliss?
It’s not just namarupa. It’s namarupa in love.
Never misunderestimate ananda.
the watcher is born of awareness. the knower is born of being. the doer is born of bliss. it’s not just namarupa. it’s namarupa in love.
this reflection of consciousness is talking to this reflection of consciousness
lovingly disidentify with this fog of personality and rest in your subjective existence
this reflection of consciousness is pure consciousness by the way
Consciousness may shine in a dream but it's a reflection of consciousness only.
But touch one side and you’re spontaneously touching the other.
Not only is consciousness all sides of a coin, consciousness is the only capital.
Thus it's said to abide in this Aham is to abide in that Parabrahman.
Another name for pure consciousness is awareness. Awareness is the witness.
Another name for the reflection of awareness is consciousness. Consciousness is the watcher.
Another name for ahankara is I am. Aham Brahmasmi is I Am That.
