Share Long:
Also, if consciousness is the only reality, then how
can everything else be an appearance?
Asking the important questions.
George Gurdjieff taught that man is asleep and he needs
to wake up. It this is true one might ask, 'How do I know
if I am dreaming or not?'
People
Richard, a friend of mine who has very good experiences says that maya is a
covering, then it's a transparent veil. But finally it's actually a ladder, a
means to fullest realization. Also, if consciousness is the only reality, then
how can everything else be an appearance? Aren't the sense
Share Long:
What do you think it means when he says that the
mind...will withdraw from samsara on its own?
The POV of Adwaita, according to the Adwaita Tradition
of Shankaracharya, is 'consciousness is the only
reality', everything else is an appearance based on
the senses.
According to
Richard and merudanda too, thank you both for posting links about Guru Dev.
Richard thanks too for all the summaries you do. I've saved quite a few of
them and yes I realize they're in archives. Now a question: what do you think
it means when he says that the mind...will withdraw from
wleed3:
Will LBS soon publish the words of Guru DEV?
In reality, the aim of life is to stop the mind from
involvement with this world. If one engages in the
spiritual practice of Bhagavan and in thinking and
speaking about Him, the mind will start dwelling on
Him, and after some time, it
