INTRODUCTION Further to the previous Blog post regarding the ‘Not Me’ teaching of Jim Newman, and the “Comparative” Non-Dual Teachings of Advaita Vedanta as elucidated by Ramana Maharshi, this post attempts to clarify the use of the term Awareness in…
INTRODUCTION Non-dual means one, thus any attempt to dissect the one, is a fallacy, such as in the heading above, where ‘comparative’ is suggested as a description of the intent of this article. A clumsy attempt perhaps, but when a…
Extracts by Zalan on 3 Jan 2021 Opening Comments: Most of the presentation is an outline of daily practice that was undertaken by the Essenes. The major source was a Szekely text (Ref.1), extracted about twenty years ago, however, I…
Sitting by the Barron and immersing the mind’s thought stream with the river. The action of the flow and the stillness of the ponds, the cycle of birth and death. I reflect on the 4 elements that are expressed here…
Monday, 23 Nov 2020 I offer the following explanation from my limited ego experience and my understanding of the writings and the Teachings of Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi. Disclaimer: I am a novice on a Soul Journey of understanding, (a Sramana),…
22-11-20 Sunday Sitting produces a good variety of topics to contemplate and the sitting is really a ‘musing’, sometime amusing as well and nearly always a Bridge to a deeper understanding, which leads the stream of consciousness into a ‘thought…
A recent interview broached the topic of Shamanism, which often goes under the radar, wrt conversations in public domain, and so it was really refreshing to listen to the explanations of the place that Shamanism has in the world, and…
‘Sacred Activism’ is a term being used to describe the preponderance of spiritual teaching that seems to be arising presently. Perhaps the increasing interest in yoga and meditation, which has now become common in the West, has softened the public…
Many of the current advertising claims made for the various manufactured products, rely on taking a piece of scientific enquiry and establishing it as the CAUSE for action in the body. However, it is the wisdom of a healthy functioning…
At its essence, animal liberation is actually human liberation, the letting go of attachment. It may seem strange and uncaring to suggest this, but there is a basis in the exploration of our true selves, which confirms the core of…