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Anthem
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 Posted - Dec 12 2010 : 2:12:31 PM
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"I am officially no longer an 'Advaita teacher' or 'Nonduality teacher' - if, indeed, I ever was one. Life cannot be put into words, and however beautiful the words of Advaita/Nonduality are, they must be discarded in the end. I could never claim to be any sort of authority on this stuff. I will continue to speak, to sing my song to those who are open to listening, but gone is the need to adhere to any tradition, to use Advaita-speak to avoid real, authentic human engagement, to pretend that I am in any way more or less special than you, to kid you that i know more than you, to play the 'teacher' by refusing to meet you in the play, to stop listening to you because i see you as 'still stuck in the dream' or 'still a person'. This message is about love, in the true sense of the word - otherwise it is simply nihilism masquerading as freedom. The 'Advaita Police' reply 'Who cares?'. I say I do. I do."
Hi Carson,
Thanks for sharing this quote, I think it is wonderfully disarming and it sounds a lot like the death of the "spiritual ego". I quoted it again here so it wouldn't get lost in the other thread, and wanted to ask if this came from a particular book?
Thanks for any help,
Anthem |
Edited by - Anthem on Dec 12 2010 2:13:57 PM |
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Katrine
Norway
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Posted - Dec 12 2010 : 3:00:44 PM
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Hi Anthem
Hipp hurra!
I was very happy to read this quote too :)
I did some research. I don't think it is in any of his books (not yet anyway)
But he posted it as a note on his facebook page here:
To Meet in the Play
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?i...p_2347471856 |
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Anthem
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Posted - Dec 13 2010 : 10:38:40 PM
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Thanks Katrine for the info.
It is interesting how the "I" can take ownership even of spiritual "knowledge" and in words of non-duality, it seems almost contradictory. I think I've heard it said before that the "spiritual I/ me" is the last resting place for the "ego". Having spiritual knowledge to provide and help others with seems innocent enough and it is innocent even though it can also certainly be a "sticky" stopping ground for an extended period of time.
In my desire to help, I have certainly observed attachment to "providing" spiritual wisdom or help. After recognizing that there is nothing "I" can really say to help others, that each person's path is so uniquely their own, it becomes difficult to say anything at all. So more listening, immersing in others words instead.
Fortunately talking also still happens anyway and if somehow people help themselves from hearing words....miraculous |
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Etherfish
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Posted - Dec 13 2010 : 11:38:30 PM
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| a non-teacher of the no-path begins to sound like a teacher of the path |
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Jeff Foster - "beyond" non-duality/ advaita
