Basically… I’ve been thinking of “manners of teaching” a lot, and how to get my ass out of this situation (or rather, others butts… to quit placing beliefs on mine, or anyones “enlightenment)… and, as you can see, that came out in my post. Amazing how consciousness evolves with just a bit of loving intention though.

My bad man… teaching enlightenment, is definetly tricky business, especially when you don’t know you actually have an audience.

Let’s take a look at a few points you brought up.

You mentioned the disconnect vibe in the sense that nonduality is disconnecting from fears and whatnot. It could be interpreted that way, but it’s actually designed to help one differentiate between what is real (nonduality) and what is illusion (duality). It’s not about disconnecting from the world and somehow not watching the movie anymore.

“In your readers, these words are not neutral”

Certainly, and we all have preconditioned connotations to these words so it’s certainly helpful to discuss these things and make sure we’re on the same page. Interpretation and personal experience is everything here.

“thus it’s always the readers fault that they don’t get what you’re saying”

I do not blame anyone for anything and you choosing to perceive what I’m saying from a place of judgmentalism is nothing more than a reflection of your own view of the world. The world is your mirror.

That said, I do suggest people take responsibility for their own search for truths and ask questions if they feel there’s something they do not understand and I have not clarified well enough.

“your stuff needs some grounding though man, honestly.”

I do talk about higher material, but it’s never a suggestion to disconnect from the lower, physical world. It’s simply an invitation to raise your energy up to the higher levels while bringing along the other aspects of your being. Being present in this moment and watching the movie as a movie keeps you focused in the Now. It doesn’t make you leave it like you would if you were to get totally absorbed in the movie.

“It’s always the really down to earth stuff that appeals to me and most people”

It sounds like you’ve found what personal path appeals to you, though we can’t be certain whether or not the path you choose would be appropriate for “most people.”

“All I’m suggesting, is that you NEVER offer ANY of your stuff as an escape from ANYTHING”

It’s never intended to be an escape from reality. Ever. You don’t escape the movie or TV show by realizing it’s just a movie. You still watch it, play with it, enjoy it. You simply let go of the attachment and identification to it. Escape is never a part of it. Escape is simply a tool used by the ego to try and avoid pain. It’s a form of resistance.

“I feel it should be about awareness and going into EVERYTHING (imagination included… really, it’s the greatest tool for setting up intention )”

Bingo. This is exactly what they mean about being “in this world, but not of it.” You got it.

For example, you could choose beliefs that serve you, not because they’re actually real, but because they assist you in manifesting your reality. You choose your beliefs and use your imagination from a place of full awareness as to what you’re doing.

“I think it’s actually a Buddhist offence to deny cause and effect”

Two things.

First, no one’s claiming that your actions don’t have any direct consequences in life. It’s simply that the “root cause”, if you will, is deeper than just one single action. Life is infinitely more complex and interwoven than a game of dominoes.

YOU, the infinite Allness that never changes, is not affected by the world of form, the world of illusion, and the interplay of what we would call cause and effect. Everything that changes (and is thus illusion) in this world of form IS subject to that which we would call cause and effect.

Second, a Buddhist offense? Are you willing to challenge beliefs and discover your realities for yourself? Or are you only willing to limit yourself according to the boxes imposed by others?

“Waking Up From the Movie of Life “

” You begin to see the movie for what it actually is: simply images on a screen. What we call “real life” in physical reality is EXACTLY the same way. “

Enlightenment is an awakening, just like snapping out of the movie (I know you meant a bit different here… I’m being picky hehe).

None of our fears or worries have any reality. They’re all just mental images on the movie screen.

One more thing I thought I’d mention. I think it’s actually a Buddhist offence to deny cause and effect (I think I recall reading it under the Boddhisattva vow, though I might be wrong. but trust me, there is really really good reason for this).

Nope, no aversion to the word, though I’m sure you see my point now? In your readers, these words are not neutral… even when you emphasize their “neutrality” and pretend that it’s all illusion to you, and thus it’s always the readers fault that they don’t get what you’re saying (you can only deny cause and effect for so long… yes, denying it will help you peek into “higher consciousness”, your stuff needs some grounding though man, honestly. It’s always the really down to earth stuff that appeals to me and most people, and it’s still really simple to appeal to even the “higher consciousness” dudes even with the grounded, down to earth stuff. Osho’s work is a perfect example. All I’m suggesting, is that you NEVER offer ANY of your stuff as an escape from ANYTHING (and that you try to not make it seem that way… it’s using ego to combat ego… many will get confused). I feel it should be about awareness and going into EVERYTHING (imagination included… really, it’s the greatest tool for setting up intention )… but that’s just me.

I hope none of that came off too strong, if so I didn’t mean to. I really just wanna help you along a bit man. I know you didn’t ask for advice, and on IG, I’d be looked down on for unsolicited advice and so on and so forth… but whatever… all I ask is for an open mind.

ps. I won’t be coming back, this stuff is definitely not for me.

I agree with you about the surrendering of attachments themselves and not the very desires.

One thing to keep in mind is the idea that illusions, even if they are not “real” are still experiencable. We can experience suffering from anxiety and worry even if the event or fear never actually happens. That’s what “illusion” is.

Your post has a certain “disconnect” vibe, and I know non dual states have that sort of “disconnected connectedness” where we tend to emphasize the “distance” between us and our fears and our problems because of said “higher consciousness”… though I feel it’s not that helpful to really describe it this way, unless one really emphasizes the paradox of it all, the zen-ness, the normality, the “I am that” ness, rather than the “I am no longer this, and that or that”.

I’ve had some schizophrenic tendencies in myself, and trust me, words like “illusion” just create tension and anxiety and put up resistance. I know your intentions are always good, though I’m always about refining and simplifying ideas, and to say that any part of consciousness is illusif isn’t exactly right. Our experiences in the moment are NEVER illusif, just the attachment that is. That’s it. Whenever I speak of such Buddhist things as “ridding onself of all attachments to desire” I always emphasize the word attachments… that’s the only thing to be seen as illusif, and really, in a way, I find it’s the knowledge of this, that brings a sort of unconditional love. Sitting on the knife edge of the moment. But you already know this

Steve, what is your path?

At some point making sense of the world, and your place in it becomes the focus of all of your activities. Seeking Understanding in this or any world builds a momentum. Is there or has there ever been anything like Utopia on Earth?
You know you’re not happy, not really; you see the world condition; and at some point, even unconsciously, your own mortality begins to become part of the felt dilemma.

And then you try some things:

You become politically involved.
You become environmentally involved.
You try all sorts of therapeutic approaches.
You find like minded friends.
You meditate.
You investigate Eastern Philosophy or re-approach your born-with religious tradition.
You read books on Death and Dieing, or on After Life experiences.

Basically, you go inward or you move outward into the world with more intention. And sometimes you do both. You can spend your whole lifetime doing all of this and if you believe in it, you can re-incarnate into another life and start again.

Do any of these approaches to life, fundamentally change anything?

Or you tire of the whole thing and give the whole thing up to a life of conventional or extraordinary pleasure seeking.

How do you get beyond it all? How do you understand? Can you relax enough to feel the dilemma that mortality and your orientation to it represents?

You feel the mortal dilemma, but there is something else you are sensitive to also. Something simple and prior to all dilemma. You’ve Known that all your life. Right Spiritual practice seems to require sensitivity to both. This dual sensitivity has been described simply as the closed fist and the open fist.

Gu and Ru. Light and darkness. Occasionally mankind has seen the appearance of Men or Women who have know something about this. Some have lived alone and taught quietly by Being Who They Are. Others have been Master Teachers, Realizers, or Gurus, whose function is to embody and teach the Way to Perfect Freedom.

In the west, the tradition of Realizers, of Gurus is mostly either unknown or discounted, or even spit upon. And in the later part of the 20th century people have appeared, who called themselves Gurus and clearly were not.
What if such a one appeared now? How would you recognize him/it?

My Divine Avataric Revelation-Teaching takes into account the limitations of all of the first six stages of life, the limitations of all “religious”, Spiritual, and Transcendental traditions—East and West, Alpha and Omega. The Divine Truth That Is Reality Itself Is Prior to all of that—and, yet, the Divine Reality-Truth does not exclude any stage of life, any “one”, or any “thing”…. My Divine Avataric Incarnation here Is Prior to all—and My Divine Avataric Incarnation here Is For all.

Adi Da Smaraj

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