Posted in Perceptions on Dec 25th, 2007 4 Comments »
Primordial consciousness, the non-differentiated knowingness, is the freedom that is needed for a state of the mind to be experienced in its most expanded form. – A.H. Almaas
Posted in Perceptions on Oct 26th, 2007 No Comments »
A friend does not give his own opinion and experience, and impose it on you. A friend helps you find your own solution. – A.H. Almaas
Posted in Perceptions on Oct 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
Objective perception means perceiving reality, all that confronts our awareness, as it is. – A.H. Almaas
Posted in Perceptions on Sep 28th, 2007 No Comments »
With a lover you are a drink, a delightful drink. With a lover you are a happy song. You want to be with a lover not to talk about anything, but to disappear. – A.H. Almaas
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 30th, 2007 No Comments »
We can know it, but to know it is to know it as mystery, the ultimate mystery from which all being and knowledge arise. – A.H. Almaas
Posted in Observations on Aug 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Many spiritual teachings pick on the instincts equating them with temptation and “the Devil’s work.” The instincts are seen as antithetical to spiritual development and enlightenment. In non-dual awareness, one sees how everything is part of presence, a unity. Self-centeredness, inherent in the ego, is oriented around me first and what’s in it for me. [...]
Posted in Observations on Aug 20th, 2007 No Comments »
Yesterday, A.H. Almaas began his lecture with: We are all engaged in an interesting endeavor – to actualize something invisible in our lives, something not seen by the ordinary senses. This something transcends the biological imperatives of life. Our purpose transcends the simply biological. The lecture went on to explore the phenomena of sexual desire [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Ultimately, the desire for meaning and significance is a search for identity. — A.H. Almaas
Posted in Perceptions on Jul 12th, 2007 No Comments »
The nature of the mind is emptiness, and the subtle consciousness that perceives that emptiness is the heart of the mind. – A.H. Almaas
Posted in Perceptions on Jul 2nd, 2007 2 Comments »
Love is an existence, not a reaction, not an activity. It is not a thought, or an emotion. – A.H. Almaas
