Posted in Perceptions on Aug 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Resolving the Paradox of Being vs. Non-Being
The annual retreat for the Ridhwan School focused on The Fulcrum, a term A.H. Almaas used to explore the point or interface where one’s consciousness can hold being and non-being (duality & the non-dual). A couple of central question for the retreat were – What is the interplay between [...]
Posted in Questions on Sep 5th, 2008 No Comments »
A.H. Almaas’ summer retreat on Quintessence explored the subtleties of “the world of appearance,” the non-dual perspective and co-emergent reality (being/non-being).
A lot of attention was given to non-doing – relaxing the attention to simple awareness and presence.
Here is the title list of the 16 sessions:
Inner Sanctum
Treasure Trove
Living Wonder
Bowing Royalty
Private Quarters
The Timeless Now
Spacious Mansion
Ocean Without Shores
Crystal Mirror
Kernel of the [...]
Posted in Questions on Jun 8th, 2008 6 Comments »
Loss of Self – What does it mean? What is lost? Is the experience similar to being lost?
Buddhism and other non-dual teachings say there is no self to lose. Others say the self is an ontolgical reality that has various levels or degrees of manifestation including those bound and confined within the world of object [...]
