Posted in Observations on Sep 7th, 2009 No Comments »
A couple of notes from the Ridhwan 2009 Summer Retreat:
The View of Totality is outside dual and non-dual, it includes both.
Mysterious Being is behind the evolution of the universe and life and consciousness and the soul.As it evolves our experience, it manifests as the enlightenment drive.
Our responsibility, viewed from the perspective of the individual self [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Egoic Self is a Recycled Self
Yesterday, in his afternoon talk at the Ridhwan School’s summer retreat, A.H. Almaas referred to the recycled self. This is our normal sense of self – a false identity based on self-images and history. This self is engaged in constant ego activity which includes mental, emotional and physical patterns of [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Obsidian Samadhi – Diamond Approach Summer Retreat
I’m at the annual summer retreat for the Ridhwan School (Diamond Approach). About 700 students are gathered at Asilomar near Monterey California.
Hameed Ali, who writes under the pen name A.H. Almaas began the first session with a meditation he calls Obsidian Samadhi = clear awareness, calm alertness.
The subject of [...]
