A Finger Pointing at the Moon

"The Wise Man Knows without going; Sees without seeing; Does without doing" ~ Lao-tse

[lazyyogi]

A Spirituality Booklist

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron

I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Suzuki Roshi

Rebel Buddha by Ponlop Rinpoche

The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Be As You Are by Ramana Maharshi

Self-Knowledge by Nome

Master of Self-Realization by Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj

Silence of the Heart by Robert Adams

Final Talks by Annamalai Swami

A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night by the Dalai Lama

The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda

The Avadhuta Gita, translation by Sri Purohit Swami

The Ashtavakra Gita, translation by Thomas Byrom

The Dhammapada

Be Here Now by Ram Dass

Tantra: The Supreme Understanding by Osho

Any poetry by Rumi or Hafiz

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

The Bhagavad Gita

The Idiot’s Guide to Hinduism (first book on spirituality that I read)

[radical-revolution]

[telangley]

True ♥️

[radical-revolution]

Reiki

[itgomyway]

"start listening to the voice in your head (thoughts) as often as you can. pay particular attention to any repetitive thought patterns... this is what i mean by 'watching the thinker', which is another way of saying: listen to the voice in your head, be there as the witnessing presence... you'll soon realize: there is a voice and here I AM listening to it, watching it. This I AM realization, this sense of your own presence is not a thought. it arises from beyond the mind."

-Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

[beesfairlyland]

Awakening

Daylight breaks

The mind is stilled

Silent, at peace

Movement nil.

No pebble drops into its ppl

No ever widening ripple

A placid mirror lake

Untouched by thought

Serenity stands on it's shore to watch

The sun appears.

Rays of pure light

Engulf the landscape mind

And in the vanished scene

Birds sing for all mankind.

-Robert adams

[mountain-sage]

How do you Surrender?

Everyday you should sit a half hour in the morning and a half hour in the evening by yourself. Don't meditate more than one half hour. Sit by yourself and watch your thoughts. Don't react to your thoughts. Whatever comes to your mind never react, just watch, smile, and you're surrendering. As your thoughts come, as thoughts come to you, you no longer pay any attention to it, it doesn't bother you, that's surrendering. The next thought comes to you, you don't pay any attention to it. It doesn't frighten you, it doesn't make you happy, it doesn't make you sad, just watch it and it'll go away, you surrender that thought. You keep it up, keep it up, and as you keep it up your mind will become calmer and calmer and calmer and quieter and quieter and quieter, until the mind dissolves itself in the heart and you will be free.

- Robert Adams

[mountain-sage]

"It really makes no difference what sadhana you practice, whether you practice Zen, or Taoism, or mystical Christianity, or Cabala. What you practice makes no difference. But what are you doing with the practice? Are you really diving deep within yourself and finding your own reality? Or are you still reading many books, going to many lectures, becoming totally confused?

Leave the world alone. Do not try to correct the world.

When I say correct the world, I mean correct people, places or things.

Everything has a tendency to balance itself. There are certain laws in this universe that take care of itself.

There's a power and a presence that knows the way, and you are told to surrender to this power, to this presence.

Complete surrender. Not my will, but thine. This is the highest teaching of any system.

When you give up your ego, totally surrender, and allow the powers that be to direct you, and guide you, and take care of you and unfold as you, everything will work out."

~ Robert Adams, (The Collected Work of Robert Adams)

[mountain-sage]

You have to be aware of these points all of the time.

1. This world is a dream, just like the dream I dream at night.

Everything in this world is karmic. Nothing is real. So I will never again allow this world to dictate to me what is right, what is wrong, what is good, what is bad.

2. My nature is divine. I am not the body nor this world nor have I got anything to do with this world or this body. The body goes through its own karma, it takes care of itself, does whatever it's supposed to do. It has absolutely nothing to do with me.

3. Everything I observe in this world is myself, nothing else. I only see myself wherever I look. Whatever I'm involved in. I see myself and nothing else.

4. In order to transcend this world and become totally free, I have to somehow awaken from this mortal dream. And I can only do this by becoming non-judgmental, peaceful within myself, looking at this world like a moving picture, in all kinds of scenes in a movie. I know I'm not affected by these things, by the things of this world or any other world.

5. I-am the substratum of all existence. I-am the screen in which the movie is being shown. I-am the director and producer of the movie. I-am also the actor. I play all of the parts. Therefore I will never again become confused in the picture or the screen. You should ponder these things every morning when you get out of bed, when you first wake up. Become aware of this.

Robert Adams

25th February

[brahman-god-oceanoflove]

Kahlil Gibran

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

https://www.godbrahmanistheoceanofloveandconsciousnessdivinityis.com/2023/04/kahlil-gibran.html

[filmcentury]

“There is no need to be concerned about worries. Choose to just BE. Do not try to be quiet; do not make from “being quiet” a chore to be done. Do not be concerned about “being quiet,” or unhappy about “being happy.” Just be aware of your “BE-ing” and remain aware – do not say “yes, I am, and now what’s next?” There is no “next” in “I am.” It is a state beyond time.”

— Nisargadatta Maharaj

[filmcentury]

“In the mirror of your mind all kinds of pictures appear and disappear. Knowing that they are entirely your own creations, watch them silently come and go. Be alert, but not perturbed. This attitude of silent observation is the very foundation of yoga. You see the picture, but you are not the picture.”

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (via aspiritualwarrior)

[filmcentury]

Dreams and Being

A dream character, lost in thought, Believes that it’s a separate self, Yet glimpses of Being are sought.

Illusion fades, a veil undone, The separate self no longer stands, Silent Being, the only one.

As Being, meditation dims, Unneeded in higher states, And mundane acts are seen as whims, Projections Being just creates.

But it was always just Being.

— Piet Wandelaar

[filmcentury]

Light

Enlightenment, a distant star,   Not grasped by hands of separate self,   Through meditation's silent breath,   Or any practice, deep and far.

For enlightenment is not a prize,   To be claimed by an illusory guise,   A dream character in Being's play,   Where shadows dance and swiftly sway.

It is the ground, the silent sea,   That underlies all acts and dreams,   The efforts of the dreamer’s quest,   Including meditation's rest.

To seek enlightenment for the "I,"   Through methods, paths, or silent sigh,   Is but to weave the dream anew,   Reinforcing the self, untrue.

Enlightenment, a truth so clear,   No separate self to hold it near,   It is the Being, pure and bright,   Beyond the self, beyond the night.

Meditation's aim is not to gain,   A state of light, or end of pain,   But for the self to fade away,   In Being's light, forever stay.

— Piet Wandelaar

[filmcentury]

Fading

In meditation's soft embrace,   A dream character seeks to trace,   Awakening from dreams that bind,   From parts they wish to leave behind.

Sometimes, in silence, they reside,   No goals, no aims, just still inside,   An inclination pure and deep,   In quietude, the soul does steep.

In every role, they play their part,   Being, with meditative heart,   Not nobler, nor a path more clear,   Than any act that draws them near.

The great gift meditation brings,   Is vanishing of separate things,   The meditator fades away,   Realizing self was but a play.

— Piet Wandelaar

[amokedas]

Ever since I stepped out of imagination and into the heart of things I have become so much less spiritual. Heaven, hell and earth hold no meaning for me anymore. For I am neither coming nor going nor staying put. All I do is notice all the various ways that Light weaves itself into dreams. When someone asks me who they are or what God is I smile inside and whisper to the Light: There you go again pretending.

Adyashanti

[clochettesworld]

How to deal with this feeling of fear

Fear is only appearence. There isn't a "dealing with" to do

It appears and disappers in Awareness, let it be don't resist don't fight it, just let it be and let it pass.

There is no individual "me" here that is in danger. There is nothing to fear. You fear because you think that you are a person that can get affected. Notice that fear, for what it is. See how you are the Awareness being aware of it.

Don't forget there is only "SELF" experiencing "SELF" , there is nothing happening to an individual and nothing to fear

If you're ALL there is , what can you fear ?

[mountain-sage]