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Nondual Highlights Issue #1994 Sunday, December 5, 2004 Editor: Mark
Harmony
Among Religions
989 Since Silence, the summit of knowledge, is the common nature
[of each and every religion], all religions [matas] are agreeable
as a means to true Advaita, which shines unique and pure, and
[hence] they are not opposed to the wonderful Vedanta.
Sadhu Om: Whatever knowledge is proclaimed by whatever religion
to be the final goal or achievement, since Silence alone is the
limit or boundary of all knowledge, the final knowledge of each
of those religions is contained in Silence. Since Advaita Vedanta
is a common principle having Silence as its goal, each and every
religion is a means and is agreeable to Vedanta.
990 Even though [some] narrow and mean-minded people invent a
different religion due to enmity [with the already existing
religions], know that even that religion is acceptable to Siva,
who shines as the form of the undivided knowledge.
991 In whichever religion you have faith, follow that religion
with true love, turning inwards instead of outwardly arguing
against other religions due to attachment [abhimani] to your own
religion.
from Guru Vachaka Kovai (The Garland of the Guru’s Sayings),
by Muruganar tr: Sadhu Om & Michael James
- Contributed to MillionPaths by Viorica Weissman
From the web site: http://www.davidgodman.org/rteach/gvk_intro.shtml
One
way of thinking" is the only wrong way of thinking that
there is! This is a Universe of diversity. And diversity means
plenty to go around. And Source energy will answer everyone...
The resources you are reaching for are infinite.
9/18/04 Chicago, IL
The only thing that is important in the fulfillment of your
desire and the fulfillment of your reason for being here is that
*you* come into alignment with *you.*
9/18/04 Chicago, IL
- Connie Chandler on AbeQuotes, posted to truevision by Eric
Ashford
It is true...that the imagination is immortal, and that thereby
we each create our own eternity.
(Katherine Dee) Peter Ackroyd, The House of Doctor Dee. Penguin
1993, p257 posted to Alphaworld
The Saviour was born... when you were born
For there is Nobody in the World
or any other Place
that is able to save You.
? What do you want to be saved from anyway ?
? Or... what do you want to be saved for ?
You are here
in order to experience your own Creation.
You are the Creator of it.
THE ONLY SALVATION IS SELF ELEVATION
- posted to CosmicCookies
Do all you can
with what you have
in the time you have
in the place you are.
- Nkosi Johnson (an 11 year old boy just before he died with
AIDS.)
From a wonderful page called, "Undying Love," on "Panhala: http://www.panhala.net/Undying_Love.html
- posted to DailyDharma by DG
Some people, after long practice of meditation, begin to ask the
question, "why am I not getting the desired results from my
meditation?" It can be for many reasons: the wrong
meditation method, the right method, but the incorrect practice.
In some cases the problem is not laying the correct foundations
for getting the desired results.
If a person wants to fill a bucket with water, he will get poor
results if the bucket is full of holes. They will have to patch
the holes first. What causes the holes? How are the holes
patched?
For those who find themselves asking these questions, I highly
recommend the article, "Foundations of Yoga" at
http://www.atmajyoti.org/med_foundations_of_yoga.asp
The
treatment of the answers to these questions is both thorough and
practical.
- Swami Tarakananda on meditationsocietyofamerica
Chapter Two:
Awareness
Watching Awareness
Practice Instructions:
Description I:
Shut your eyes.
Be aware of being aware.
Now remain in that awareness of awareness.
If there are thoughts
turn your attention away from the thoughts
and continue being aware of being aware.
- posted to awarenesslovebliss by Michael Langford
