Video Teachings: Suffering is in the Perception, not in the Fact
July 26, 2010
                                                                         
Dear Oneness Blessing Facilitators, Trainers, and Oneness Family,

We are wanting to provide updates on the current processes and intend to have as accurate news and notes as possible. Notes for the broadcast on July 25 coming shortly which includes instructions for the month of August for individuals and the community to meditate in sacred space. There will be no webcasts for the month of August.

reference sites:

http://www.onenessindia.org  updated site for Indian community

About the temple and its function:
http://www.onenessindia.org/about_us_mukthi_mandap.html
 
http://www.onenessindia.org/contact_us_global_links.html country oneness links

Spanish translation of webcasts and transcripts:
http://www.onenessecuador.com/conferenciaslevel3.htm

WEBCASTS WITH SRI BHAGAVAN

Note from Oneness University this week:

Sri Bhagavan's weekly webcast that we have been having since march will not be there in the month of August. From September 5th we will continue to have Sri Bhagavan's webcast every week. This break is designed on purpose to help you assimilate the deekshas that you have been receiving all these months.



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All webcast links will only be available to Oneness certified trainers. Trainers may choose to send their links to Oneness Blessing Facilitators who are hosting groups if those hosting are carefully trained on the process. These mukthis including sacred space (time spent in darkness and quiet) are intended to be done in community groups.

Any Mutkthi Deeksha process outside of those done with the webcast with Bhagavan or 64 Deeksha Blessing processes must be facilitated by a Oneness Trainer.

Next webcasts:

September 5

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Where can you find padukas?

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1) http://buyhandicraft.com/contact_us.php?action=success (The padukas pictured on the site are $300 and done by custom order. See the more economically priced can be seen in the gallery below:

http://picasaweb.google.com/thecraftgallery/
Kunal Jaiswal is the contact. kunal.jaiswal@yahoo.com

Gallery Khadau I, II and III. The prices:

Khadau I - $30 per piece.
Khadau II - $35 per piece.
Khadau III - $40 per piece.

2) http://www.rudraksham.com
padukas are found under puja items. The brass and silver inlay charan padukas listed are 6" and the "large" are 10".  The quality seems adequate, and the price is certainly right ($13 - $17 or so.) It took 2 weeks from order date to delivery in Dallas via Express Mail. (One of the trainers did order these and was very satisfied with the charan padukas.)

3) http://cadotwins.com  for questions: douglas@visinpho.com
Doug and Carla are two blessing givers who are now making padukas in the U.S. Their process:

We create our own forms and also make templates from examples we see elsewhere.  We use the templates to outline and then cut the forms from redwood, poplar or pine.  We don't use door knobs for posts.  We use wooden turned posts. All of the designs are hand painted and applied.  During the creation of each paduka set, from cutting, finishing, to painting, we are always mindful of their intended use and channel Deeksha to them.The Padukas as well as our Inspirational artwork are individually made by the two of us.



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Thanks to Maria Bernett for the notes on the teachings!



heart om
Namaste,
Noni Kaufman
Oneness Trainer in Austin, TX.
http://www.OnenessMovementAustin.com
onenwomanwakingup@gmail.com


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Video Teachings with Sri Bhagavan


Sri Bhagavan Teaching - Suffering is in Perception not in Fact

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http://www.youtube.com/worldonenesstv#p/a/u/0/oHogJK_YWCw

 

Question: Bhagavan give us more clarity of suffering is not in the fact but the perception.

 

Answer:  See do animals have suffering at all? They do not have suffering except for a very, very short while. They have physical pain.  If you beat an animal it has got physical pain and for a short term it may be very angry with you. 

 

Now after sometime it's no more angry with you because animals have only short term memory. They don't have long term memory.

 

Whereas we have long term memory and therefore, we go on thinking about an incident. Thinking about that incident is what gives you suffering.

 

Suppose somebody comes and gives you a fine slap. Now, what has happened?  The hand has hit this side.  It's hot here for a few minutes. That's all. So where is the problem? You can think of it as some kind of good exercise for your cheeks, for your head and then go about it.

 

But then you are thinking, who is that rogue who hit you, why did he hit you, how to get back at him, how to punch him, all the things that happened.

 

That's what we call suffering.  The fact is simple.  Just one hand came and hit your cheeks or somebody kicked you in the back. That's all. So many times you've fallen down. So what? But why are you making such a big fuss out of it.  

 

Because that memory is there and what is memory?  Memory is a flow of thought and thought is the culprit. Thought always makes mischief. It always creates trouble. It survives by comparing.

 

So thought is the root cause of all trouble and therefore it creates suffering by converting that fact into a perception.  But then if you live a life of inner integrity you could stop it.

 

If you lead the life of inner integrity thought itself may stop. It may come only when required or even if it comes it would only be formal functional thought:  this light is burning, switch it there, switch it off like this, put it this way.

 

That kind of thought would be there, not going on thinking about what has happened either in the past or what is going to happen in the future. You would just be in the present.

 

In the present you cannot think.  Conversely, you can think of the past or the future. The present is a living experience. There is no thought at all. But, you've got into this habit. Like lying, this thinking has become a habit. Non-stop you're thinking. So all the time thinking, thinking, thinking, which is a waste of energy.

 

That's why very often you feel tired, you can't enjoy life because of non-stop thinking. So what's the point of that thinking? So if all this must stop, you have to go back to inner integrity.

 

Similarly, I told you, all the time you are speaking lies and if you speak the truth, you would destroy society. But if you don't speak the truth you will lead a life of lies which has its own harmful effects. 

 

So how do we handle the situation?  Well at first we have to move into inner integrity.  If you move into inner integrity you can be honest as well as not disturb society. That's why we're trying to teach you inner integrity.

 

So that is the truth if you want to speak lies.  If you want to stop speaking lies you have to practice inner integrity. And as lies reduce there is no need for thoughts to go on working like this.

 

The thoughts are so full of lies from the ego going on thinking, continuously covering up things because if it does not go on thinking, the truth will be exposed and you do not want to see the truth about yourself. You do not realize that while you know so much about the other person you know very little about yourself.

 

You know very little about yourself, but you seem to know so much about others and the fact is if you look into yourself you know what you'll find there? Everybody wants to think nicely about themselves, to think good about themselves.

 

You don't like the feeling of feeling guilty, feeling bad.  So everything is nicely decorated.  All that rubbish in you is nicely decorated.  It's all hiding inside. That is your problem. You've never seen yourself. 

 

Speaking lies to somebody is ok, but speaking lies to yourself destroys you.  And then you'll come out a liberated being.  You'll be as free as the bird that is flying in the skies, so totally free you'll become. But you have to practice inner integrity.  The only tool is inner integrity.

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For more of Sri Bhagavan's teachings on Inner Integrity:

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Bhagavan%27s_Teachings_for_January_2010

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/index/show?noteKey=Sri_Bhagavan_Teaching_-_What_Happens_When_One_is_Not_Integral%3F

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_New_Jersey%2C_Vermont_11-21-09 (Question 2)

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_Mexico_12-19-09  (Questions 2 and 3)

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_New_Zealand_01-03-10

(Question 3)

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_Verbania%2C_Italy_11-28-09

(Question 3)

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_San_Diego%2C_California_11-23-09 (Question 1)

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_Buenos_Aires%2C_Argentina_11-25-09  (Question 1)

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_Clearwater%2C_Florida_11-21-09 (Question 1)

 

http://theonenesscommunity.ning.com/notes/Skype_Transcript%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California_11-24-09 (Question 8)

 


 

 



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