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The Boy Who Would be Sage: Poems on the Life of Ramana Maharshi
by Ana Ram Callan by Ana Ram Callan
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is delighted to share with you the publication of her new book of poems, The Boy Who Would Be Sage. It is a chronicle of Indian mystic, Ramana Maharshi's life. Beginning with his birth in Tirichuzi in 1879, it covers his boyhood years; his awakening as a teen and subsequent journey to Arunachula; the ashram that formed around him; his relationships with devotees and animals; through his death of sarcoma in 1950.
Both the cover and the archival photographs throughout were provided by Ramana Ashram. Many of the poems included have appeared in The Mountain Path, the international journal dedicated to Ramana, and also on The Daily Now.
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 (I'd like to offer a series of love poems for my Beloved Ramana. Please note that I refer to Him variously as Ram, Rama. and Ramana, as He is an embodiment of Divine Consciousness, ultimately without a name at all.)
Ana Ram Callan Marry Me, He Said (10/12/11) Freeing the Clouds (9/19/11) Porumda
(9/5/11) Devotion
(8/29/11) Love Poems
Ghost
(8/8/11) When I Die (7/20/11) Their Gratitude, Only They Could Know
(7/13/11) August 29
(6/30/11) Golden Hands
(6/30/11) The Advent of Venkataraman (6/17/11)
Flawless (5/28/11)
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The Power of Observation (July 30, 2009)
Question: What is the practical purpose of being an observer in meditation?
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Scott Kiloby
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Chapter 3
The Egoic Self
The egoic sense of self needs conflict because its sense of a separate identity gets strengthened in fighting against this or that, and in demonstrating that this is "me" and that is not "me."
Not infrequently, tribes, nations, and religions derive a strengthened sense of collective identity from having enemies. Who would the "believer" be without the "unbeliever?" |
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Reflections of the One Life: Daily Pointers to Enlightenment by Scott Kiloby by BookSurge Publishing Paperback ~ release Date: 2009-08-10
To Scott Kiloby
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January 19th Choiceless awareness To say there is no choice is simply to point to awareness itself which is naturally choiceless. Awareness is not dualistic. It does not choose between this and that. It is not involved in the game of seeking or the appearance of cause and effect. Those things arise within awareness. Apparent choice arises within awareness. To the extent you believe you have choice today, then make one simple choice. Choose to confirm that who you are is this non-dual, choiceless awareness. Don't just say it. Realize it. Realize the freedom inherent in it. See that what is looking at these words is a choiceless awareness that is already free of time, thought, emotion, suffering, and seeking. There is certainly an appearance of choice in the mind. The dualistic mind appears to make choices everyday. But these choices are appearances in choiceless awareness. When choiceless awareness is realized to be who you really are, the individual you that is lost in the game of seeking is seen to be a phantom, a dream of thought that is perfectly designed to keep choosing, believing that one day it will reach future enlightenment through its choices. Enlightenment can never be reached in time. Enlightenment is the timeless, choiceless awareness in which the seeking towards future and the choosing of This over that occurs.
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Michael Brown
Excerpts From "Being Our Companion: Exploring Self-Facilitation Through The Presence Process"
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Spinning
(Continuation...)
HOW WE SPIN:
- We stand with our feet shoulder-width apart in an area with ample space to move.
- We internally declare our clear intention to use this procedure as a means to detoxify parasitic presences and activate emotional body awareness by tending to the well-being of our nine primary emotional body centers.
- We raise our arms straight out at our sides until they extend from our shoulders and are parallel with the ground. They are relaxed and slightly bent at the elbows.
- Our left palm faces upward and our right palm faces downward.
- We turn our head to focus our full optical attention into the center of our left palm.
- We commence spinning clockwise; from our left to our right. We always spin clockwise, no matter what hemisphere of the planet we reside in.
- As we spin, we keep our optical attention unwaveringly fixed in the palm of our left hand; this assists us to maintain balance and equilibrium. When our attention strays from our palm, we lose balance. By bringing our attention back into our left palm our balance is restored.
- As we spin we breathe deeply in and out through our nose. A complete inhale and exhale makes up one breath.
- We spin for the duration of 11, 22, or 33 deep in and out breaths. The significance of these particular numbers is not important. The duration of our spinning is therefore not determined by our number of rotations, but how many complete and connected breaths we take.
- As we stop spinning, we again come to a standing position in which our feet are shoulder-width apart and our knees slightly bent. The way we a stop determines the impulse-frequency of the energetic charge activated in our emotional centers. Initially, it is therefore advised we stop spinning gently. As we become skilled at, and comfortable with this procedure, we discover the more abruptly we stop our body spinning, the more of an energetic kick we activate throughout our field. If we have spun a spinning top by using a piece of string to whip it into motion, we know it is the final quick-flick of the wrist that causes the top to spin magnificently. The abruptness in which we come to a standstill after completing our Spinning practice duplicates the same impact in kick-starting our energy centers.
- Once stationary, we ensure our back, neck, and head are aligned so we are looking forward.
- We place our hands in a prayer position with our thumbs against the center of our chest. This hand position energetically combines the left and right-hand side of our body, our female and male side, and aligns this energy, through our thumbs, with our heart center.
- We keep our breathing connected, but gently so.
- We keep our eyes open and observe, without attempting to focus, whatever occurs ahead of us. The room continues to spin after we stop. We observe the movement until it ceases completely, without attempting to follow it with our attention. We allow ourselves to see what unfolds without attempting to look at any specific aspect of it.
- Once the movement before us stops completely, we close our eyes and place our full attention on our individual Chakras. We begin with our Root, Abdomen, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Alto Major, Nasal, Eye, and finally the Crown. We place our awareness on each of these emotional body centers for a second or two without attempting to do anything. (If we are not aware of where these specific centers are located within our body, it is recommended to read or buy a simple book on the subject, or to ask someone who may know. It is unnecessary to study our energetic system in detail to activate it.)
- We stand for a moment and feel our entire Sushumna; we feel the central energy column running up the center of our body and the nine energy centers situated upon it as one cohesive unit. This may take practice; we are not to try to visualize this, but instead allow ourselves to feel it.
- As we stand within our activated energetic field, we align our energetic flow with a clear intent by internally repeating our Emotional Body Radiance Statement once, slowly and clearly. (This is taught to us after this discussion on Spinning.)
- We smile and acknowledge ourselves for being responsible enough to manage our own energy levels. (It is recommended to go to a mirror and express our gratitude to our C.A.S.T. for their support and participation.)
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The Transparency of Things by Rupert Spira by Non-Duality Press Paperback
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Time Never Happens
(Continuation...)
When an experience is present, it is the 'Now' that has taken the shape of that experience. It is that experience.
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Nisargadatta "I Am That - Talks with Nisargadatta Maharaj"
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Chapter 93
Man is not the Doer
[Only when you know yourself as entirely alien to and different from the body, will you find respite from the mixture of fear and craving inseparable from the 'I-am-the-body' idea. Merely assuaging fears and satisfying desires will not remove this sense of emptiness you are trying to escape from; only self-knowledge can help you. By self-knowledge I mean full knowledge of what you are not. Such knowledge is attainable and final; but to the discovery of what you are there can be no end. The more you discover, the more there remains to discover.] Q: For this we must have different parents and schools, live in a different society. M: You; cannot change your circumstances, but your attitudes you can change. You need not be attached to the non-essentials. Only the necessary is good. There is peace only in the essential.
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 From Above...
(Jordan highlights or comments on quotes from the teachings above.) |
From Nisargadatta (1/4/12): "Use every incident of the day to remind you that without you as the witness there would be neither animal nor God." ++++++
From Michael Brown (1/2/12): "Our overall energy levels are a direct reflection of the condition of our emotional body."
Jordan: This is interesting and good to know.
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