Non-duality
American Gita. The goal is 108 original verses. Realization as the encounter with the absolute, without exclusivity of any kind. This text is entirely in-process. It began as a collaboration but remains incomplete. 1 the man said, for one who wants peace, happiness, god, or truth; this world appears as an illusion; as a thing in this world, enlightenment is also an illusion. how does one proceed? 2 any action i take is a diversion taking me farther away from happiness or peace. 3 sometimes i "know" and sometimes i "don't know" ... which understanding is best? 4 my guru, my mother, my god, have dropped me here on this desert. who will save me? how can i save myself? where is the courage, what are the inner resources that i need? 5 i have accomplished great things. i have accomplished nothing at all. why am i plagued with these thoughts? 6 daily life at times seems pointless, repetitive, without end; other times, chaotic; my own body disoriented; my mind, in tatters; no interest seems better than any other interest; where is the joy in carrying on like this? 7 the guru said; do no harm persist in this one action; do no harm in the midst of what you experience now as tedium and stress. do no harm and the self will be revealed to you. 8 have courage, he said; concentrate your mind. 9 the man said, i cannot concentrate. the world seems like cardboard cutouts; like a video game. the sky is a painting and everything is cold. where is the heart, where is god? 10 the guru said, man, you are not listening to me. all this is coming and going. all this is living and dying. all this is male and female. all this is truth and lying. do not engage this falsity; for peace and understanding, engage the truth. 11. the man felt some quiet motion within. 12. he said; guru, teacher, healer, giver of light, how? how do i engage the truth? how do i transform bitterness and delusion into wisdom and peace? 13. the temperature seemed to drop as a cool wind blew fog away from the surface of the moon. om! cried the owls, while a chorus of frogs beat on leather drums. 14. the formless intelligence said; Listen now will I explain my workings. You might even see me if you are profoundly and positively devoted. I work all things; this universe is a magnificent machine; like clockwork all this is manifest; all actions, all worlds, all beings, simultaneously moving; all coordinated by my limitless virtue; truely i am magnificent, awe-inspiring, incomprehensible; if you see me but for a second, such a vision will never be forgotten. OM! at all times i am unmoved, in the midst of all motion; i cannot be touched; i raise and crush mountains, just as i beat the wings of an insect; your spiritual processes, your thoughts, if you turn your own head, all this is ordained not by thee, but by me. OM! i am beyond comprehension; all that can be done is worship me, be awed by me, love me, honor me, and enjoy me. 15. the man was awed he saw the great workings of god his mind was undocked now, he will only return to shore as a visitor. 16 the man said: what is this? is truth a method, or an empirical reality, faith-based, or something else? v17 the infinite intelligence said: is it not remarkable i can speak, when i am beyond words? do not be confused, oh man. the only way to be is to BE. the only way to be not-confused, is, to not be confused. you can know NOW as that is your inherent "right." v18 the infinite intelligence said look to the sky. look to the water lily. look to your own death. look to your daughter, and know, life is transient. v19 the man said can i conquer confusion? can i conquer fear? can i conquer self-deprecation? 20 the man became quiet. he didn't know why that answer satisfied him on some level. 21. FI said: On the matter of kindness to oneself, really the ultimate kindness is to stop struggling. Cease to fight reality. Reality has an unfathomably terrible quality, sometimes. But...once this terribility is faced, with patience and calmness, then psychic deconstruction does begin, dismantling the illusion-machine needle-ray by needle-ray. Imagine that. v22. FI: How quickly will you allow the next moment to appear? The next moment is inherently free of the stink of the last moment... ...but only if you allow for it to be so. It is a tricky arrangement, no doubt - after all, who gives permission? but simple in concept. v23. The man did not even hear FI's last statement; his mind was plunged into the silence ... why am I here? what is this? the vastness is pervasive ... his mind was remote indeed. 24. the great and almighty Formless Intelligence wrote: | 25 the man said i am overwhelmed. there is NO ANSWER possible in words that is not inverse math, poetic, based on dirt and water, sound, stories on gods and masters, wind, or typographical. 26. 27. 28. 29. Such is this human life. Formless Existence's foot moved by accident or on purpose, and pushes the boat of the human body off shore, where various size and shapes of waves are encountered, at various speeds, color, and temperature. Sometimes the waves are pleasant and desirable, sometimes frightening and unwanted. Rigorously and with great interest, man works the sails. 30. The man climbed into bed. He stared at the ceiling in the dark. He thought to himself, "Is this all there is?" 31. 32. His mind sped quickly through the subtle realm and unraveled to the causal plane of existence. By the focus of his mind due to his existential dilemna, the man became aware of himself sleeping, as if he was in a deep pool or silent awareness ... he heard himself snoring as if he was awake and listening to another person. 33. 34. 35. The Guru said, "Nothing much can be done about groups that engage people ever deeper in the mind, levels, numbers, and all sorts of nonsense, except to speak the truth, and to avoid useless human beings, while helping those who wish to no longer be useless, to help themselves." 36. 37.
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