The holiday break allowed us to reflect and put into action the foundations of Tattva Bodha. We gather this week to soak in satsang, to allow us to pick away at our understanding of what is un-real, and what are its qualities. Finally, we try to understand the nature of the illusion, and its qualities, and how ultimately, it is part of That. Here are our total thoughts…
Total Thoughts (January 11, 2010): Enquiry into the Truth (Tattva Bodha pages 34 - 36)
· Anything that is changing is unreal. Anything that is unreal and can be experienced is an illusion. Therefore, this world is an illusion were the self get veiled and the world is perceived.
· Our "dream" ignorance can only be fulfilled by "dream" knowledge, i.e. scriptures are the "dream" knowledge. For example, in the Matrix, for Neo to escape the "dream world" he had to take a "dream" pill. Therefore, liberation can be gained in the illusion through knowledge that makes us discriminate, become disciplined, have dispassion, and desire for liberation.
· Everything is composed of sat-chit-ananda (Existence, awareness, bliss). With the correct vision, everything is real, with wrong vision, everything is unreal (names, forms). The goal is to see sat-chit-ananda in everything. Detach from names and forms, and then attach to the real (sat-chit-ananda), a higher vision.
· If I'm not there, how can there be happiness? Stop dependency for happiness in names and forms which are all an illusion. If we remove ignorance, we recognize the self. I am the source of happiness.
· Be independent of anything, anyone, and anywhere. If I'm not there, how can there be happiness? Stop dependency for happiness in names and forms which are all an illusion. If we remove the ignorance, we recognize the self
Foundation for our upcoming discussion: Enquiry into the Truth (Tattva Bodha pages 36 - 39)
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