“I am not the imaginary ‘i’; the ego, my name. I am not the temporary ‘i’ – my body, or my mind.
I AM The Everlasting Life force, behind all living beings. I am the source of Universal Love and Happiness. Aham Brahamasmi – ‘I AM’, Brahman.”
Advaita Self-Inquiry Meditation:
Technique for Beginners
Advaita Self Inquiry Meditation is a 5000 year old Meditation technique, explained in the teachings of Sri Adi Sankara, Sri Ramana Maharshi, and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, and in the Spiritual Texts: Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Vasistha.
Advaita Self Inquiry Meditation, is superior to other types of Meditation; as it results in permanent transformation, and helps you manage your emotional vulnerabilities like anger, stress and anxiety, through out the day, and is not something that you benefit only during the short period of meditation. The meditation technique brings empathy and Compassion towards all living beings.
In Advaita Self Inquiry Meditation you begin the meditation with a simple question, ‘Who am I?’
The goal of the three stages of Advaita meditation technique is to go beyond your ‘Body’ (Stage One), and ‘your Mind that generates thoughts’ (Stage Two), and stay in the Meditative Stage of ‘Thoughtless Mind’ or ‘Breath Awareness’; called Consciousness (Stage Three).
Each time you slip from Stage Three to Stage Two or Stage One, follow the technique to progress to the ‘Meditative Stage – Stage Three’. Try to stay in ‘Stage Three’ atleast for a few minutes initially. Slowly with daily practice you can stay in ‘Stage Three’ for 15-20 minutes and more.
Read through the instructions below : Stage One to Stage Three. When you are ready, sit in a comfortable posture, close your eyes and inquire within and try to move from Stage One to Stage Three and stay in Stage Three as long as possible.
Stage One : You are not the Body.
Start by asking yourself a simple question, ‘Who am I?’ Am i the body? Is my body permanent? What happens to my body after death? Your body is not permanent as it goes through the stages of birth, adulthood, old age and disintegrates after death. So you are not the body. If I am not the body, then ‘Who am I’?
Stage Two : You are not the Mind with all its thoughts
Am I the mind, that generates the thoughts or desires? When a thought or desire arises during meditation ask a question, To whom do the thoughts or desires come for?
The answer to the question is that, all thoughts or desires come to serve ‘i’ – the ego, your name’ the imagination of who you are.
‘i’ – the ego, is the first imaginary thought, created by the mind, and all other subsequent thoughts, come to serve the first imaginary thought ‘i’ – the ego, your name; the imagination of who you are.
When you say in meditation, there is no ‘i’ – ego, your name, your thoughts or desires, have no one to serve, and they immediately die.
The moment you say this, all thoughts that arise during meditation disappear. Each time a thought arises, keep saying this to get rid of the thought.
Imagine your ‘i’ – the ego, your name’, as an imaginary bubble that you have created, and all other thoughts that arise are bubbles that attach to the imaginary bubble – ‘i’ – the ego’.
When the bubble ‘i’, the ego – your name’ bursts, all other thought bubbles that come to serve ‘i’ – the ego, your name’, also burst and disppear.
You are left in a state of thoughtless calm mind.
If you are not the mind, with all of its thoughts then – ‘Who am I’?
Stage Three: Stay in the thoughtless Meditative state of ‘Breath-Awareness’ or ‘Consciouness’
You are not the body, that disintegrates after death. You are not the mind, that generates thoughts to serve ‘i’ – the ego, your name, the imagination of who are. If you are not the Body or the Mind, then ‘who are you’?
The Breath Awareness, or The Life florce, that swells in your heart – in a state of thoughtlessness, is ‘Consciousness’, or ‘God Awareness’.
Your fascination with the body and mind had hidden this from you.
‘Consciousness’ is all that is. You are nothing but Consciousness. Stay in the Meditative State as long as you can. If you are Consciousness then all the living beings around you are also Consciouness. Universal Love and Compassion is your True Nature. 🌹”
“The path of pure and simple Bhakti(Devotion) is one of the easiest means to reach the all-powerful feet of the Lord. Self-surrender is the goal. Pure aspiration and ceaseless meditation constitute the path. All else is secondary.”
— Swami Ramdas
Good morning, afternoon Anandashram thought for the day
“God is absolute existence, knowledge and bliss. If He is an object of knowledge, He cannot be real and He cannot be eternal.
Because He is self-existent and self-luminous, He is not an object of knowledge. Every object of knowledge is perishable.
The mystics say much about Him, but whatever they say cannot be totally He. Therefore, in the Upanishads it is said that He is not what you think of, He is not what you talk about.”
— Swami Ramdas
Good morning Anandashram thought for the day
“Mystics have a sense of beauty. Those who have got the talent for music, sculpture, art, etc., when they become mystics, express their exalted and holy emotions through art, music or sculpture. You will find great poets among mystics in India and other countries. They have revealed their spiritual genius through their particular talents. The mystics are in tune with nature, and through nature with God. When they stand before the vastness of a landscape, the greenness of a forest, the scintillating expanse of the blue water of the ocean, the golden hue of the sunrise and sunset, they go into a trance and feel the hallowed presence of the Most High. In ecstasy they pour out their hearts in celestial rhapsodies and songs. They love solitude where they converse with God.”
In Hinduism, and in particular Jnana Yoga and Advaita Vedanta, neti neti is a Sanskrit expression which means “not this, not this”, or “neither this, nor that” (neti is sandhi from na iti “not so”). It is found in the Upanishads and the Avadhuta Gita and constitutes an analytical meditation helping a person to understand the nature of Brahman by first understanding what is not Brahman. It corresponds to the western via negativa, a mystical approach that forms a part of the tradition of apophatic theology. One of the key elements of Jnana Yoga practice is often a “neti neti search.” The purpose of the exercise is to negate rationalizations and other distractions from the non-conceptual meditative awareness of reality.
Significance of neti neti
Neti neti, meaning, “Not this, not this”, is the method of Vedic analysis of negation. It is a keynote of Vedic inquiry. With its aid the Jnani negates identification with all things of this world which is not the Atman, in this way he negates the Anatman. Through this gradual process he negates the mind and transcends all worldly experiences that are negated till nothing remains but the Self. He attains union with the Absolute by denying the body, name, form, intellect, senses and all limiting adjuncts and discovers what remains, the true “I” alone.[1] L.C.Beckett in his book, Neti Neti, explains that this expression is an expression of something inexpressible, it expresses the ‘suchness’ (the essence) of that which it refers to when ‘no other definition applies to it’.[2] Neti neti negates all descriptions about the Ultimate Reality but not the Reality itself. Intuitive interpretation of uncertainty principle can be expressed by “Neti neti”[3] that annihilates ego and the world as non-self (Anatman), it annihilates our sense of self altogether.[4]
Adi Shankara was one of the foremost Advaita philosophers who advocated the neti-neti approach. In his commentary on Gaudapada’s Karika, he explains that Brahman is free from adjuncts and the function of neti neti is to remove the obstructions produced by ignorance. His disciple, Sureshvara, further explains that the negation, neti neti, does not have negation as its purpose, it purports identity.[5] The sage of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II iii 1-6, beginning with there are two forms of Brahman, the material and the immaterial, the solid and the fluid, the Sat ‘being’ and tya, ‘that’ of Satya – which means true, denies the existence of everything other than Brahman. And therefore, there exists no separate entity like Jiva which Shankara states is the reflection of Brahman in Avidya (ignorance).[6
FREEDOM FROM THOUGHTS We all live two separate, or dual, lives in our thinking and in our experiencing. If and when we’re free of thoughts, we get to experience the present in its blissful, serene and pristine purity! DrRobinStarbuck
AdvaitaThe nondualistic school of Vedanta philosophy that affirms the oneness of the individual soul, God, and the universe.
AranyakasThat section of the Vedas which gives a spiritual interpretation to the ritualistic portion of the Vedas. It is also called the “forest treatises” because it was originally intended for ascetics who lived in the forests.
Ashrama or AshramA center of spiritual study or meditation. A retreat, hermitage, or monastery.
AshtavakraThe sage who authored the Ashtavakra Samhita.Ashtavakra SamhitaA classic text on Advaita Vedanta.
AtmanThe divine Spirit in man, the Self which is one with Brahman, the all-pervading divine existence, the Ground of the universe.Avadhuta GitaA classic text on Advaita Vedanta.AvatarAn incarnation of God.AvidyaIgnorance, individual or cosmic, which hides the nature of the supreme Reality from our view.BadarayanaAuthor of the Brahma Sutras. Little is known of him, though tradition identifies him with Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata, who lived in India somewhere between 500 and 200 B.C.
Bhagavad GitaLiterally the “Song of God,” the Gita is one of the most revered scriptures of Hinduism, and consists of 700 verses.
BhaktiLove of God.Bhakti yogaUnion with God through the path of loving devotion.BhasyaA commentary.
BrahmanThe absolute Reality, the Unity of all that exists, the formless, attributeless Godhead.
Brahma SutrasAlso known as the Vedanta Sutras. A treatise by Badarayana on Vedanta philosophy which interprets the Upanishads, and discusses the knowledge of Brahman.BuddhiIntelligence or discriminating faculty which classifies sense impressions.ChakraOne of the six centers of consciousness located along the spinal column.ChandiAlso known as the Devi Mahatmyam.
The Chandi is a sacred Hindu scripture which praises the Divine Mother of the universe, identifying her as the ultimate Reality.
DeviLit., “goddess.” The word can refer to any female deity in Hinduism.
DharmaRighteousness, truth, or religious duty.Dhruva (or Dhruba) smritiThe state of constant recollectedness of God.DhyanaMeditation or prolonged concentration.DurgaAn aspect of the Divine Mother of the universe, the consort of Shiva. Durga is generally represented with ten arms, seated on a lion. She is the protectress of the universe, destroying the demons of ignorance and giving the blessings of divine love and knowledge.GunaLit., “quality.” In Hindu philosophy there are three gunas which constitute prakriti, or nature: sattva, rajas, and tamas. Tamas is characterized by dullness, stupidity, inertia; rajas by activity, restlessness, and passion; sattva by calmness, purity, and wisdom. These three qualities are found in varying proportions in the external world and in all created beings.GuruSpiritual teacher.IshtaThe spiritual aspirant’s chosen ideal of God.IshvaraThe personal aspect of God; God with attributes.
JanakaA famous king who was both a knower of Brahman as well as the ruler of his kingdom, Videha.JapaRepetition of the Lord’s name, usually one’s own mantra.
JnanaKnowledge of the ultimate Reality, attained through the process of reason and discrimination between the real and the unreal.
Jnana yogaPath of union with the ultimate Reality through spiritual knowledge and discrimination between the real and the unreal.JnaniOne who follows the path of knowledge by discriminating between the eternal and the transitory.KaliOne of the aspects of the Divine Mother of the universe. Kali was Ramakrishna’s Chosen Ideal, and he worshiped her image at the Dakshineswar temple for many years. Kali is usually shown standing on the chest of her consort, Shiva. Around her waist she wears a garland of human arms, and around her neck a garland of human heads. She has four arms: the lower left hand holds a human head, her upper hand grips a saber. With one right hand she offers boons to her children, and with the other she makes the sign that dispels fear. She deals out death as she creates and preserves. Kali destroys ignorance, preserves world order, and gives blessings and liberation to those who earnestly seek it. While Shiva represents the Absolute, Kali represents the dynamic, or relative aspect of the Supreme Reality.KarmaAction, both physical and mental, and the effects of action.Karma yogaPath of union with God through selfless activity.KarpanyaThe feeling of helplessness; self-surrender.Lokacharya, PillaiTwelfth-century Vaishnava philosopher and writer who held that God’s grace is spontaneous; it was to be sought not only through bhakti, devotion, but also through total self-surrender.MadhvaThe twelfth-century exponent of dualistic Vedanta. He wrote commentaries on the Brahma Sutras, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita.
MahamayaThe Mother of the universe, the divine will. Mahamaya veils our vision of Brahman, the absolute Reality. Yet through her grace, she rends this veil, allowing us to realize the identity of the Atman with Brahman.MahavakyaLiterally, “great saying.” A Vedantic formula that declares the oneness of the individual soul with Brahman.MananaThe process of reasoning in which one reflects on the spiritual teacher’s words and meditates upon their meaning.MantraThe sacred name of God given by the guru to the disciple. Repetition of the mantra is japa.MargaPath; jnana marga, for example, is the path of spiritual knowledge, and bhakti marga is the path of devotion.MayaMaya is the power of Brahman, the creative aspect of God. It is also the cosmic illusion that creates ignorance and veils the vision of Brahman. Due to the power of maya, Brahman, the one Reality, is perceived as the manifold universe.NididhyasanaDeep meditation on the truth of Brahman.Nirvikalpa samadhiLit., “changeless samadhi.” The highest state of realization in which the spiritual aspirant attains oneness with the Absolute.
OmThe most sacred syllable of Hinduism; the sound-symbol of Brahman.
PrakritiPrimordial nature; the material principle of the world which, in association with Purusha, creates the universe. Prakriti is one of the two ultimate realities of Sankhya philosophy.PranaIn the physical body, prana is the vital breath that sustains life and manifests as thought, bodily function, and physical action. In the cosmos, prana is the sum total of all primal energy that manifests as motion, gravitation, magnetism, etc.PrarthanaPrayer.PratyaharaWithdrawal of the mind from the objects of the senses.
PravrajikaTitle of women who have taken final vows of renunciation, or sannyas. (The corresponding word for men is swami.) The term generally means a woman ascetic.PujaRitualistic worship.PurushaOne of the two ultimate realities of Sankhya philosophy. The divine Self, the absolute Reality, pure Consciousness.Raja yogaLiterally the “royal yoga,” raja yoga is the path of meditation. It is the spiritual path by which one attains union with the Absolute through control of internal and external forces.RajasThe guna which expresses itself as restlessness, activity, and passion.Ramakrishna, Sri(1836-1886) A God-man of India who is considered by many to be an incarnation of God. His message stressed the essential unity of all religions, the innate divinity of humanity, and the realization of God as the goal of life.RamanujaThe eleventh-century saint-philosopher who propagated the school of qualified nondualism, Vishishtadvaita. Ramanuja wrote commentaries on the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita, along with other original treatises which advocated his philosophy of devotion to God as the highest ideal of human life.RamprasadEighteenth-century Bengali mystic and poet. He composed devotional songs to Kali which Ramakrishna loved to sing.RishiA seer of spiritual truth. Usually the term refers to the ancient Hindu seers to whom the Vedas were revealed.
SadhanaSpiritual discipline.
SamadhiThe superconscious state in which one experiences one’s identity with the ultimate Reality.
SamskaraTendencies inherited from previous births which form a person’s propensities in this life.SannyasFinal monastic vows in which the spiritual aspirant completely renounces everything for the sake of realization of the ultimate Reality.
Sarada Devi, Sri(1853-1920) Sri Ramakrishna’s wife, also known as Holy Mother. Both Ramakrishna and Sarada Devi lived completely celibate lives; both were ideal monastics and ideal householders. Sarada Devi was the embodiment of spiritual motherhood; her life was devoted to loving service and self-sacrifice. She is seen by many as an incarnation of the Divine Mother.
SatchidanandaExistence (sat), Knowledge (chit), and Bliss (ananda) absolute; Brahman, the absolute Reality.
SattvaThe guna which expresses itself as calmness, purity, and wisdom.ShaktiGod as the Mother of the universe. Shakti is the power of Brahman, the personification of primal energy.
Shankara or ShankaracharyaThe great Vedanta philosopher who lived in the eighth century A.D., and revived Advaita Vedanta in India after a thousand years of Buddhist influence. Though he lived only thirty-two years, he organized a monastic system that is still in existence today. His enormous literary contribution includes commentaries on the Brahma Sutras, the principal Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita. He also wrote his own philosophical works such as the Vivekacudamani ( the Crest-Jewel of Discrimination) and the Upadeshasahasri. In addition, Shankara composed hymns, prayers, and various minor works on Vedanta philosophy.
ShivaGod in his aspect of destroyer of the universe. He is the third person in the Hindu trinity, the other two being Brahma, the creator, and Vishnu, the preserver. In his personal aspect, Shiva is the ideal yogi, the embodiment of renunciation, absorbed in eternal meditation in the Himalayas. He is known for his compassion: those who find refuge nowhere else—even snakes and demons—find shelter in Shiva. To save the world Shiva drank the poison which surfaced during the creation of the world. Since it stayed in his throat, he is called the “blue-throated one.” Shiva is also the Absolute, the Supreme Reality. He is the transcendent aspect of God, while Kali, or Shakti represents the relative, dynamic aspect.ShraddhaFirm faith guided by reason.SravanaHearing or listening to the highest spiritual truth.SriAn honorific prefix used before the name of a deity, holy person, or book. It is also the Hindu equivalent of “Mr.”SuresvaraA philosopher-sage of India who was a direct disciple of Shankara. He wrote treatises on Advaita Vedanta in such books as Naishkarmya Siddhi, Manosollasa, and Varttika.SwamiLit., “Lord.” Title of monks who have taken final vows of renunciation, sannyas.SwamijiIn the tradition of the Ramakrishna Order, Swamiji refers to Swami Vivekananda. It is also a respectful way of addressing any swami.TamasThe guna which expresses itself as dullness, stupidity, and inertia.TantraThe religious philosophy in which the Divine Mother of the universe, or Shakti, is worshiped as the ultimate Reality.TantrasThe scriptures which are identified with the worship of the Divine Mother.TantricPertaining to Tantra; a follower of Tantra.TuriyaLit., “the fourth.” The superconscious state which is beyond the three ordinary states of consciousness: waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep. It is the state of unitary consciousness, pure bliss. According to Shankara, this is not a state; it is the Atman.UpasanaMeditation; literally “sitting near.” Meditation is “sitting near” God.UpanishadsThe sacred scriptures which appear at the end of the Vedas and constitute their philosophical portion. The Upanishads form the philosophical basis of Vedanta.VaishnavaLit., a follower of Vishnu. An adherent of Vaishnavism—a dualistic branch of Hinduism. Vaishnavas follow the path of devotion to Vishnu, for the most part in his avatars such as Rama, Krishna, and Chaitanya.VallabhaA philosopher-saint of sixteenth-century India who wrote commentaries on the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavatam.VartikaA verse-commentary.Vedanta DesikaA thirteenth-century philosopher and writer; one of Ramanuja’s greatest successors. Vedanta Desika, or Desika, was a voluminous writer, both in Sanskrit and Tamil. Desika stressed, in contrast to Pillai Lokacharya, that both grace and self-effort are necessary in spiritual life. The self-effort is necessary to achieve the Lord’s grace.VedasLit., “Veda” means knowledge or wisdom. The Vedas are the sacred and most ancient scriptures of the Hindus. Orthodox Hindus believe that the Vedas are the result of direct divine revelation; they are considered the final authority in all spiritual matters. There are four Vedas: the Rik, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva. Each Veda consists of a ritual or “work” portion, and the philosophical or “knowledge” portion, known as the Upanishads. The ritual portion consists of the Brahmanas—texts which discuss the significance of different sacrificial rites—and the Samhitas—a collection of mantras or hymns, addressed to specific deities such as Indra or Varuna. Also included in the ritual portion are the aranyakas which give a spiritual interpretation to the rituals.VidyaKnowledge leading to the ultimate Reality.VishishtadvaitaThe philosophy of qualified nondualism, founded by Ramanuja. Vishishtadvaita states that the individual soul and insentient matter are distinct from Brahman, but Brahman is the basis of their existence and reality.VishnuThe second aspect of the Hindu trinity, God in his aspect as the preserver of the universe. Vishnu is frequently shown with four arms, and he holds the discus, mace, conchshell, and lotus. According to the doctrine of the avatar, Vishnu incarnates as a human being in every age for the good of the world.Vivekananda, Swami(1863-1902) The most prominent disciple of Ramakrishna, also known as Swamiji. Swami Vivekananda came to America in 1893 as the Hindu representative at the Parliament of Religions. After his triumphal success at the Parliament, he held classes and lectures throughout the United States and Europe, thus initiating the Vedanta movement in the West. In India, Swamiji organized the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.YajnaSacrifice, sacrificial ceremony; in Vedic times it meant “sacrificing things for the sake of the Deity.”YajnavalkyaA saint mentioned in the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad.YogaLit., “yoke”—the act of yoking or joining together. Yoga is union of the individual soul with the ultimate Reality. It is also the method by which this union is achieved. There are four yogas: bhakti yoga, the path of devotion; jnana yoga, the path of knowledge and discrimination; karma yoga, the path of detached work, and raja yoga, the path of meditation.
Advaita Vedanta is a three thousand year old school of Hindu philosophy and spiritual practices. The term Advaita first appeared as the Sanskrit term अद्वैत वेदान्त, which means not-two. Advaita teaches that moksha or freedom (sometimes translated as liberation, enlightenment, spiritual awakening or self-realization) can be achieved in your lifetime. The most prominent exponent of Advaita was Adi Shankara who lived around 800 AD. Today some call Advaita non-duality or direct inquiry. (Wikipedia)
This page discusses what freedom means in Advaita and how to achieve that freedom.
Freedom
What is freedom in Advaita? Is it freedom from death, from illusion, from suffering, from bad luck, from this world?
In our experience freedom in Advaita means freedom from thoughts. Each of us lives two lives. We live the life in our thoughts and we live the life we experience at present. Those two lives are the duality of Advaita and freedom from that duality – the not-two of Advaita – is when thoughts are absent and our experience of the present is all that remains, which is the oneness of Advaita.
Achieving Freedom
So how do you achieve that freedom? You achieve that freedom by shifting the balance from living your life as thoughts to living your life more in the present.
That balance towards freedom is not shifted through words and teachings. Putting more words into your head does not decrease thoughts. No, you shift that balance by training yourself to have less thoughts.
Meditating regularly is one way to shift that balance. In meditation thoughts tend to decrease and you become more familiar with the silence that remains – with the absence of thoughts that remains. And by meditating regularly you become more and more familiar with the absence of thoughts, which then helps you recognize and expand the absence of thoughts in everyday life.
Spending time alone in nature is another way to decrease thoughts and shift that balance. Take long walks alone in the forests, fields or parks. Better yet, put on a backpack and walk deep into nature, and spend many days there alone.
Meditation and time alone in nature may not shift that balance for you however. For you that balance may shift through gardening, dancing, yoga, singing, tai chi, sports, making music, knitting, etc. You are the only one who can know what shifts that balance for you.
Adi Shankara, the most prominent exponent of Advaita Vedanta, said around 800 AD:
“A clear vision of [freedom] may be obtained only through our own eyes, when they have been opened by insight – never through the eyes of some other seer. Through our own eyes we learn what the moon looks like: how could we learn this through the eyes of others?”
Viveka-Chudamani; Isherwood,
Prabhavananda translation; p. 40
Again, freedom is not achieved by reading or listening to words about Advaita, non-duality, direct inquiry or unity consciousness. In fact such words become actual barriers to achieving freedom because whenever you do experience the absence of thoughts you might dismiss it as irrelevant to achieving freedom because your experience of the absence of thoughts does not match up with any of the words you have learned.
That the absence of thoughts cannot be described or expressed with words is central to achieving freedom. Shankara said:
“He who seeks [freedom] must meditate upon it in the shrine of his heart. The intellect cannot understand it. It is out of the reach of thought. It is beyond the expression of speech.”Ibid; p. 75
Those who believe that Advaita’s freedom can be achieved through words also tend to believe that that freedom will reveal things that are hidden such as the true nature of consciousness, the true nature of the self, their oneness with the universe or witnessing sleep. However when some people first start to notice the absence of thoughts it brings no such revelations. Nothing hidden is revealed and everything remains the same, except perhaps that life is more pleasant. So you dismiss your glimpses of the absence of thoughts as irrelevant to achieving freedom since the absence of thoughts revealed nothing that the words you learned said they would. So you continue on, endlessly seeking freedom.
In summary, you navigate your way to freedom on your own, you avoid words and you trust yourself. That’s it.
Good luck.
After Thoughts
Once the absence of thoughts is established in your life you might notice that:
We are here today because our ancestors learned that survival depended on every person doing the right thing and having each other’s back. Today our survival still depends on that, as do our inner peace and sense of well-being.
Celebrate Life
If you want your heart to be more open, if you want to feel more connected to others, get together with friends and sing. On this page are some songs we like to sing to celebrate being alive, and to express our gratitude,our wonder and our joy.
Freedom Is
Being Present
We live two lives: we live life in our thoughts and we live life as our experience of the present moment. Freedom comes as our life in thoughts diminishes and our experience of the present moment predominates. Freedom comes through learning how to balance thoughts and the present moment.
Who Am I
Have you ever wondered Who Am I? You are stardust that somehow came alive, and whatever made that happen remains a mystery. Inner Peace is about knowing who you are, where you came from and how you got here.
Home
A New Beginning
We are living in the dawn of a new beginning. Traditional religious and spiritual ways are in decline and new ways are replacing them. Learn how to approach this new beginning, and how to increase inner peace, love, freedom, fellowship, goodness and sacredness.
A T T A C H M E N T
● I can’t wait until . . . .
● I have to have . . . .
● This condition has to go . . . .
● S/He can’t treat me that way . . . .
● I must straighten out . . . .
● I Can’t stop thinking about . . . .
● This shouldn’t have happened . . . .
● I need to have that finished . . . .
● I won’t be happy until . . . .
● More . . . . . . . . . . . .
N O N – A T T A C H M E N T
Freedom!
Happiness now!
Contentment forever!
Peace!
Perfect Love!
Never needy!
Sublimity!
Self-containment!
Awakening!
Abundance!
Alertness!
Awareness!
