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Advaita Vedanta |
| In the Sankrit language Advaita means "not two" and Vedanta means "the
end of knowledge". So one could say that Advaita Vedanta is the non-dual
experience at the end of knowledge, or beyond knowledge. However,
in the non-dual state there can be no experiencer and experience and so
the term arises, "The Mystery beyond the mind," simply because that That
that is beyond the mind cannot be conceptualized much less described by
the mind. This mystery refers to the cessation of the experience
of duality, the removal of separation between any two objects, the lifting
of the veil of illusoryness, the drowning of individualness in the
eternal ocean of Love.
This Mystery is the Majesty of Saints like Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi of Tiruvannamalai, his disciple Sri H.W.L. Poonja of Lucknow, Ananda Mayi Ma of Haridwar, and Sri Nisargadatta of Bombay. By their words, their touch, their look, and mostly just by their presence these Saints enlighten their disciples. Enlighten is a word that is a gossomer vessel overflowing with sticky concepts. For lack of a better word it is used but realize that any word, any concept, and any Saint is a finger pointing to Advaita Vedanta, the Mystery Beyond the Mind. The Rig Veda, the oldest book on the planet, tries to describe the mystery by singing hundreds of thousands of hymns and yet it comes to the famous conclusion: Neti, Neti, meaning 'not this, not this'. Freedom, Enlightenment, Love, though the topic of Advaita Vedanta remains untouched by the wondering mind, and yet is the light by which the mind sees. Only when the mind stops does Consciousness behold Itself. Then 'Consciousness knows the Truth and the Truth sets itself Free'. You are this Truth, the Isness joyously radiating as the Light of this Moment. We offer two Beautiful books that point to the Truth filled by words sung by the Truth as Sri H.W.L. Poonja. These books describe the Truth, the illusion veiling the Truth, and the most direct way to remove the veil and Realize the Truth. The books are offered with Love and respect and a wish that there be Peace and Love among all Beings of the Universe. The books, called "The Truth Is" and "This" are available through VidyaSagar Publishing and Weiser Books at weiserbooks.com. Information on ordering them is available here. |
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