Having become completely disillussioned by Rupert Spira's floweriness, Jim Newman's edginess and all of the other 'personalities' involved in non-duality, this was so refreshing. It pulled me back to my own glimpses and to want to attune with what might be the ultimate, one, non-dual reality. I loved the approach to the introduction of non-duality; the emptiness of apparant self/other, followed by the suggestion that in the next video, we hear about the freedom and unconditional love that characterizes the polar realization - if we are nothing and there is no separation, then by virtue of non-duality, we must (also) be everything. Thank you Richard, I subscribed and will be watching further with great interest. 💚
I follow Rupert also and agree somewhat. Its very difficult to pin point the most effective or important message when someone has produced so much material and I often find myself lost in the weeds. I like this approach of a no nonsense explanation to allow a setting of the scene before going in to deeper talks.
I agree entirely about Spira and Newman. Spira is too sentimental and Newman too brutally unflinching. Despite that i continue to waver between the two. I leave Newman when too despondent and return after the sickly sweetness of Spira. Kastrup is very good, an analytical idealist, also a friend of Spira.
I see Nonduality speaking as an art form. And you are a great artist. Precise with words. It is pleasure to listen. And when hearing of the ussaid happens everything becomes so obvious that only thing left is to have a good laugh! Love your style and how this art is coming off! ❤️
Great presentation - awaiting the next of The individual (within the existence of Oneness ) is in fact everything. Can you be nothing and at the same time everything? Thumbs up and subscribed.
An excerpt of the book mentioned above "The Empty Mirror, Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery",by Dutch writer Janwillem van de Wetering , chapter #6 ,named "A thirsty fish 🐟 " 😅 "Well, don't then ," the master said. "I never told you to become a monk. You can do what you like. But I don't want you to come here any more; I am a busy man and I can't help you." "But if I do become a monk you will have time for me? Then you will help me to reach the point which, according to you, I have already reached?" "I suppose I'll have to," the master said, "but you are like a fish 🐟 saying it is thirsty🚰." So he did eventually become a monk, but he ran away three times and returned three times.
Sir, is that Tara behind you? It is sentience, the nervous system, that gives rise to the sense of being a distinct and separate self. I don't think it's an illusion that the dualistic world exists. I think the illusion is that the dualistic world is all there is.
Does this enlightnment / comprehension of reality makes this " you " a philosopher or a spiritual persona/ character? Thanx for sharing ( I wrote the comment without watching the last minute of the video where you answer this, haha )
Wow THIS just realised there is nothing in the head of the imagined speaker or the imagined viewer of any video. Emptiness prevails in THIS eternity. All content is imagined. No video or comment in THIS whole eternity ever had any meaning. It is impossible for THIS (you) to do anything more than THIS (you). It is obvious that THIS (you) is already the totally of THIS eternity.
Noticed there is no one in this video ,nothing written in the books on the shelves and the imagined Buddha in the imagined background is completely empty of meaning or anything at all.
But there still are biological organisms! And evolution happened over billions of years! It's not really like "the matrix" it's just that we believe in the illusions produced within our brains.
No disrespect to Adriana and I don't mean to upset you or anyone else, but I find her too reflective. To me she seems to think too much, too deeply into her mind with long drawn out silences that's supposed to mean something. On one of her videos she didn't say anything for 10 mins, she just sat there looking around, then spoke for example "I don't know...THIS..errm..errr..I don't...well I... errm,.. ohh I don't know,.. this is.... errrm... Haha... well....I just don't know"
