Post by popee2 on Oct 20, 2011 13:32:58 GMT -5
One of the guest speakers at the 2011 TAT retreat
said to have Awakened in 2002
a blog, a nice one
www.awakentotruth.blogspot.com/
videos and audios
www.waybeyondpsychotherapy.com/video-clips.php
snips from blog:
Many 'spiritual seekers' in the US, Europe and other Western countries are not involved in any traditional spiritual discipline that is focused on awakening to our true nature, such as Zen Buddhism or Advaita Vedanta. In many ways this represents a new development. There are now vast numbers of people worldwide pursuing awakening on their own, outside of any structure. I regularly hear from such people because of my (minimal) presence on the internet, as do others I know including Margot Ridler and Bart Marshall. The fact that so many are deeply immersed in this radical deconstruction process on their own with little structure or support has both pluses and minuses. Five big minuses are: ....
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Does awakening end the need for spiritual practice? Do all deeply conditioned patterns and habits disappear with awakening? My experience and observations say no. With even the deepest awakening, which is not an experience but a continuous and unbroken direct awareness of reality, conditioned habits and automatic reactions survive. In general, these conditioned reactions do not dominate behavior. They are usually quickly noticed and dissolved without endless drama. The process of noticing and dissolving these conditioned reactions can be taught to anyone who is interested and open to learning how to live in a more peaceful, less self-centered manner. This practice, which I call the ego deconstruction process, is the subject of this and other posts. ....
said to have Awakened in 2002
a blog, a nice one
www.awakentotruth.blogspot.com/
videos and audios
www.waybeyondpsychotherapy.com/video-clips.php
snips from blog:
Many 'spiritual seekers' in the US, Europe and other Western countries are not involved in any traditional spiritual discipline that is focused on awakening to our true nature, such as Zen Buddhism or Advaita Vedanta. In many ways this represents a new development. There are now vast numbers of people worldwide pursuing awakening on their own, outside of any structure. I regularly hear from such people because of my (minimal) presence on the internet, as do others I know including Margot Ridler and Bart Marshall. The fact that so many are deeply immersed in this radical deconstruction process on their own with little structure or support has both pluses and minuses. Five big minuses are: ....
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Does awakening end the need for spiritual practice? Do all deeply conditioned patterns and habits disappear with awakening? My experience and observations say no. With even the deepest awakening, which is not an experience but a continuous and unbroken direct awareness of reality, conditioned habits and automatic reactions survive. In general, these conditioned reactions do not dominate behavior. They are usually quickly noticed and dissolved without endless drama. The process of noticing and dissolving these conditioned reactions can be taught to anyone who is interested and open to learning how to live in a more peaceful, less self-centered manner. This practice, which I call the ego deconstruction process, is the subject of this and other posts. ....