Not just one way to awaken... Adyashanti

[VeganAwake]

 

[LfcCharlie4]

YESS!!!! Adya is an amazing teacher, and is so so so right here, if a practice is useful and helpful for people then they should continue doing it. 

He makes the perfect comparison between the long time hardcore seeker, and the lazy seeker doing nothing and how each case is individual and unique in regards to what's best for them. 

I'm happy you posted something like this man as it's spot on, teachings/ practices are simply strategies and eventually all concepts and teachings need to be let go of. 

Then, whatever comes back after you let go is what you still need, for example I still meditate when I'm in the Sauna and in the mornings as an Enneagram 7 I'm also chasing things to do and struggle to sit still and sit with boredom and negative emotions, meditation helps ground me even post awakening. 

For someone else, post awakening they may have the opposite issue so a 'practice' for them would be to get their body moving, do some Yoga and Workouts or join a sports team as a 'Dynamic Meditation' if you see what I mean? 

We are lucky to have so many teachings available and it's about finding what is helpful and useful for us at that time  

[VeganAwake]

Yes I agree he is a great teacher and explains things very well.

I used to believe it was important that I helped people wake up... like it was the destiny of the human race to all become awakened.

I no longer hold these beliefs... if Awakening occurs it occurs if it doesn't it doesn't either way it does not matter whatsoever, there's no meaning purpose or value in it at all, but simultaneously if someone wants to help make the world a better place or help awaken people that's what is happening...why not.

The neo-advaitist's as everyone else is calling them, are saying that you cannot awaken the separate individual because the separate individual is an illusion and any attempt to awaken it is futile and ridiculous.

Awakening is the disidentification with the illusion.

In my experience once I turned my seeking energy 180 degrees within I recognized the ME that I thought I was was the illusion itself. 

When this energy and illusion fell away, it was simultaneously recognized it never existed, the line dividing duality and non-duality, subject and object was completely recognized to have been simply an illusion all along.

The oneness that's always been the case was clearly revealed.

"The separation never occurred"

- A Course in Miracles

Have a good day my friend take care talk to you soon ?

 

 

 

 

[Bill W]

I love that Adyashanti does not feel the need to "perform" when he teaches and talks. There is no trying to be charismatic, eccentric or funny. His wisdom sells itself. He is like this in all the clips I've ever seen of him. 

[SOUL]

When I say it people are critical of me but when Adyashanti says it he's an amazing teacher....haha

[VeganAwake]

Hehe that's so true...