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What's behind the sense of "I am"? Who's living, and who's facing death? Who or what am I, essentially? Will some part of me continue on after death? Is there an unchanging, eternal part of me? Am I a part of some unchanging, eternal essence?

Throughout history occasional individuals have told of finding the answer to those questions, and their testimonies often have a surprising consistency. As my friend and teacher Richard Rose wrote: "Beyond the mind is a golden find...." For individuals seeking to find the answer for themselves, those testimonies provide helpful clues for pursuing the search to a successful conclusion.

For some searchers, working by themselves is the preferred method. Others intuit that finding a few fellow seekers to work with may expedite their progress. Still more fortunate may be those who find a living person who has made the journey and can provide assistance from the perspective of that realization. The Self-Discovery site is designed to offer all three modes of help. StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumble It!

 
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  Philosophical Self-Inquiry home page and calendar.

Monday, Jul 28: Discussion Group
Saturday, Aug 2: TAT Workday
Monday, Aug 11: Discussion Group
Sunday, Aug 17: Insight Workshop
Monday, Aug 25: Discussion Group
Fri-Sun, Aug 29-31: TAT Gathering

The Philosophical Self-Inquiry Group of Pittsburgh, PA is a group aimed at implementing maximum systems of self-discovery -- an approach which can be duplicated anywhere by finding a few people to work with. See FirstKnowThyself.org for examples.

  Effortless Meditation Experiment

  Link to the TAT Forum. Essays, poems, opinions and humor on seeking and finding answers to your deepest life-questions.

Favorite website: TATfoundation.org
Searchers and finders working together.

  Ch'an Masters home page: The Chinese forerunners of Zen.

  Benoit home page: Hubert Benoit's Supreme Doctrine: Psychological Studies in Zen Thought.

  About the author of this site.

  Maximum Systems page: Common denominators of maximum systems of self-realization such as the Albigen System of Richard Rose, Advaita Vedanta, Taoism and Zen.

  Greatest Teachers of Modern Times On Finding a Total Answer: Franklin Merrell-Wolff, Douglas Harding & Richard Rose:

  Alfred Pulyan: Zen Master Without Lineage & Master of the Lost Art of Zen Transmission.

  Conquest of Illusion: Is What We See Real? (J.J. van der Leeuw)
      + Rupert Sheldrake, Minds Beyond Brains
      + Douglas Harding on headless seeing

  William Samuel: A gentle teaching of awakening.

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Quote of the Month

"Doubt transports you to the truth. Who does not doubt fails to inquire. Who does not inquire fails to gain insight. Without insight, you remain blind and perplexed." ~ Al-Ghazali, Sufi master (1058-1111)

Click here for: previous quotes | the Temptation paper by Richard Rose

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