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?
Occasional individuals throughout history 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.
The Philosophical Self-Inquiry Groups are 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.
Maximum Systems page: Common denominators of maximum systems of
self-realization such as the Albigen System of Richard Rose, Advaita Vedanta, Taoism and Zen.
Conquest of Illusion: Is What We See Real? (J.J. van der Leeuw)
+ Rupert Sheldrake, Minds Beyond Brains
+ Douglas Harding on headless seeing
+ Cézanne and Neuroscience
A person is neither a thing nor a process but an opening through which the Absolute can manifest.
~ Martin Heidegger, from "Love Expands"
"His name is Now, His nature is forever, none can his creatures from their maker sever."
~ From Thomas Traherne's poem “My Spirit” in NOWletter 233 November 2021 by Alan Mann
Non sibi: not for oneself
Determination: (Courage)
> CONTINUALLY WORK for ways to accelerate your adventure….
Discrimination:
> DO NOT WORK FOR YOURSELF (very important)….
From “Decision, Determination and Discrimination” by Richard Rose
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