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#1607 - Tuesday, November 4, 2003 - Editor: Jerry
The Amazon Nonduality Sutra
Being quotations in which the word nonduality is
used, located by using the "Search Inside the
Book" Feature at amazon.com, a new service that allows
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from over 120,000 titles.
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Making up this Sutra are the book titles, authors and selected quotations. --Jerry
Power vs. Force: The Hidden
Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkins
". . . The self merges back into the
Self. This is the level of nonduality, or complete
Oneness. There is no localization of consciousness; awareness is
equally present every- where. . . ."
". . . to claim that the comprehension
of the nonduality of existence is superior to its
realization as dual is again to fall into an illusion. . .
."
". . .Beyond temporal linear process,
existence is witnessed as Knowingness, omnipresence, and nonduality.
Because existence has no locality, the "me/you" duality
and consequent illusion of separation disappears. This state is
peace
beyond . . ."
The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Padma Sambhava
". . . nothing to be seen. This is
naked, immediate, clear intelligence, It is clear voidness with
nothing established, Purity of clarity-voidness nonduality;
Not permanent, free of any intrinsic status, Not annihilated,
bright and distinct, Not a unity, multidiscerning clarity, . .
."
". . . and all that remains is free,
clear transparency. This transparency itself is naked, pure
intelligence. It is clarity, immediacy, nonduality, and
voidness of all intrinsic status including any intrinsic status
of voidness itself. This bright and clear intelligent awareness
is . . ."
". . . Thus having prayed, in the best
case the deceased recognizes these visions as her own creations,
dissolves into nonduality, and becomes a Buddha.
". . . they err by remaining dualistic
in nonduality, By not communing nondually, they do not
awaken. All life and liberation inseparable from their own minds,
They still roam . . ."
". . . of natural liberation, at the
apex of all vehicles, engaged in the subtlest practice of
nonpractice, of achievement of nonduality by radical
immersion in immediacy without dualistic effort. This is the
teaching of the Great Perfection. SAMAYA GYA GYA GYA! . . ."
The Book of Secrets: 112 Keys to the
Mystery Within by Osho
". . . The mind is lost, the division
is lost. You have a oneness. This is advaita, this is nonduality.
And if you cannot feel this nonduality, then all the
philosophies of nonduality are useless. They are just
words. . . ."
". . . in human life the sex act is the
only act in which you come to feel a nonduality, in
which you come to feel a deep oneness, in which the past
disappears and the future disappears and only . . ."
". . .Only tantra can create a new man,
and this man who can know timelessness, egolessness and deep nonduality
with existence will grow. A dimension has opened. It is not far
away, the day is not very far away, . . ."
". . . individuality is false and
illusory. They are nonindividual. Their duality appears to be,
but it is not so: their nonduality is the truth. .
."
". . . For tantra that third point is
advaita, that third point is nonduality. Tantra says you
cannot reach the one by fighting through duality. . . ."
". . . how to love?" If I say,
"Pray," then you will ask, "To whom? Worship
whom?" Your mind cannot conceive of nonduality. It
will ask, it will raise a question, "To whom?" . .
."
". . . achieved what Buddha achieved
under the bodhi tree. They have achieved what Jesus achieved on
the cross. They have achieved nonduality. Now they
cannot exist. Existence as we know it is dual, dialectical, and
these techniques are for you who exist . . ."
". . . mind is left behind and only
consciousness is moving. In that moment you will have the
illumination of oneness, of nonduality. That is the
goal. That is the highest peak of consciousness. And that is the
greatest ecstasy possible . . ."
The Flower Ornament Scripture/a
Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra by Thomas Cleary
". . . who sees well with great
knowledge Skillfully abides according to truth. No mean and no
duality, And not even any nonduality: All in the worlds
is void- This is the vision of the Buddhas. . ."
". . . rejoice, to reveal the causal
basis of the Buddhas' teaching, to realize the equality of all
Buddhas, to comprehend the nonduality of the realm of
reality.
". . . Their wisdom is supreme and they
enter into the true character of all concentrations, and abide in
the state of nonduality of one essence. "Because
sentient beings all cling to duality, great enlightening beings
abide in great compassion; cultivating this teaching . . ."
". . . Those illumined by truth travel
this path. The incomparably great sages Cultivate the nonduality
of concentration, Their minds always in equipoise, enjoying
tranquility; The all-seers travel this path. . . ."
". . . the clear, pure eye of reality,
seeing the vast realm of the uncreated; realizing their null
essence, they understand the nonduality of things and
discover the true aspect of things. They fulfill the practices of
enlightening beings without attachment . . ."
". . . to beautify and purify all
lands, to avoid spoiling all works, to thoroughly understand all
things, to impartially observe the nonduality of all
things, to go to all lands in the ten directions, to comprehend
the ultimate reality apart from desire, . . ."
". . . then they can crush all demons;
pulling out the thorns of craving, they attain the bliss of
emancipation. Abiding in nonduality, they have great
mystic powers; they rescue sentient beings and protect them,
being monarchs of virtue.
The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New
Translation With Commentary (Shambhala Classics)
by Patanjali
". . . In fact, the most decisive
transformation in the yogic process is the discovery of
underlying phenomenal nonduality, which becomes visible
with the arising of coalescence, or samápatti. Samápatti means
"things falling together," and abiding in it steadily .
. ."
Spacecruiser Inquiry: True Guidance
for the Inner Journey
by A. H. Almaas
"The whole basis of the uncertainty
principal-the duality between the observer and the observed-has
disappeared. Only on this level of nonduality can
objectivity be complete. So understanding continues to deepen as
we move through degrees of objectivity."
Sources of Chinese Tradition
by William Theodore De Bary
"The terms interdependence,
interpenetration, simultaneous co-arising, and nonduality
express this basic notion of how the diverse elements of the
universe are interdependent and interrelated with each other. . .
."
What Really Matters: Searching for
Wisdom in
by Tony Schwartz
"The tenth and highest stage-nonduality,
or the absence of any split between subject and object-is both
the easiest and the hardest to explain."
The Essential Ken Wilber: An
Introductory Reader.
by Ken Wilber
"...the transcendental essence of the
great religions-has as its core the notion of advaita or advaya-
"nonduality," which means that reality is
neither one nor many, neither permanent nor dynamic, neither
separate nor unified..."
The Mystic Heart: Discovering a
Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions by
Wayne Teasdale
". . . This unity is the heart of all
mysticisms. It is awareness of nonduality and non-
separation, of no distance between ourselves, the ultimate
mystery, and all other beings. The unitive level of consciousness
. . ."
". . .To a person in the Hindu Vedantic
tradition who follows the teaching of advaita - the primal unity
or nonduality of all being - we are all already divine,
and we simply have to wake up and realize it. . . ."
Paths Beyond Ego: The Transpersonal Vision (A New Consciousness Reader) by Frances, Ph.D. Vaughan (sic)
"Paradox is simply the way nonduality
looks to the mental level. Spirit itself is not paradoxical;
strictly speaking, it is not characterizable at all."
The Diamond Approach: An
Introduction to the Teachings of A.H. Almaas by John Davis
"The realization of boundlessness and nonduality
happens only at levels beyond the ego and beyond all sense of
effort. "
The Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments
on the Mumonkan
by Zenkei Shibayama
"Vimalakirti asked Manjusri, "How
does a Bodhisattva attain the Dharma of nonduality?"
Manjusri replied, "According to my view, the Dharma of nonduality
is of no-word, no-speaking, no-presentation,
no-realization..."
Dreaming While Awake: Techniques for
24-Hour Lucid Dreaming
by
". . . adept submerged herself again
and again in the central point of the mandala until she reached
the state of nonduality. This mystical ritual of
entering the central point symbolizes the quiet center at the
heart of worldly events..."
White Sail: Crossing the Waves of
Ocean Mind to the Serene Continent of the Triple
Gems by Thinley Norbu
". . .When we are in formless, sole
space meditation, which is the state of abiding in nonduality,
it is actual accumulation. At that time, we do not need to make
accumulation with the appearances of phenomena. . . ."
". . .The path of meditation is the
continuous practice of the states of the wisdom of abiding in nonduality
and the wisdom after attaining nonduality until they are
inseparable.. . ."
". . . Stages only exist in the state
of the wisdom after attaining nonduality. Then
experiences, stages, and paths are described because of impure
phenomena which still come in this state." . ."
"We try to purify all duality until
there is no difference between the wisdom of abiding in nonduality
and the wisdom after attaining nonduality."
Putting on the Mind of Christ
by Jim Marion
". . . Ascension. The "forty
days" can be likened to the period between our resurrection
into Christ Consciousness and our ascension into nonduality.
The great thirteenth century Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart,
called the entrance into the nondual level of consciousness the
great "breakthrough," . . ."
Circling the Sacred Mountain: A
Spiritual Adventure Through the
". . .The definitive level Yamantaka is
the wisdom of the nonduality of bliss and voidness. That
wisdom is totally aware at all times of all life-forms'
inseparability from the great . . ."
". . . It takes nonduality to
beat the enemy, to overcome the habitual thinking of
self-preoccupation.. . ."
". . . So when we can relate to
something that is simultaneously there and not there, that's when
we've mastered nonduality. . . ."
". . . No problem. Much fun. A few
beers. A broken vow. No big deal. Everything's fine. Start over
again tomorrow. nonduality, right? Nothing to the
extreme-not even . . ." "Abstinence?" I volunteer.
"Not even abstinence," Jay concurs wholeheartedly.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho! Jay!" . . ." ." ."
"...Let's be silent and open to nonduality
as the ultimate loving tolerance of extreme cognitive dissonance.
Om mani palme hum...."
Miraculous Living : A Guided Journey
in Kabbalah Through the Ten Gates of the Tree
of Life by Shoni Labowitz
". . . wise actions of those around
you. In "The Seventh Beggar's Tale," Richard Siegel
writes so beautifully of the essence of nonduality: You
once asked me who I am, Where I've been and what is my knowledge.
The answers stand before you. . .."
Treasury of Precious Qualities: A
Commentary on the Root Text of Jigme Lingpa Entitled
the Quintessence of the Three Paths by Longchen Yeshe Dorje
". . . The intellect pertains only to
the relative truth and is itself the factor that veils the state
of nonduality. The absolute truth can be realized only
by thought-free primordial wisdom, wherein there is no duality of
subject . . ."
Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian
Buddhists and Their Tibetan Successors by David Snellgrove
". . . no crossing, no entering, no
moving, no stopping. Not crossing, not entering, not moving, not
stopping, this is penetrating into nonduality." The
final nonduality is the nonduality of the
concepts of samsara and nirvana . . ."
The Essential Chogyam Trungpa by
Chogyam Trungpa
". . . But even the very sense of nonduality
is a faint stain, a very subtle, transparent stain. On the
shunyata level, that stain is regarded as an adornment,. .
."
The Rain of Wisdom: The Essence of
the Ocean of True Meaning
by Nalanda Translation Committee
". . .Unborn is the nature of birth;
That unborn is unceasing. On the threshold of nonduality,
there is nowhere to dwell. From this mind, difficult to express,
Various magical displays of samsara and nirvana arise. . .
."
You Have to Say Something:
Manifesting Zen Insight
by Dainin Katagiri
"Strictly speaking, we humans, like all
other sentient beings, live in nonduality. But we must
realize this nonduality through duality."
The Deadhead's Taping Compendium: An
In-Depth Guide to the Music of the Grateful Dead
on Tape, 1959-1974 by Michael M. Getz
". . . it should also be noted that
many Deadheads have taken this communion with cosmic
consciousness, this realization of nonduality, to be one
of the most enlightening and ultimately rewarding experiences of
their lives.
Einstein and Buddha: The Parallel
Sayings
by Thomas J. McFarlane
". . . nonduality ... is Ultimate Reality ... is nothing but cognizing the nondiversity in the diversity of the manifestation.
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Thanks. --Jerry