Originally posted by longchen:
Hi Isis,
The Bright is the result of progressive non-duality. Or rather,
brightness is the original state.
The way (that i know) that will lead towards it is through
realisations. ... of which the major turning point realisation
is:
"The sense of self (me, I) is not the doer of any action."
Before this realisation, we( and the rest of the human population)
believe that the 'self' is in control of all the actions and
activity. However, this is not so. This 'sense of self' is more
like an additonal layer of mental activity that wants this or that.
This is much like a child that throws tantrum but is quite
powerless to do anything. This realisation allows us to willingly
let go of the excessive mental grasping that is this 'sense of
self'.
The progressive non-grasping will lead to a state of no-self...
that is what is meant by non-duality. That is the activities are
carried out without the sense of self. There are many tones/depths
of non-duality... but they all have a vividness and clarity
quality.
It is also important to note that preceding this realization,
you have the intuitive experience of Eternal Witness and have been
continuously seeking and refining this experience for many years.
How Presence is being mistaken as the Eternal Witness and the
eventual realization that The sense of self (me, I) is not the
doer of any action cannot be underemphasized. The depth of insight
and experience of a person having Eternal Witness to the
experience of The sense of self (me, I) is not the doer of any
action is of different dimension. This condition has profound
implication that led to the eventual realisation of
non-duality.
For Buddhists:
Perhaps (in my opinion), this is the condition that triggered the
Blessed One to teach about the Tatagathagarba doctrines in Mahayana
Buddhism. A teaching that sounded so much like the Atman in
Hinduism. Obviously many practitioners are unable to have the deep
insight into the truth of Anatta (no-self) that lead one to the
realisation that all being the One Reality; otherwise the teachings
of Tatagathagarba would be deemed redundant.
Also, this progressive non-duality will lead to a stage where the
mystery of the world/existence is revealed. It is like
psychology unknowingly leading one towards understanding the
mystery about existence.
Well put!
