nesbittgeorge

Bhaktajan, I have only a very dim understanding of what Advaita "is", if it is actually anything. Primarily, I see Advaita in one sentence : Everything is one thing. There is nothing seperate from anything else, because there is no "thing" apart from "one thing". All life is equal. Sequentially, I have difficulty in seeing how individual consciousness and Consciousness are one and the same. I am not agreeing or disagreeing with "Thou art that", merely expressing my confusion about what happens. Is the individual self lost ? I have experienced some moments of a deep silence, some moments of a deep freedom and can distinguish between idle and useful thought. I do not understand karma clearly and am unsure whether or not I accept its validity. The same goes for reincarnation. If there is no seperate self, then what keeps returning ? Overall, I am at the level of trying to observe myself thinking. I am taking this very slowly and my attitide is very much "this is what I have found to work for me so far". It is a very rich and full philosophy and is in accordance with science , in particular physics. George

My name is George. I have just joined this board and this is my first post here. My interest is in Advaita. I am reading Dennis Waite's book "The Book Of One" and wondered if anyone else here has read or is reading it. I found this board via Google. I hope no-one minds me putting someone's name as the title of a thread. If so, then I apologise for any offence caused. George