Non Duality as The Goal

[Guest guest]

Non Duality as The Goal

 

Advaita( non-duality; not two ) is the eventual goal whatever our path

is; this is what Amma means by " Awaken Children. " While Amma does talk

about the goal of non-duality some of the time, most of Amma's talks

are about Love, Devotion and Selfless Service which Amma recommends

either as THE PATH or as complimentary to whatever our path of choice

might be( mantra japa, nama japa, meditation, self-inquiry, abidance

in Self, witnessing, shakti, worship, various types of yoga, karma

yoga, etc ).

 

I believe Amma is an Incarnation( someone who Awakened in previous

life time and made a sankalpa to return to help others ) and obviously

She has millions of devotees. So, Amma's outreach has to be very

broad. Some have said that this is why Amma's message( in words ) is

diluted; but, I do not see it as diluted because it seems the message

of non-duality is in everything Amma says except it may not be worded

specifically as such.

 

In ancient times, some teachers would not talk at all, but would teach

non-duality in the powerful Silence of Presence. This is because the

nature of language is duality, regardless who speaks it. Swami said

Amma has taken the risk of speaking( carefully ) out of compassion to

talk to us. Amma's message of non-duality is most specific( in words )

in Vol 7 of " Awaken Children. " But, many devotees realize that Amma's

main teaching is via Silence and example.

 

I also believe that there are others, not Incarnations like Amma, but

those who are awakening to their true nature as non-duality in this

life time. Some of these become " advaita " teachers and they do speak

mostly specifically about their experience of non-duality. Here is a

link to one of these advaita teachers who speaks very clearly about

his awakening : (shared in the spirit that Amma has many helpers)

 

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jeff+Foster+-+Life+Without+A+Centre+\

& search_type= & aq=f

 

there are 6 short videos, each about 7 to 9 mins

first he says what non-duality is

then he talks about his rather difficult path/life before awakening

then the Life after awakening;

the interviewer asks very good questions

this is one of the best presentations on non-duality that I have heard

and one of the youngest to awaken in mid twenties

 

There is a saying, and Amma has also reminded us of it, that if we

want to awaken as badly as a drowning man wants a breath of air, then

it will happen. Perhaps, Jeff's difficult challenges in life were the

circumstances that come close to this saying.

 

enjoy ! being in Amma's Presence is an opportunity to awaken.

Amma Bless,

amarnath