The Interplay of Attention and Consciousness: A Unified Exploration Across Traditions The distinction between attention and consciousness is pivotal in spiritual exploration. This chapter delves deeper into the experiential understanding of these two facets, interweaving the perspectives of Mahamudra, Rigpa, Advaita Vedanta, Gurdjieff, and Krishnamurti. Through this synthesis, we reveal how attention acts as the … Continue reading You Can Directly See the Difference Between Attention and Consciousness
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The Levels of Consciousness
Self-Remembering: The Gateway to True Awareness George Ivanovich Gurdjieff introduced the concept of self-remembering as a central tenet of his teachings, emphasizing its transformative potential in breaking free from the mechanical patterns of everyday life. Self-remembering is not merely a philosophical idea but a direct practice aimed at achieving a higher state of consciousness. It … Continue reading The Levels of Consciousness
Mahamudra: direct insight in the Essence of Mind
I sit and meditate. Long, short. One time I experience this, other time that. Often many spaces of empty mind. Than once I see phosphenes coming. All kinds and after some time bluring in a white light, a light beyond light, you could call it surrealistic and directly also dimension-less and I am in that … Continue reading Mahamudra: direct insight in the Essence of Mind
Meditation on the Vastness of Space and Sound: Refined with the Essence of Awareness
Verse 85 of the Shri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra https://youtu.be/8N5vJ7LJRGA?si=FI5cRnCOQ_To4OXO This meditation, based on Verse 85 of the Shri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, leads the practitioner to experience the fundamental truth that all sounds, light, and sensations arise within consciousness itself, which is inherently empty, boundless, and luminous. The essence of this practice lies in recognizing that the vastness … Continue reading Meditation on the Vastness of Space and Sound: Refined with the Essence of Awareness
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