Some new writings

[Guest guest]

Stanley Sobbatka's Course in Consciousness is a great resource, known

for the clarity of his explanations. While his website has been

mentioned before, some new material has been added recently to part

3, some in the past couple of days. Just scroll down the left side

bar to reach part 3.

http://faculty.virginia.edu/consciousness/

Part 3. The end of suffering and the discovery of our true nature

Preface to part 3 (September 29, 2000)

Chapter 17. How to live one’s life (April 10, 2001)

17.1. The problems with reading the scriptures

17.2. Whatever happens must happen

17.3. Purpose and meaning in life

17.4. The death wish

17.5. If suffering is to end, spiritual practice usually

happens first 17.6. The rarity of enlightenment

Chapter 18. Practices and teachers (March 15, 2001)

18.1. Why practice?

18.2. The importance of being aware

18.3. Some sages and the practices they teach

18.4. Some possibly helpful tips

18.5. Some of the contemporary sages of nonduality

Chapter 19. Acceptance and surrender (April 8, 2001) 19.1.

True acceptance/surrender 19.2. Acceptance and surrender

as practices--who is it that attempts to accept/surrender?

Chapter 20. Disidentification through understanding (February 2, 2001)

20.1. The role of concepts in spiritual teaching

20.2. Ramesh’s use of concepts to foster understanding

20.3. Understanding happens faster with inquiry

Chapter 21. Disidentification through negation (April17, 2001)

21.1. Deconstruction by negation

21.2. The use of negation to disidentify at the third level,

the level of "mine"

21.3. The use of negation to disidentify at the second level,

the level of "me"

21.4. The use of negation to disidentify from the world

Chapter 22. Disidentification through inquiry (April 28, 2001)

22.1. Inquiry into the self: self-inquiry

22.2. Inquiry into the Self: Self-inquiry

22.3. Inquiry into the manifestation: outward inquiry

22.4. Some loose ends gathered

Chapter 23. Disidentification through meditation (April 27, 2001)

23.1. Principles of meditation

23.2. Self-inquiry as meditation

Chapter 24. Very short summary (March 13, 2001)

Appendix. Resources and teachers (March 3, 2001)

A1. My own resources and teachers

A2. Spiritual directories