The "I"

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Dear Amanda,

 

I had written:

>Therefore Advaita begins where practice ends.

>If even Advaita

>is sought to be `practised' (as by a `doer'), >then the whole idea

>becomes self-defeating and there is even the >possibility of subtler

>forms of delusion in which the `one' thinks >that `he' has disappeared

>as a result of `his' practice (delusion worse >confounded).

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You wrote:

 

Isn't it just as much of a disappearance of a

doer as it is a spreading of the focus of

consciousness to include other beings as well,

a direct sharing of the different energies of

desire and a "resolution" of these

or a dissolving of the single characteristics

into this light of consciousness ?

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The "focussed consciousness" you mention is the illusory "I." It does not exist.

And there are no "other beings" to "include". That is the whole point. What you

mention sounds like the "I" expanding to include everything, whcih could be

another (subtler) delusion. But perhaps I am missing your point and you are

using a different way of saying the same thing.

 

Best wishes,

 

Nitin

 

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