On dualistic fixation (tips from my Guru)

May 10, 2006

Namaskar Advaitins,

I really do not think that the process called "dualistic

fixation" can be removed in an instant for every person. That would

mean that sudden non-dual state is not possible for every person in

a flash.

In my case I am totally convinced that the process is happening

naturally to my timely personality as "time" unfolds. The problems

with removing dualistic fixation are many, but I will cite a few:

a) the ego has to be prepared for the removal of dualistic

fixation because that includes the removal of not only the ego

itself but also of all other egoes. This is of course *unwanted* by

the ego, which is by nature self-perpetuating (it exists by Avidya).

It is like being in a dark room for 12 hours and then opening the

windows to a bright sun. The contrast is so sharp that the bright

sun, which is actually good, is perceived as bad, one wants to close

the window again because the eyes hurt. So why do it in a flash?

Open a tiny bit of space here, then another bit there, let some rays

of light begin to come in. Why hurry?

b) the mind lives on meaning or purpose. this is well represented

in the movie matrix where Agent Smith would kill Neo by taking

out "purpose" from him. Non-dual state is purposeless. It is

like "no reason for being alive", and this also hurts. Why would the

Self want to hurt its son? Therefore again I recommend one takes

time to slowly digest things. Once experiences are experienced, the

ego is changed, and begins to walk the path. It is like a blind man

in a room trying to get out of the room. Once the blindness is

removed the man knows where the door is. But don´t rush to the door!

Let you examine the door, then reflect on what is outside, then

perhaps open and look for a bit, then close the door again. Don´t go

straight out of the room running once you see the door! This can

have negative effects on the mind-body complex.

c) according to my Guru the mind must be accustomed (he used

another word like "soothing" which has no translation in english) so

that self-realization is pleasant to the mind. This cannot happen if

the process is done suddenly. The mind is accustomed on running in a

certain road, then all of a sudden the madman driving it takes a

steep turn out of the road and begins to run another road. The other

road is strange to the mind! So obviously fear is normal and good.

It probably is a mechanism of the mind not to go insane. It becomes

fearful and then pulls the car back to the normal road, and then

there is relief... aahh... But once the driver acquires more

confidence that he can go on the other road for a while and then

come back, he can do this with more safety. This is for maintaining

the persona cohesive and coherent, to avoid a disruption of the mind

(which in today´s medical terms is called schizophrenia). Once the

driver becomes able in both roads, he can switch so fast between one

and the other that he does not distinguish anymore one from the

other. :-) then that is Advaita. Egolessness and egoity are seen to

be non-different, and existing simultaneously. The driver is driving

on both roads at the same time then. Then there is peace and

happiness :-) - these are my Guru´s words and advice that I thought

might be helpful to members of this forum.

May we all blossom to recognize our full Self-Realized nature

without duality.

Peace,

Fred

May 12, 2006

Dear Sir,

There is no meaning in contradicting anybody's statements.

So, just contemplate on the following:

One dark evening , three of us, who went on a sneak trekking against the game warden's advice (Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve), missed our path and got stranded inside a relatively thick forest and it was almost totally dark.

Suddenly we saw two red small globes at a short distance in front of us and a mild but growing growl. We started to run thro the thicket as fast as possible.As i turned to have a look back, with a thumping heart and profusly sweating body, i saw the beast to take a leap towards me. I skid, fell down, had a very nasty thud with my head coming in good contact with the solid ground beneath. Ishouted at the top of my voice and blinked my eyes repeatedly. I started to laugh, laugh to my hearts content, for, the thumping heart was there, the sweating body was there, but the thick forest and the beast were not there...gone instantly the moment i woke up from my dream with the thud of rolling down the bed and hitting the floor. And this waking up into the real from the dream is always instantaneous for all.