“A person is made up of awarenesses. These awarenesses all exist in the unknown — now we’re moving into what don Juan calls “the sorcerer’s explanation”. It’s the explanation of life. All of the awareness that has ever been or will ever be, exist, he says, like barges floating in the ocean. It’s a…
“Self-discovery tries to take you beyond reason. A reason is a terrible trap—because you will be satisfied with answers. And if you’re satisfied with answers, you’ll never come to know what life really is. Life can only be known through direct experience—direct experience in meditation, where you’re tasting the water or feeling it, which is…
“The Tibetan Book of the Dead is thought by many to be a very archaic book that describes what happens to you after you die…” “That is the popular understanding of the book. The real use of the book though, the esoteric use of the book and the secret teachings, has nothing to do with…
“It seems to me that it’s essential to know about love. Love comes in many forms, and to not love is to not live. Many people talk about meditation and self-discovery and bringing themselves to higher levels of consciousness, yet they seem, for all their knowledge and ability, for all the various terminologies that they…
“The subject that I would like to discuss with you tonight is important. It’s important because it reflects our world and the understanding that our world has. We live in a world that is very, very out of balance. I don’t feel that any of us will necessarily correct that. I do believe, though, that…
“Meditation is not a doing. It just is. We think of meditation as something that we have to do, something that we have to accomplish. This is emblazoned on our consciousness by our lives. That’s why I think people have difficulty with meditation. They try and do it. You can’t. It’s not something that can…
“I think God is the least discussed subject. Less is known about God than anything else. People know about the world, they know about careers, they know about time, space. They know how to succeed, how to attract other people, how to raise children, build tall buildings, have advanced telecommunication networks, build bombs, pave roads,…
In this talk given on July 5, 1983, Rama outlined the stages, challenges and crossroads his students could expect to encounter in their study with him, particularly in years 1-5. Talk 6 of 13 in Insights: Talks on the Nature of Existence. Download all talks in this series (Free MP3 audio)
“One’s progression along the spiritual path is a very, very intricate matter. This evening I’d like to talk to you a little bit about the structure of your being and how this process actually works, with specific recommendations as to what you can do to radically alter your current state of knowledge and awareness….” “Let…
“I’ve had hundreds of lifetimes as a spiritual teacher. Yet, even as a spiritual teacher, I continued to have relationships. I continued to love people. The quality of the relationships of course changed as I changed, and I think that you’ll find this will happen to you too. What will become important will be to…
“How can you tell when you’re enlightened?… Enlightenment means the total dissolution of the self in the white light of eternity. It doesn’t simply mean that you can sit and go into samadhi and have a very high meditation. It means that there is no longer a personal self….” “Enlightenment is difficult to discuss because…
“Nothing is or is not unless thinking makes it so. We all know the words. Therefore the only way you can tell what is beyond, what is or is not, is to stop thought. Seeing is the process of stopping all thought.” Rama – Dr. Frederick Lenz “You know, the question comes up all…