Secret Transparent / open Special Mundane
Subjectivity Is the Wedge….
Rohini explains why individual subjectivity isn’t simply an obstacle to liberation; it is also, paradoxically, a necessary tool for reaching liberation. For more videos and lessons, sign up for a free or paid subscription.
Seamless Always….
There are certain questions we need to ask ourselves constantly: Do I have public and private faces? Do different people get different versions of me? Can I be good without someone else being bad? Is how I act in line with what I profess? Am I seamless? In order to be seamless, we have to have good boundaries. This seems …
Truth is always available….
Truth is always available, hiding in plain sight until we are ready to see it. When we are open, we will see what was always there.
Seamless….
Seamless (integrity / no gaps / whole) Compartmentalized (partitioned into sealed segments / no integration) Simpleton (unable to fit in / no modulation) Managing life (in control / skillful / clever)
Subjectivity Is the Wedge….
Subjectivity is the wedge we must use to get rid of the wedge of subjectivity. By subjectivity I mean “subject” in the grammatical sense. We have to accept our agency as the individual subject in order to let go of our limited subjectivity and get to the Absolute Subjectivity of God. We need agency to move from dualism to nondualism. …
God cannot “con” Himself….
God cannot “con” Himself—there is only “sciousness” when there is no duality.
Agent / subjective….
Agent / subjective Object / objective Narcissist / self-absorbed Accommodating / obedient
Emotional Maturity….
Baba used to say we have to have a strong mind and ego to get rid of the mind and ego. Watching many people over many years, I have found that he was so right. People with undisciplined minds could not last around Baba; they were unwilling and had made themselves unable to do the hard exercise of practice. Sādhana …
Sadhana is….
Sadhana is mirror cleaning. A sadhaka is a mirror-cleaner.