Beautifully hopelessly beautifully hopeless

"What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much" G. I. Gurdjieff

Yep! Thanks Richard

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Is consciousness the 'wave function'?

How did that thing on the screen achieve non existence?

Superb thank you

Beautiful thank you

Speaking about nonduality enters us into world of endless paradox. Language is so inadequate. Near the beginning pf this video, he expresses the idea that separation is horrible. That "we're not meant to be separate and yet it happens." Yet many who speak of nonduality seek to convey the notion that all of "it" (reality/existence) is perfect. That everything is exactly as it is meant to be. The apparent suffering. The appearance of awakening. The illusory nature of separation. There is no doer. There is nothing to be done. Are we not meant to feel (apparent) separation? It appears (apparently) within the perfection of the One! Lol. I've been on The Path for over 9 years. In more of a spiritual, devotional way, I suppose. To me, very direct approaches to nonduality (e.g. Parsons, Newman, etc.) are fascinating yet terrifying! 😱 Great video.

Just this!

We cringe for buying into the b.s. of being a separate person and going along with it for so long, at least "this" does.

"This " wants to make a very profound comment, but the relief is greater than the effort needed to add anything more! Thank you Richard Sylvester, very much!

Unconditionally love occurs when we are in Spirit .. this is also known as divine love. This Love happens when man sees manifest existence from his spirit .. it is immediate ..and while in this state you will love thine enimies as thyself .. this Love is the most powerful thing you will ever experience .. it is transformative energy .. and its You. The gateway is through your heart.

Your conscious presence .. is the divine.

This is about longing for God or Truth .. if you do that with a genuine heart .. you can not lose. Life has to realize itself .. it does this through consciousness. In that realization .. you come to know LIFE versus knowing worldly knowledge.

Is self a kind of spiritual inflammation caused by nuclear family parenting, shame driven education system and narcissistic religious system that puts you in a time tunnel trying to estimate your worth.

He has gone deep into nonduality. When nonduality meets itself there is nothing else but just the is.everything-being itself.

Awareness pondering Itself again :)

Gratitude ❤

Feels very beautifully clear and authentic and "wide-hearted", very much appreciated, thank you! <3

Well, what is REAL, that is the question. I would like to suggest that the words "real" and "reality" designate experience, which is always real by definition. Non-duality is absolute, very true, but when it is in contrast to duality, then it is still in duality, of course. When you experience non-duality and feel yourself rooted in it, like you feel that is the one and only absolute reality, then I would say, yes and no. Yes, it is as you experience it, and no, it is not the all-encompassing One without another.

"The unnameable is the eternally real" - Lao Tzu

always great to listen to Richard!

Nice one Richard,thanks

Excellent!

Oh man, I love this man's talk. I felt it when he said, "Life is like a sliver of light between two darknesses." .Our so-called "reality" is really that thin, isn't it?

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No where to go nothing to get

This subject is a fun game. I know nothing. All of it is empty in my perception. So this is fun but it is empty of truth. There is only nothing Richard. We cant know anything.

Mouth opens, story begins 🎉😊. - Raigo from Estonia. I love it lol. Stay well Richard 👍

Thank goodness Richard Sylvester put this up on you tube!❤

Hmmmm . . . why would be assume that matter gives rise to consciousness rather than the opposite?

‘Until I see that I am nothing, I cannot see that I am everything’…is the idea of ‘being everything’ not also a story? I would be so grateful for your response Richard,❤️TY!

Talking never does it, analytical duscussions, mostly muddy the waters. When you consider J. Krishnamurti spent a lifetime giving talks around the world and was there even one awakening, and he was a rare soul. Personally I feel there is no path, no spiritual journey, no discourse worth having, any mind movement to explore is just a dead end road or mere entertainment. Everything starts and ends in silence...

Interesting presentation - sort of Buddhism without Buddhism. Have you ever come across the work of Douglas Harding?

TIMBER!!!

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Definitely with you on the memory loss. That's happening here. I'd forgotten about it until you mentioned it!

51seconds into the chat, first impressions are im getting a sense that Tim Freak looks ready to attempt a charater assassination. Like his buddy from buddha at the gas pump, , two very unfortunate men who have a predisposition to attack non duality because their ' there ' . They've climbed the spiritual ladder of success and its ' how dare someone say , this is it , this is all there is , theres nothing to find because nothinngs been lost ' . How dare they invite just ordinary everyday people into the wonder Of timeless being . No not on their watch , attempt to shut down the very beuty of life itself . But these poor sorry creatues , dont stand a chance !! Their words are like paper bullets ....

If anyone is interested, the book by an Australian that Richard mentions is The Telling Stones (including The Mad Bastard's Guide to Enlightenment) by Riktam T Tavi. I first read it as it was recommended by Richard, and it's a great read! Thanks for uploading the talk Richard, a pleasure as always :)

All is energy. When this is seen and felt causeless smiles and chuckles appear and all is Peace, Love, Joy and Happiness!!

I attended a retreat with Bede Griffiths and Anne Bancroft at the Royal Foundation of St Katherine - probably 1990? He was gentle and relaxed and peaceful. I have Anne Bancroft’s version of the Dhammapada. I follow Jesus and find myself increasingly detached from organised Christianity which seems to be increasingly bizarre. I find it difficult to treat organised Christianity seriously, but am as committed to the inner Christ as ever. And the Way of Jesus is non-dual. I will order your book.

👋Richard, thanks for posting these meetings. I don’t know if it’s my ears or the acoustics of the room you’re in…I’m just wondering if there’s a way to get better audio? Again, many thanks❣️

Richard I appreciate your communication on this matter. I’ve followed other speakers briefly on N-D, but, frankly they often end up sounding ridiculous. You do not. I’ve read your books. You often mention Existentialism, but I cannot recall specific references. Trust Richard has read Camus and Beckett. As close as any writers or thinkers to N-D in this experience. Is there willingness to comment on this? If current conception is valid, these writers were among the modern founders. If it is valid, it certainly didn’t fall off a fruit truck 20 years ago. More historical reference would be appreciated.

I greatly appreciate you Richard. Please expound on the analogy you do often use… IF liberation could be likened to anything it would be relaxation. In my 70 yrs of living relaxation, like everything else, comes and goes. I guess I thought, once liberated from the sense of separation it’s a done deal?? Hope to hear from you🤞Many thanks❤️

19:39 I hear & relate to what’s being ‘described’ but can’t relate to why it is ‘labeled’ unconditional love? Unconditional I totally get, but why call it love? Thank you Richard‼️

There is not ANOTHER !

Good and bad does not exist…..is the apparent personal mind that. gives a meaning to happenings

Being an alcoholic happens , the “ character” goes on as is what is , and there is no one doing nothing as well as whatever means we give tho the apparent action of drinking is just a story , so drinking or meditating are the same🎉 is that so Richard?

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