Advaita

Blueprints of Awakening

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When asked about his biography for the sake of publishing this book, Kiran Baba immediately gave us a straightforward answer:

“I have no biography. This body has a biography but this is not very important. Why insist on that? 
You can give your reflections about how it was when you met me and what you have seen here. That much you can share, but there is no need of describing what kind of dreams I was into, what kind of dreams I carried, now that the person to whom you are talking has no history, has no past and has no future. This person is just living into this moment and this is the expression of life. It is like a beautiful flower. You don’t have to ask anything to a flower. You enjoy the beauty and the fragrance of the flower, and that is enough.
 
If you ask me, I am a businessman, I go to the factory, I am a husband to my wife, I am a grandfather and father to my children, and that is it, that is all!

https://www.smashwords.com/extreader/read/574716/5/spiritual-game-kiran-baba-on-the-holy-business-of-enlightenm

You do not create your thoughts

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Where do thoughts come from? A questioner engages Rupert in a discussion about the consciousness-only model, the origin of thoughts, the nature of the mind and how we can go beyone the limitations of the mind.

Rupert explains that in the consciousness only model infinite consciousness is the medium within which literally everything arises. Thoughts may be conditioned from individual experiences that we have like a toothache, by events that take place outside your mind like the coronavirus or your own past conditioning through experiences you had as a child. The more we explore our experience the more we realize that the self of each of us, is the self of infinite awareness.

And at some point the personal thoughts and feelings tend to die down because there is no longer a clearly defined personal self or ego for them to revolve around. The mind expands until it loses its limitations and is recognized to be one with infinite consciousness or, in religious language, with God’s presence.

A Dialogue between Rupert Spira and Swami Sarvapriyananda

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Rupert Spira and Swami Sarvapriyananda discuss nondual consciousness. The conversation is moderated by Rick Archer of Buddha at the Gas Pump.

A precious meeting of the hearts and minds of three very wise and loving people (including moderator Rick). Swami ji and Rupert are wonderful and very clear teachers, who can bring out the very best in all of us.