Wisdom Teachings - Sat Yoga, Costa Rica

Shunyamurti discusses the descent of consciousness, weaving in the understanding of Aham Aham, the transitive/intransitive linguistic use of the term "I", how this relates to the registers of consciousness, and ties everything with a discussion of karma.

Shunyamurti says that in the early phases of the spiritual journey, the path is divided in four types (action, devotion, meditative, and gyani) and explains each of them, then revealing that, as one goes further, the paths break into two (the "do it yourself" and the bhakti/surrender), describing each of these paths, but stating that both of these require love (not simply karma, willpower, etc.) and any belief one has about oneself.

Shunyamurti leads us on a guided meditation, focusing on Ramana Maharshi's practice of Atma Vichara, or Self-Enquiry, the question "Who Am I?"

Shunyamurti uses the metaphor of a revolutionary to explain the ideas of Deleuze, Nishida, and Ramana in order to explain how to incite a real revolution that will take one to liberation.

Shunyamurti explains the significance of Ramana Maharshi and how his very life's trajectory has given us insight into the turn that the modern West has taken in the overthrow of materialism, as well as how this relates to Nietzsche's "Will to Power", the implications this has for our relationship to non-human entities, and what this means for the future.

Shunyamurti reads questions left over from the last Livestream Satsang and gives answers.

Shunyamurti speaks about international yoga day, that yoga is inter-dharmic, that it comes from a former world age and predates all of the current religions, but that religion originally had the same purpose as yoga (to "re-unite"), giving the example of the trees of knowledge (duality) and life (nonduality) in the Garden of Eden, also speaking about how these reflect the buddhi and the manas, the story of the Bhagavad Gita and how we, like Arjuna, face the problem of divided loyalties in our journey to liberation, and how by surrendering to the Source and passing through ego death, the entire world dream can be transformed.

Shunyamurti says that there is a mistake in understanding the profundity of the teachings of Ramana, that they go far deeper than most people understand, and goes on to discuss predecessors to Ramana in the West (notably, Spinoza) and how Ramana's teachings elucidate, clarify, and summarize many of the insights of the West that came before him.

Shunyamurti clarifies that the realization of the Self happens outside of time, beyond the world, but the ego-mind is caught in practicality, not to mention dealing with inner drives, desires, fears (of loneliness), but the issues that plague the ego are often never acknowledged because of the ego's focus on the practical and superficial, and he then contrasts this with the case of Ramana and gives a detailed account of Ramana's history leading up to and following his realization of the Self, ending with the point that realization will happen the moment we choose it.

Listen to our livestream Satsang from May 26, 2019. Shunyamurti gives a teaching and answers viewers questions.

Shunyamurti asks why Ramana says that the only way to Liberation is through atma vichara, discussing that, if one looks deeply, there is no thinker to the thoughts, that the ego is a program that lacks essence, and discusses the programming and development of the ego, and that when the ego ends, karma ends.

Question: How does one move from knowledge accumulation to spiritual realization?

Shunyamurti explains what Satsang is.

Shunyamurti starts by explaining the difference between contemplation and quantumplation, explaining how science has superseded religion, and how we must use the insights of science to elucidate our spiritual knowledge, and he speaks of the balance between theory and practice, finally speaking about the meaning of the Trivium.

Question: How does one honor the goddess? Excerpt: "The goddess is known as Shakti. Shiva and Shakti are the two twin principles of Cosmic Reality. Shiva transcends the cosmos and the power of Shakti creates and evolves the cosmos and is present as the intelligence of nature, the beauty of nature, the pristine infinite preciousness of the natural world and all of its potencies and all of the intricate intelligences that work together in every ecosystem. And to honor the Goddess is to honor and sustain and be a steward of that system of nature which she has provided and which she pervades."

Shunyamurti reveals that, today, the bodily religions are celebrating Easter and Passover, which shows their frame of reference of body-consciousness, and explains their symbolic spiritual significance which pertains to all of us, as well as the symbolism of Moses and Christ.

In this guided meditation, Shunyamurti invites us to bring the attention to the center and merge into the source of being that is filled with love, power, wisdom and joy. (25mins.)

Shunyamurti defines meditation as "questioning the relationship to thought, body, and the world", and goes on to explain the paradoxes of thought itself, of trying to move beyond thought with thought, and of the structure and development of the ego.  

Student Question: How Do I Fully Accept Myself?