Spiritual Teachings With Shunyamurti

Caught Up – 02.16.12

Student Question:  I keep getting caught up when I ask “who am I”, because the “I” keeps me going in circles?

The Beginning Point – 02.16.12

Student Comment:  I resonate with the idea that images are at the imaginary level--or, rather, I resonated with that idea when I was growing up. It feels like the religious image is kind of a double-edged sword because it can either aid one in devotion or it can be misinterpreted.  I could never relate to people loving the image of the Virgin Mary, for example, but since we have been studying great beings, like Ramakrishna or Padre Pio, who also used the medium of an image to relate to God, I see that it can be used in a completely different way.”

The Witness State – 02.16.12

Student Question:  What does the witness, witness?

Friendship – 02.16.12

Student Question:  Can you talk a little bit about friendship in the Kali Yuga sense, and also about what is the most sattvic approach to friendship for people moving into the same path together?

Eternal – Silent – Presence – 02.16.12

Excerpt:  "Each of us has ESP, because we are ESP…  What we mean here by ESP is Eternal, Silent, Presence.  The Self that we are is always in Eternal, Silent, Presence.  The one Self, and the one Self is the guru - the only guru.  The one Self has been called by many names...  The earliest name known is that of Shiva, but all religions give their own name to the same truth…  For some religions that self is called the Supreme Self and from the perspective of ignorance, that is accurate.  Because all else that portrays itself as a Self is really just an object in consciousness…  So there is only one real Self and that Self is beyond words and thoughts and in an inconceivable silence, and even to say that is to go too far because the self is Nirguna.  Without qualities that can be in any way considered a description of the Self, because the Self is not an object, not a thing, not an appearance, but we can also say that the self has infinite attributes.  The three main ones noted by the Vedas are Sat – Chit – Ananda…." Recorded on the evening of Thursday, February 16, 2012.

Surviving the Rat Race – 02.09.12

Student Question:  Can an egoless self survive the rat race?

The Ego is Trauma - 02.09.12

Student Question:  I am curious to know how you would bridge hysteria with post-traumatic stress and could you explain how the two relate?

Opposites of the Ego - 02.09.12

Student Question:  I have something I would like some clarity on.  Thursdays are difficult for me in the sense that I feel pulled in two opposite directions.  First we have a study group class that is very focused on theory and analysis and going into the ego and trying to understand our mind and then the meditation where we are told you are not the ego?

Perceiving the Divine Light – 02.09.12

Student Question:  Lately in meditation and especially in group meditations I have been experiencing a lot of pressure in my head and especially in between my eyes.  I have heard that it may have a connection with the opening of the third eye?  I was wondering if you expand a little a bit upon that?