Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S. Balsekar

306 Pages·1992·2.04 MB·English

by  Ramesh S. Balsekar

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CONVERSATIONS WITH RAMESH S. BALSEKAR
Edited by Wayne I,iquorman

Dedicated in Reverence
To the original miracle;
Consciousness,
Not aware of Itself,
Suddenly,
Inexplicably,
Causelessly,
Becoming
Aware
of
Itself.
The I Am that I Am
Editor's Notes.... i
Chapter 1
A BEGINNING .... 9
Science Meets Metaphysics....12
Chapter 2
THE NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS .... 15
An Overview ... 15
Nirvana And Samsara Are One....19
Eternal....20
At Rest And In Manifestation .... 20
The Impersonal Functioning Of Totality .... 26
Manifestation .... 37
The Functioning Of Manifestation....39
The Wondrous Diversity Of ion....46
The Unicity Of Diverse .47 Manifestation...
The Interconnectedness Of .48 Manifestation...
Space And Time .... 50
Polaric Opposites.... 51
The Cosmic Dream - The Divine Play....54
Illusion And Reality .... 61
Concepts To Identify Totality....63
Consciousness And Awareness.... 64
The Sense Of Presence: Our True Capital....65
Duality....67
Duality And Dualism....70
Immediate Perception.... 70
Spontaneous Action .... 72
The Aggregates Of The 74
Imprinting At Conception.... 75
Sentience And Intellect - The Human Condition.... 76
Dreams And Dreaming....76
Deep Sleep....80
Love, Compassion.... 81
The Body-Mind As An Operating Center ... 82
The Natural Flow Of The Tao....83
Change, Impermanence....85
Destiny....88
Predestination .... 89
Karma: Impersonal Causality.... 91
Death .... 93
.95 Reincarnation..
Grace .... 97
What Is Real .... 97
Chapter 3
THE ILLUSION OF BONDAGE .... 99
General Discussion.... 99
Entitification.... 101
Identification.... 102
....109
From Dualism To Duality .... III
Judging And Comparing.... 113
Good And Evil....114
Forgetting That We Are Already Home....115
Chapter 4
THE MIND....117
Thinking Mind And Working Mind....117
....131
Concepts.... 132
Ego....133
Chapter 5
ENLIGHTENMENT .... 135
General Discussions .... 135
The End Of The Sufferer...136
The Absence Of Dualism .... 138
The Varying Effects Of Enlightenment .... 139
A Condition In Phenomenality....140
Continued Functioning Of The Body-Mind....142
Prerequisites Of Enlightenment .... 143
The Rarity Of Enlightenment....146
Chapter 6
FROM THE ENLIGHTENED VIEW.... 148