The truth of Eternal Bliss and Nonduality/ Advaita

Some people say that eternal bliss is a fanciful myth, but eternal bliss is actually our true nature, and realisation of this, which DOES actually result in eternal bliss, is the entire point of the non-dual teachings.

If someone says this eternal bliss is not possible, it just means they have not found it themselves, not that it is not possible.

All the great sages testified that eternal bliss is our true nature and is the fruit of liberation, and to discover it, and thus also end all suffering, we must turn within.

Anything less than this eternal bliss will not satisfy us, and seeking (and suffering) will necessarily continue.

Anything less than eternal bliss means we have not truly discovered what the term ‘non-duality’ points to, and that we are still engaging, however subtly, on the mental/intellectual realm, where ego and suffering continue to (apparently) exist.

See what Ramana says here, in Guru Vachaka Kovai:

1062. The ever-present Self, the radiant
Gem, this is the rarest, richest
Treasure. Look within and find
And hold it fast. Your penury,
The grand illusion, source of every
Trouble on earth, will vanish forthwith.

1063. Not knowing the value of this treasure,
Their own by birthright, people perish
Through mere sloth. The great ones who
Have found the clue and traced and gained it,
They enjoy eternal bliss.

~ Sri Ramana Maharshi, Guru Vachaka Kovai, verses 1062 and 1063

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Liberation is one | there is no difference between Jivanmukti and Videhamukti | Liberation with and without the body

Traditionally in Vedanta teachings there are said to be 2 kinds of liberation, Jivanmukti (liberation in this life) where the body continues, and Videhamukti (liberation without a body), which is liberation after the body dies.

However in truth there is only one liberation.

From the point of the (ignorant) onlooker, it may appear that a sage has a body or doesn’t have a body (if their body has died), but from the point of view of the sage, there is never a body (or a mind or a world).

So various types of liberation are only for the (ignorant) onlooker, and never in Reality for the ‘Sage’.

(I put ‘sage’ in quotes as it is only from the ignorant onlookers view that such a things as a sage, a liberated person, appears to exist’)

There is only ‘One’ (although you cannot even say ‘one’ really, as Liberation or Self is beyond all conception).

This is why in Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk number 265 Ramana says the following (my additions are in square brackets):

Questioner: There are said to be sadeha mukta (liberated in body) and videha mukta (liberated without body).

Sri Ramana Maharshi: There is no liberation, and where are muktas [the liberated ones]?

Questioner: Do not Hindu sastras [scriptures] speak of mukti [liberation]?

Sri Ramana Maharshi: Mukti is synonymous with the Self. Jivan mukti (liberation while alive) and videha mukti (liberation after the body falls) are all for the ignorant. The Jnani [liberated one] is not conscious of mukti or bandha (bondage).

Bondage, liberation and orders of mukti are all said for an ajnani [ignorant or unliberated one] in order that ignorance might be shaken off.

There is only mukti and nothing else.

Liberation has nothing to do with the body or mind

If liberation or self-knowledge was something to do with the mind, then a firm and swift blow to the head could put an end to that liberation.

Luckily, liberation has nothing to do with the body or the mind.

It is beyond time and space.

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No freedom in the Matrix

Saying:

-this matrix is also part of Freedom and so no need to exit the matrix

or

-there is Freedom within the Matrix

or

-‘look how wonderful and amazing and beautiful the Matrix’ is and proceed to worship it (pay it attention)

or

-The matrix was created for a reason and so we should enjoy it

All these are concepts that keep you trapped in the matrix.

All these are ego-preservation strategies.

All these are born of ignorance.

This teaching is itself within the matrix, a message within the matrix to help you break free from that which never truly bound you

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Ps. Let me know if you know of any other ego preservation strategies like these

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