This guy man unbelievable

[James123]

 

 

[Breakingthewall]

Nisgardata, at one point, said that enlightenment is realizing the unchanging witness, but later he changed his mind, saying that ultimate reality is neither consciousness nor witness. His ideas weren't very clear, which is why his books are confusing.

The unchanging witness is just a reflexive structure that's happening, it's a relative construction of the mind.  It's not an illusion but a relative structure that happens when the reality reflects in itself in the process that we call consciousness 

[James123]

28 minutes ago, Breakingthewall said:

The unchanging witness is just a reflexive structure that's happening, it's a relative construction of the mind. 

Go play with the toys, listen your boss. 

[Breakingthewall]

24 minutes ago, James123 said:

Go play with the toys, listen your boss. 

Why he is the boss? Because he's famous?

[Someone here]

Beware of this need to be superior, or of needing your favorite spiritual teachers to be superior. Beware of also putting them on a pedestal, taking sides in a debate, and calling them “bosses.”

Our goal here is not to make the ego stronger, but rather to surrender and to humble ourselves, so that we can help each other reach a higher state of consciousness and contentment.

The way you guys are doing it here, and have been doing it for a long period now, is as far as possible from this ideal.

There is a very subtle danger in making spiritual teachers into figures that we feel the need to defend at all costs, or in turning spiritual teachings into a competition where one teacher has to be seen as superior to another. The moment we become attached to proving that our teacher is better, wiser, more awakened, or more legitimate than someone else’s teacher, we should pause and look at what is actually happening within ourselves.

 We can admire someone, learn from them, respect their wisdom, and deeply appreciate what they have shared without turning them into infallible authorities or calling them bosses . We do not need to defend them as if our own spiritual standing depends on their superiority. Nisargadatta used to go to the toilet , just like you .

 

[Joseph Maynor]

I think the need to feel superior is a block, I agree.  Just be yourself if you can afford to.  And you can't always, because you need a certain level of reasonable or wise restraint too.  Reconsider what you think a mistake is too.  It gets deep.