Layback Lani | Journey to Liberation

  Ramana Maharshi  ( 1879 -1950 ) https://youtu.be/QFZzuqhfhVM?si=uLTO7F0-OP_UtF1y ( Ramana in Repose) Eye of the Needle   We can only glimpse the spiritual truth about the nature of the universe by listening to those who have awakened from illusion - the Buddhas . In this tradition, any being who has recognized the unreality of phenomena is considered a Buddha. One such being was Jesus, who proclaimed that  the kingdom of G od lies within . His words point to the same realization: truth comes from within, not from external authorities. Worship of a dualistic god, dependence on preachers, or even reliance on science all remain external constructs. And because they are impermanent, they belong to the realm of illusion .   History, too, shows us that the Buddhas of liberation do not look outside themselves . The art requires cultivating natural conditions in the body that allow detachment to emerge . One such condition is a satvic way of eating, practiced w...

  The Book  is All About the Buddha       Buddhas have walked the earth for thousands of years. Their wisdom has reached us in many forms, yet its essence has always  remained  the same: to detach the mind from phenomena and realize the Buddha mind - a mind so utterly empty that the finite mind cannot grasp it.      Meeting a true Buddha is an exceedingly rare grace, yet even such an encounter does not guarantee liberation. The Buddha, by necessity, can only  point toward the unmanifested Brahman ; true realization is inherently  self-attained  and can never be granted by another. Every action or effort directed toward achieving this freedom is  ultimately destined  to fail. The only path forward lies in allowing the  natural flow of satva  through the body to  render  the transient mind inoperable. When the body, through  optimal  health and balance, becomes sufficien...