Layback Lani | Philosophy of Liberation

              Kukicha Three Year Old Twig Tea                 Harmony Rooted in Regularity                                                          The Biological Foundation of Harmony   In the study of the cosmos, we find that the profound stability of a star is not an accident of nature, but the result of a precise, relentless equilibrium. A sun  maintains  its existence because the massive force of gravity - the  Yang  principle of constant, compressive pull seeking order and density - is perfectly balanced by the outward thermal pressure of nuclear fusion - the  Yin  principle of expansion. When these two opposing forces are in a state of regular, predictable balance, there is harmony, and a star shines...

Bayazid Al Bistami c. 800–848 or 875 CE     The Universal I AM: The Perennial Philosophy of Non-Duality   Musicians  orchestrate with  their instruments, painters with their brush strokes, and writers with their words. These fine artists  possess  the remarkable power to stimulate the intellect, stir the emotions, and evoke deep sentimentality. Yet, impressive as their artistry may  be;  it often lacks a definitive endpoint. It creates a beautiful loop within  the human  experience but  frequently  leads nowhere beyond the realm of feeling. In contrast, the ultimate fine "art" of the Advaita Vedanta philosopher is the orchestration of pointers toward a single, unchanging reality. It is an artistry that  seeks  not to stimulate the mind, but to still it - revealing a path that is not a path, leading to the ultimate realization of existence.   The great philosophical irony of our world is that while nations, c...