Sunday 31st March 2024 "The reality TV channel of the Self is always on!"

You will receive both audio (m4a) and video (mp4) downloads from this meeting.

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

A participant reads verse 161 from 'Guru Vachaka Kovai' (Garland of Guru's Sayings) about the ego's end.

In Tom's response, he shares teachings from Ashtavakra Gita, to turn away from all sense objects as if they are poison. Unfortunately, people often quote from the verses which suggest nothing needs to be done for liberation.

A participant asks a question about going on a Buddhist silent retreat and then being told to integrate this into worldly life. Tom describes some of the Buddha's teachings e.g. all of life is suffering (which is not nihilistic; he is showing us the way home)

A participant shares that the thoughts that disturb them the most during meditation are those from recent experiences. They read verses from the book 'The Seven Steps to Awakening' by Michael Langford and how this has helped them.

Several other participants share their recent experiences.

"The Reality TV Channel of The Self is always on!" TD

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