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The Advaita Show #006

The Advaita Show #006 (MP3 – 14MB – 40min)

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This week we tackle your questions from the comments section of the website. Keep ’em comin’ people. It gives us something to talk about. Otherwise, we just sit there and… be. Which is nice and all, but makes for boring podcasts. 🙂

We tackle questions like…

> How does Advaita help with the day-to-day process of making life decisions?
> How does Bob live out his day-to-day life?
> Does “free will” exist and for whom?
> How to give up all identification with the self, if the mind is part of the problem?
> What Bob thinks about Douglas Harding?
> What Bob things about Advaita teachers slagging off other Advaita teachers?!!!

Cameron also asks the question – who is the most enlightened cartoon character of all time? Can you guess?

Don’t forget you can also leave audio questions or comments using my SKYPE line. My SKYPE ID is “cameronreilly”. Leave a voicemail for me on that line and I’ll add it to the show!

3 Comments

  1. Mark says:

    Hi Cameron—just finished listening to show #6–( had it on the ipod as I took my morning walk ). Great show! Thanks for having Bob answer my questions from last week. My ego loved that. Then I caught my ego loving it and had a laugh.. Still, it’s quite a weird thrill how technology allows us to connect and influence each other from across the globe.

    Bob’s answers were pretty intense. Repeated listenings will be necessary! You did a great job keeping it funny and real….

    You asked for more questions, so here’s another:

    1. As an artist, when I draw a still-life, my logical “left brain” shuts down and my “right brain” opens, allowing me to “see” clearly the connection between objects. Pure “seeing” happens, and I just record what I see on paper. This is a mostly peaceful process because the mind quiets and doesn’t label things. So is the philosophy of Advaita simply a “right-brain” functioning or experience? If so, shouldn’t more gurus prescribe activities like drawing or archery or whatever to help seekers get direct experience of timelessness and non-duality?

    Thanks again! Keep it up!

  2. jim rabbit says:

    hi guys, my ? would be i know that all there is, is knowing but this apparent world seems to need to be dealt with. Although all is a single happening we appear to be in every day activity regardless of understanding or not

  3. jason says:

    I know Nisargadatta said that ‘Living is Life’s only purpose,’ but I would be interested to hear what Bob has to say about those of us who are destined to never escape the trap of duality… Any advice, thoughts?

    Great show Cameron.

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