self-knowledge for knuckleheads

Act 2The Type 2 Solidness

of the Spiritual Heart, as told by Airhead

The Sense of Solidness *

The Mystic Physics of Shiva’s

Chakras


of the World, as told by Knucklehead

Last In First Outnowledge 4uckleheadsLIFO theater presents


of the Self, as told by Brickhead* If everything we’ve ever experienced were

made of false solidness, what would true solidness be?“All appearance and disappearance pre-supposes change

against a changeless background at once recognizable as the original

existence.” Nisargadatta Maharaj

At the Movies

with the

3 Spiritual Stooges

Brickhead was also fascinated by a single uniform substance - the screen. Whereas the light was energetic and creative, the screen was merely solid.

The light stands for consciousness and the screen for self, and no two things more opposite will ever exist.

Airhead had seen the beam of light from the projector, and he marveled that a single uniform substance could be responsible for all of the colors, shapes and motions in the movie.

Afterward, Knucklehead told his friends that he’d been fascinated by the story of Truth portrayed as something tangible and substantial, rather than just an abstraction.

One day, Brickhead, Airhead and Knucklehead went to their very first movie. It was called ‘The Diamond of Truth’.

SeparateSequential &

Simultaneous

AClassification System for

Spiritual Seekers

Hi, I’m Brickhead and my color is blue, so I’ll be happy to be your host wherever you see blue.

I also started as a Knucklehead, but unlike my friend, Airhead, I feel that the ultimate truth is a fullness of fullness, something which is dense, substantial and solid in a way that nothing else can be.

I believe that inner languages are nested, and that a part of me is always speaking each of them in a simultaneous way. I call this ‘language 1’, ‘the stationary language’.

Hello, I’m Airhead. My color is green, so anywhere you see green, I’ll be your host.

I started out as a Knucklehead. I’m fascinated by consciousness, and I feel that the ultimate truth must be something very ‘thin’, like pure awareness or perhaps emptiness.

I believe that we’re always moving through points of view in a sequential way, and I call this approach ‘language 2’, aka ‘the vertical language’.

Hi, my name is Knucklehead. My color is red, and anywhere you see red I’ll be your host.

A Knucklehead is anyone foolish enough to have been bitten by the spirituality bug. I believe that each person sees the world in a certain way, separate from others.

I like to approach spirituality the way I approach other things, using logic and rationality, which I call ‘language 3’, or ‘the horizontal language’.

A Simple Testto see if you’re a Knucklehead, an Airhead or

a Brickhead

1. have you been bitten by the spirituality bug?

nocongratulations!

you don’t need this stuff

yesyou Knucklehead !

2. do you feel that the ultimate Truth is

something ‘thin’, like consciousness or emptiness?

yesyou’re an Airhead !

3. do you feel that the ultimateTruth

is something solid and substantial, like a

dense background or a fullness-of-fullness?

no

yesyou’re a Brickhead

like me !

The 3 Types of Solidness

“Everything should be made

as simple as possible,

but not one bit simpler.”

Airhead ontype 2 solidnessThis is called the

center of the spiritual heart. It’s stationary relative to the subject of experience, which is attracted to it and orbits it in non-dual devotion.

It’s created by the subject after subject passes near the self and then attempts to emulate self’s true solidness, filling the empty void:

Knucklehead ontype 3 solidness

This is the familiar

feeling of i-ness, the subject of experience, also known as the ego and the i-thought.

It has a center and it moves around the life-cycle of thought, as each new though begins its life near the self and then moves away from it before expiring. self

self

Brickhead onType 1 Solidness

Also called True Mass, this is the only type of solidness which is capitalized because it’s the only one which actually exists.

True Mass is nothing more or less than dense existence. It has no center (or center-everywhere), and functions as the universal screen or back-ground of experience.

[self is not shown at the bottom,but as the background]

Einstein

Knucklehead on Experiencing type 3

solidness

“First one sees the self as objects”

Ramana

Self is first experienced as the sense or feeling of i-ness at the center of the mind, as well as all of the objects it projects and then relates to in one’s inner and outer environments.

The 3 Ways toExperience Solidness

Three ways toenliven the 6th

sense(really the 1st

sense),the ability to

recognizetrue solidness,

which is the main purpose of self-

enquiry.zBrickhead on

Experiencing Type 1 Solidness

“Then one sees the self as the self.“

Ramana

Self is finally (as originally) experienced as True Mass in the form of the dense centerless background of one’s inner & outer environments.

self

self

Airhead on Experiencing type 2

solidness

“Then one sees the self as a void.”

RamanaSelf is next

experienced as an empty void (before i-ness passes near the self), and then as a ‘full void’ or center of the spiritual heart (after i-ness passes near and is informed by the presence of the self).

[self is not shown at the bottom,but as the background]

The 3 Modelsof Self-

Knowledge

&The 3 Laws

of Solidness

each model may make it easier to

recognizea type of solidness

Model 1Introduced by

Brickhead

Considering the background of experience makes it easier to recognize the Type 1 Solidness, theTrue Mass of the self.

The first law of solidness says that background must always be more solid than foreground, and therefore only that which is the most solid may serve as the universal background of experience.

Model 3Introduced by Knucklehead

Considering the journey around the ‘Cycle of Self-Knowledge’ makes it easier to recognize the type 3 solidness of the subject of experience.

The third law of solidness (aka the law of no context) says that each level of reality is of a single piece.

self

Model 2Introduced by

AirheadConsidering the

bottom half of the cycle makes it easier to recognize the type 2 solidness of the center of the spiritual heart.

The second law of solidness says that, as no true distinctions may be made within the false, every thing which does not exist is of a single piece,

andeveryThing

which does existis of another single

piece

The World

7 Milestones on the Cycle of Self-Knowledge

aka the Life-Cycle of a Thought

7

6The Point of Self-Enquiry

5The

Danceof Shakti

4 The Pointof Free Will

3The Empty Void

The Full Void aka

Spiritual Heart

2

1The Self

If SelfCould Speak

Mo

de

l 2

Mo

de

l 3

Mo

de

l 1

(no self-knowledge

is possible inthis quadrant)

Table of Contents for

A 7-Scene Playbased on the 7 milestones:

The Mystic Physics of

Shiva’s ChakrasThe tongues of self-knowledge are

laid-out like xylophone keys on the spine of Shivaand like xylophone keys played to enchant and

amuseWhat is life but this song?

Act 1 – Model 1: The Type 1 Solidness of the Self

language 1 scene � The Pre-Verbal Dialects of the Self

language 1.5 scene � Model 1 – If Self Could Speak

Act 2 – Model 2: The Type 2 Solidness of the Spir Heart

language 2scene � The Mechanics of Rebirth

language 2scene � Model 2 & the Point of Free Will

language 2.5 scene � Devotion to Shakti

Act 3 - Model 3: The Type 3 Solidness of the World

language 3scene � Model 3 – 3 Ways to See the World

language 3scene � The Point of Self-Enquiry

state of mind lucid sleep

number of elements

1 (self)or 2 (self + subject in non-

dual devotion)

counter-intuitive point 1

self is solid existence, the ultimate object. we’ve

misunderstood, on the one hand, that existence is an

object or commodity rather than just a property, and

on the other hand, what it truly means to be solid.


because it has no center and a different quality of mass, the self does not attract the subject of

experience. (this is why we’ll need the spiritual

heart in act 2.)


although self is the most ‘inner’ of all objects, it may first be noticed ‘outside’, as the screen or background of the experience of the

world.

Act 1Mass-Type 1, Model 1, Language 1

The Type 1 Solidness of the SelfHi, Brickhead here. I’ll be your host

for this act. Here are a few of the specifics of Model 1to get you started.

Language 1.0

< Silence >

< this language alone is true >

Language 1.1

<Silence Stepping Forward >

< The Dance of Shiva >

Language 1.2

< I Am >

< The First Name of God >

Language 1.3

< Non-dual Devotion >

< Face-to-Face with Self >

Act 1 Scene 1

The Pre-Verbal

Dialects of Language 1

Shankara’s ThirdLaw of Self-Knowledge

“Self is the World”

Shankara’s SecondLaw of Self-Knowledge

“The WorldDoes Not

Exist”

Shankara’s First Law of Self-Knowledge

“Self Exists”

Act 1 Scene 2 Model 1,

Language 1.5

If SelfCould Speak

First IntermissionHi, it’s Brickhead. I hope you enjoyed Act

1. While you’re stretching your legs, please check out this exercise to help recognize Type 1 solidness, the true solidness or true mass of the self. � Imagine that you’re an

astronaut floating out in space,and that you’re the only object anywhere in the universe so you’re not being pulled in any direction. � Now imagine that you’re surrounded by billions of stars and planets. Since their centers of mass are equally distributed, you’re still not being pulled in any direction.� Recognizing the presence of the self is similar to recognizing this center-everywhere mass. But the true mass of the self does not exert an attractive pull on the false mass of the subject because they’re of different qualities (true mass vrs false mass). This is why we need the spiritual heart discussed in the next act.

state of mind lucid dream

number of elements

exactly 2 in the spiritual heart

exactly 3 in the mystic mind

(2=3 where they meet)


although it functions as the emulation or ‘forecho’

of the self, the spiritual heart is not created by

the self but by the subject.


although it occupies the 2nd position on the cycle of

self-knowledge, the spiritual heart is the

3rd element to be experienced.


all of the property of existence is consumed by

the commodity of existence leaving none for anything else. so, just as

the generic waterin a mirage is as non-

existent as the specific shapes it

takes, the generic spiritual heart is as non-existent as its shapes in

the world.

Act 2Mass-Type 2, Model 2, Language 2The Type 2 Solidness of the

Spiritual HeartHi, it’s me Airhead. I’ll be your host for this act. Here are a few of the particulars of Model 2.


Language 2

The Mechanicsof Rebirth

“A wise man’s heartis at his right hand,but a fool’s heartis at his left”

Ecclesiastes 10:2 self

The Two Faces of the Void

The mind-mediated search for truth (dotted arrow) ends with an empty void, but each new cycle begins with a fullness (star) informed by passing near the self.

Orbiting The Spiritual Heart

Because the spiritual heart has a center, the subject is able to locate and resonate with it, thus giving the subject something to orbit near the self & preparing it to transfer its devotion from the spiritual heart to the self.

A Glimpse of SelfAs it passes near the

self, awareness tries to emulate self’s true solidness at a localized point (star). The empty void thus becomes the ‘full void’ or spiritual heart (right circle) whose center is the dense memory of the self.

self

self


Language 2

The Point of Free Will&

Examples of

The 9 Mystic Arts

& Sciences

Mystic MathThe inherent two-ness

of the spiritual heart meets the inherent three-ness of the mystic mind at the pfw. At this inner ‘place’, digital meets analog, east meets west and Shiva meets Shakti.

Mystic PhysicsThree masses are

pictured. The localized type 3 mass of the subject is attracted to the localized type 2 mass of the spiritual heart until it‘s able to recognize the non-localized Type 1 mass of the self.

The Point of Free Will

When awareness flees the experience of the void, it’s reborn at the point of free will (pfw), where the spiritual heart (sh) meets the mystic mind (mm) and all inner languages are spoken.

self

2

1

self

mmpfwsh

3 32=3

2

spiritual heart= analog reality,

which doesnot exist

self = digital existence,

which is not merely real

“What one wishes toconsideris simply

reality and existence.”

Einstein

Act 2 Scene 3Language 2.5

Devotion to ShaktiIntesar

Wonderful Mischief

how does the canvas

feel about the paint

the screen the movie

sleep the dream?

are they not akin toan adoring husband

and his lovelydancing wife

Mere Non-Existence

although you don’t exist

you’re my constant companion

though but a dreamyou save me from my

nightmare

but for a technicalityyou’re all that is

you wear your non-existence

like a tinkling bell

you’re the best thing that

never really happened to me

Rebirthit’s hard to believe with you beside methat the business of

lifeis the study of death

it’s hard to rememberwith you in the sun

that lessons are learned

in the dark

first there’s a mountain

then there’s no mountain

then there is

you are my fountain of life

you are my miracle of love

you are my second mountain

Second Intermission

� SignificantWhatever is most precious to each person occupies the center of their spiritual heart. It may be a loved one, a teacher or something else entirely.

� SubstantialAs one’s love for this center grows, it become more substantial in their awareness.

� SolidAs it attracts the subject more and more, it iteratively acquires a solidness all its own.

Hi, it’s Airhead. I hope you enjoyed Act 2. While you’re swinging your arms, please join me in this exercise to help recognize type 2 solidness, the center of the spiritual heart.

state of mindwaking & regular (non-

lucid) dream

number of elements

many (extrapolations of 3)


the subject and his world explode onto awareness

fully formed at the beginning of each new

thought. as they do not truly exist,

there are no laws to govern them.


although it’s called ‘subject’,

it’s actually just the subtlest object which the

mind is capable of considering at a given

time.


although it’s devoted to the

spiritual heart, it is the subject which creates

the spiritual heart in the first place.

Act 3Mass-Type 3, Model 3, Language 3

The Type 3 Solidness of the SubjectKnucklehead at your service. I’ll be

your host for this act. Here are a few of the particulars to get you started with Model 3.

Act 3 Scene 1Model 3,

Language 3

The Three Ways

To See the World

As a Single Object

Ironyin logic the liar

in science the black holein philosophy the koan

in seeking the void

Thatwhich is the

fullness of fullnesshaving no room

within itfor false knowledgeappears to the mind

as only a void

As a Single Subject

Random Distributioni start off alone

all subjectivity is minethen my cat enters the

room and i happily share it

with herbut am i any less alone

beforeor any more alone after

she leaves.i wonder when i first

decided tobreak my i-ness into little

piecesand spreading it around

medeclare that one part of

my experienceis itself having

experienceindependent of me

As Multiple Subjects &

Objects

< this is our everyday experience and need not be illustrated >

On the Cycleof Self-Knowledge

for some reasonor for no reason at all

this time when i noticethe center of my mind

sparkling

like diamond in a gold-miner’s tray

it stays with me all the way down

and this time as i passthe nadir of my self-orbit

I know exactly whoand what I Am

Mohammed & the Mountain

as both subject & object are needed

for experience to occur

as, to interact they must both

be present in the same place

as, if one of them can’t move

the other must come to it

as the subject of my experience

can’t leave the center of my mind

and as objects must meet me there

i conclude that it’s all in my mind

The Point of Self-Enquiry

When awareness has had enough of moving horizontally on the flat plane of the world, it inflects inwards/downwards at the pse and begins its vertical quest for self-knowledge.

Act 3 Scene 2Language 3

The Point ofSelf-Enquiry

(pse)

Third Intermission

� Family PhotoIf you’re like me, no matter howbeloved the other people in thephoto are, you can’t wait for the electric thrill of finding your own face.

� I’m Back!After abandoning awareness when it came too close to the empty void, i find myself again at the very beginning of the next new thought.� The Center of ThoughtsAs far as the subject is concerned, all experiences are thoughts and all thoughts are extrapolations of the core thought ‘i am’, the center of the mind and of each thought.

Hi, it’s Knucklehead. I hope you enjoyed Act 3 and the entire mini-play. Before you leave, please try out these exercises to help recognize the type 1 solidness of the subject of experience. This is an easy one!

self

self

i am

i am this …

i am that …

i am etc …

Glossaryexistence the only true object or commodity, also a

property of this commodity

self solid existence, non-local infinitely dense mass-type 1

mass the most intrinsic attribute of an object, creates attraction among false objects

true mass, true solidness mass-type 1, self, existence, the ultimate object

truth self, existence, also a digital property of objects

reality an analog property of objects

spiritual the emulation of self mystical having 3 elements

empty void the experience of self uninformed by its memory

full void the experience of self informed by its memory

spiritual heart (sh) the full void, a space which houses the memory of self

center of the sh the memory of self, mass-type 2 to which subject is attracted

consciousness spiritual heart, the space around mass-type 2

subject (of experience) i-ness, the center of the mind and each thought, mass-type 3

point of free will the point where the mystical mind touches the spiritual heart

point of self-enquiry the point at which the center of the mind inflects upon itself

lucid dream, lucid sleep informed by the memory of self, lucid = informed

knucklehead one who’s been bitten by the spirituality bug, proponent of model 3, the point of view of false mass-type 3

airhead a knucklehead who equates ultimate truth with consciousness or emptiness, proponent of model 2, the point of view of false mass-type 2

brickhead a knucklehead who equates ultimate truth with dense fullness of fullness, proponent of model 1, the point of view of true Mass-Type 1

Language 1.0

< Silence > this language alone is true

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