Comments on: Developing Witnessing Awareness

By: Matthew Brian

Matthew Brian — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:12:43 +0000

I couldn’t help but notice that one of the comments here is from a “Thaddeus Golas”. Interestingly, I read the book, “The Lazy Man’s Guide To Enlightenment” many years ago, gave the book away, and only recently replaced it. I was reminded that prior to finding the book, I saw a commercial on TV, it was an aspirin commercial, and the voice over started out with, “Thaddeus Golas has a headache.” It was some years later I found the book and purchased it because I recognized the name from the commercial. How many “Thaddeus Golas’s” can there be? Subsequently, I learned of at least two, Thaddeus S. Golas, who wrote the wonderful book, and Thaddeus A. Golas, an actor. Any chance the poster to this thread is the latter? If so, you are partially responsible, sir, for me beginning my own journey into awareness by doing an aspirin commercial! Amazing.

By: Terry Neave

Terry Neave — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:59:32 +0000

Be Aware! For many of you this could be a mid-life crisis where you give up everything – wife, children, relatives, friends, careers – to find your”spiritual journey”. Afterwards you find out that you have lost everything because you took the wrong journey.

By: eliya

eliya — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:09:16 +0000

I feel that Meditation is like a free-falling exercise.
Once you have taken the jump just be in it. Enjoy, don’t think or analyze it. Just see what comes, each time. As your Meditations change,(and they will) notice what is parallel in your physical experience.

By: Michael dillon

Michael dillon — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:17:41 +0000

Your doing great! These questions initself shows much growth. Until unity arrives ( and none of us are there yet)in the field of duellality there will always be opposites. Happy/sad ,love/fear , satisfaction/disatisfactio ect. But as we grow we learn to accept apparent duelality with paradoxical unity. So I think it’s unrealistic to think you will ALWAYS be happy or never have negative thoughts, they just seem to slowly and I mean SLOWLY become less prevelent for your true self IS unbounded love, joy, bliss
keep up the good work!

By: Ms A

Ms A — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:19:40 +0000

hi…well…what u are witnessing is nothing but a spiritual elevation. I too feel the same at times, when though I am mindfull, but the joy is lacking…I mean why cant I be HAPPY…IF I AM AWARE.? well…the answer is that..being aware is also an awareness..!!! Being aware that one is thoughtfree is ALSO A THOUGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE..! so…dont think so much..just occupy your mind in some productive activity..and train it. Whenever any thought comes to your mind..just Shooo it away…! it actually works. STAY HAPPY..EVEN WHILE U ARE MEDITATING. PUT ON A SMILE AS U SIT IN SILENCE….:)

By: Ruth Eugenia Calle Sarmiento

Ruth Eugenia Calle Sarmiento — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:38:02 +0000

Entonces puedo pensar que la que suponía que era mi conciencia antes de empezar a meditar, solo eran los conflictos de mi ego por los condicionamientos sociales?

By: abhilasha

abhilasha — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:54:35 +0000

Hi…you are on the right track..!! Being aware of your thoughts IS ALSO A THOUGHT..!!! so, try to be thoughtless. you are focusing too much on being AWARE..while true awareness is actually when you arnt even aware…that you are aware…!!! thats bliss..!! HAPPY JOURNEY..!!

By: Thaddeus A. Golas

Thaddeus A. Golas — Sun, 23 May 2010 00:51:59 +0000

Is there a difference between disidentification and disassociation? And does old conditioning dissolve at its own sweet pace through witnessing awareness? Many Buddhist teachers talk extensively about disidentification as a way of “stepping back” from the conditioned mind. What are they talking about? It seems the more aware of ego patterns I become the noisier they become. What’s going on? How can I make some progress? Kindly, Thaddeus Golas