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Philosophy
Nick's teaching addresses many questions raised in
subjects such as Philosophy, Psychology, Theology, and in most of the spiritual
and religious traditions in the world. In the following page, Nick is looking at a question
raised in Philosophy.
Looking in my dictionary at
the definitions of the word 'Philosophy', the following are included...
"...a lover of wisdom:
pursuit of wisdom and knowledge: investigation into the nature of being:
knowledge of the causes and laws of all things:..."
The above sounds pretty
well suited to what I teach, except that the practice of philosophy (these
days at least) is often more about discussing the questions rather then
looking for the answers. My own experience of this includes all my posts on
a Philosophy forum being removed as soon as I wrote each one,
with no explanation or response to my requests for an explanation; then
later my account being terminated. What was my crime? ...To presume to
answer their questions!!!!
The following question came
from a friend and as such the answer is a different tone to my others.
The question is a general one, but addresses one of the fundamental issues
often discussed in Philosophy.
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Hi Nick,
I have had an interest in Philosophy for a
while and would like to get your comments on this subject. I have attached
to this email a piece I have copied from a site exploring philosophy. It
seems to be looking at what you talk about.
Thanks for your time
Catherine
Philosophy attachment (read it if you wish)
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Hi Catherine
I read most of the piece and got the idea. It describes people (doctors and
scientists / intellectuals) trying like hell to understand the idea (as they
put it) of...
"Individuation, or becoming a whole
individual through self-realization, as an ongoing journey involves a
natural 're-collection', re-gathering, or Platonic anamnesis (remembrance)
of an innate wholeness and centre, the Self. The aim of personal
individuation is the reproduction of this unity, the Original Being,"
Since it is all intellectual understanding and not firsthand experience for
them, they use longwinded jargon. This is actually my area of 'expertise'
(if I may say so), but as a firsthand constant experience rather than handed
down theories.
As you have been good enough to send this to me, I will expose my level of
madness and describe (in my own words) what they are looking for....
Other parts of the piece you kindly sent include the following.. "...aimed
toward a unification of the ultimate principle of 'the One...,...Plotinus
discusses whether all individuals are one soul...,...the most mature phase
of individuation as the realization of one's communion with an original
unitary reality".
So what does this mean?
Well, in truth it is really simple. In fact so simple, and yet it can be so
terrifying if a person really gets it, that it leads to this sort of
intellectual stuff as an avoidance of what it really is.
For 'Self Realisation', 'Union' or 'Non-Duality' (to quote a few names) to have
any true meaning, it means that this is indeed all 'one' (which is what
they are saying); they just can't understand it.
It means this......
There is one 'being' here, one intelligence or one 'dreamer' (and this
existence has
been called Maya / illusion). That means the individual, since s/he is here,
IS THE ONE 'BEING', THE ONE CREATING THIS DREAM, THEIR OWN DREAM AND
EVERYTHING IN IT!
The first time I saw this as an inner knowledge I cried, some 10 years ago
now, through the fear of being alone and the sheer desolation as I saw the
implications of this. The knowledge grew in me and settled over the coming
years, until becoming an experience rather than a knowledge (which later
became constant) some time in 2002. That is, in 'my' own experience here,
that this is all 'me' - my own dream, my own creation, and everything I
experience is within my own mind, my own consciousness. This is what these
chappies are trying to understand. How there can be Oneness with all these
people? ...The truth (the obvious truth) is, there can't. There is only one
person, the only one here, and his/her own body, and all others, are within
their own dream of existence.
Amazing stuff?...
The more amazing thing is, since all are created equal, even once a person
has realised that this is their own dream (or nightmare, depending on your view)
they cannot run around telling others that they don't exist and are only
dream images in another's dream; since the nature of the dream is that each person
can realise this is THEIR dream and that 'you' aren't real... even if 'you'
are only dreaming they can. Therefore, a teacher of Enlightenment (such as
me) must tell others, if they are ready, that they are creating me to
reflect this back to them & I am not real, since this is their dream, to
them (in 'my' / your dream). That's the wonder here.
Mad, or what....?!
Nick
Nick Roach
Nick Roach Teachings
www.nickroach.co.uk
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