Leaking Roofs, Fading Lights: Finding Peace in What Is
ZOOM on 23rd March of 2025 at 7pm Madrid time
Dear friends
Our seminar in Spain is going along splendidly, and we have a wonderful group of dedicated inquirers, despite relentless rain the likes of which we have never seen here before! The usually sunny Costa del Sol has not lived up to its reputation, our hot water geyser packed up, the electricity keeps tripping, the roof is leaking. What can one do other than accept what is?
A little bit of discomfort never hurts anyone and it's a good opportunity to see just how attached one is to staying in one's comfort zone when challenged. Ramji has been in good form as usual, Lucua delivered an excellent teaching on Sunday, and I will be taking the class this Friday. It's all being recorded on video, and will soon be made available to everyone.
We took advantage of a rare bit of sun today to take a group photo, here we all are outside the Molino:
This coming Sunday, either Ramji or I will teach the Zoom class as usual. If Ramji teaches, it will be an excerpt from his new book, which is very near to completion and being used as the text for the seminar in Spain. If I teach it will be an excerpt from my new book on neutralizing likes and dislikes.
We look forward to seeing you all there:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8346167587
Meeting ID: 834 616 7587 Passcode: 2023
Much love
Sundari and Ramji
1. Video of the Week:
Do I See the Object Because They are There? A Meditation on Consciousness - Mandukya Upanishad - Berlin 2017
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The popular and often misunderstood Mandukya Upanishad is considered the “king” of the Upanishads because its simple, elegant logic removes the belief that the Self is a finite entity, revealing its limitless fullness. The famous commentaries of Gaudapada, a great sage of the Vedantic teaching tradition, presents a radical Creation teaching, non-origination, the idea that world ‘never happened.’ Creation teachings are important because the Upanishads unequivocally state that reality is non-dual consciousness/existence. If it is, then how can we explain the presence of duality, which we continually experience? For intermediate and advanced inquirers.
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6. Sunday Zoom Recording
I know Who I Am, Yet I'm Still Unhappy - What Can I Do? A Talk by Lucua, 2025
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8. Coaching Session via Zoom with Ramji and Sundari
“You don’t have problems; you are the problem.” – Swami Chinmayananda
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Ramji and Sundari