Top 100 questions and answers

[Mihaela]

Goeie zet Rob. IK wilde al wat meer over lezen, maar ben iets te gemakkelijk in soms.
Iets in mij heeft het toch al begrepen, maar alsnog wilt ''mijn denken'' ook iets van lezen om te kunnen zeggen: Ja, ik heb het gelezen..

het is geen scherts wat ik schrijf, ik ga het lezen..

[Rob]

9: ?Can one be enlightened and do mean things to people??

Enlightenment is all-inclusive. You can do mean things, nice things, everything is possible.


8: ?Can dualists be enlightened??

Yes, why not?

7: ?Buddhist teachings mention emptiness. Advaita teachings mention consciousness. Aren?t they the same thing??

No. Emptyness points to that in which fullness appears. Consciousness is both emptyness and fullness.


6: ?Are traditional religions a hindrance??

They don?t need to be. I was brought up in a catholic way, but that didn?t matter.


5: ?Are there techniques that can bring me nearer??

Contact with a living guru.

4: Are there any methods that will help us achieve self-realization?

Contact with a living guru.

3: ?Are spiritual powers a sign of realization??

This is correct. And the absence of spiritual powers is proof of non-realisation.

2: ?Are animals and babies already in this state??

Yep, just as you.

1: ?All this talk about consciousness! Doesn?t consciousness come from the brain??

No, it?s the other way around.