10. Exploring what you are

areti — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:15:30 +0000

Everything, including all concepts and all pointing appear nowhere other than in the natural state of seeing, knowing - you are THAT.

Being is silent - just as in nature, the realm of concepts and expressions may also elicit a resonance in being.

This is a relaxed exploration via various ‘pointers’. Recorded in the backyard garden - the birds join in.

Music interludes by these bands: Argentina, Radio Khabul, Zarafa and Yes (a great band from the 70s).

The First Instant

9. Pointers Series – Program 4: Bob Adamson’s many pointers

areti — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:33:40 +0000

Bob Adamson opens his meetings in Melbourne, Australia with an uninterrupted talk which always points us to our true essence in many simple and beautiful ways.

This program features an excerpt of one of these talks. Its full 50 minute length, along with another 15 minute closing talk… both of Bob speaking without questions… will soon be in an upcoming CD and available on Bob’s website. A must have! We’ll keep you posted.

Music: Debashish Bhattacharya - ‘Calcutta Chronicles’ and Carlos Nunez.

8. A conversation with Stephen Wingate

areti — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:21:27 +0000

This program features Stephen Wingate who suggests that instead of listening to other’s ‘experiences’ and definitions about what reality is, we need to look and see for ourself, from our own direct experience, what it is. In it, he guides us through such an investigation.

Music by Ekova and Carlos Nunez.

Stephen’s website is: Living in Peace: The Natural State

7. Pointers Series - Program 3: The answer is not in the mind

areti — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:10:20 +0000

This is the third program in the pointers series examining Bob Adamson’s pointer that the answer is not in the mind - “Full stop, pause a thought, what is wrong with right now if you don’t think about it?” he tells us.

Included in the program is a short introduction by Gilbert Schultz. Most of the excerpts of Bob Adamson come from three CDs - ‘Sailor’ Bob Adamson - companion audio CD to the book “What’s Wrong With Right Now, Unless You Think About It?” - “Conversations on No-Thing” volumes 1, 2, and 3 (which form the text of his book “Presence-Awareness, Just This and Nothing Else”).

A transcript of the program is available.

Websites of featured guests:

‘Sailor’ Bob Adamson - Non-conceptual, Self-knowing Awareness

Gilbert Schultz - Shining Through the Mind

6. What is Awareness - part 1

areti — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:27:22 +0000

This is the first of a series of brief programs that allow you to explore some basic points. - For the adventurous younger generation.

Mandolin composition and performance and recording, text, sound FX and audio production by Gilbert. This program is a different format to the usual programs - it is more experimental and uses sound to explore immediate experiencing.

Gilbert’s site.

5. A meeting with Randall Friend - part 2

areti — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:34:59 +0000

This is the second of two programs that present a meeting I had with Randall Friend.

Randall’s website is located at You Are Dreaming

Music used includes: Cheb i Sabbah, Idan Raichel Project, Khaled, and Mercan Dede.

4. A meeting with Randall Friend - part 1

areti — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:56:41 +0000

This is the first of two programs that present a private meeting I had with Randall Friend. I enjoyed my conversation with him immensely.

Randall’s website is located at You Are Dreaming

Music used includes: Flamenco Arabe, Tinerawen, Cheb i Sabbah, Calcutta Slide Guitar, Mercan Dede, and Carlos Nunez.

3. Pointers Series - Program 2: No centre, No substance

areti — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:56:42 +0000

This is the second program in the pointer series examining Bob Adamson’s pointer that there is no centre or substance to this entity we believe ourselves to be. Included in the program is a short introduction by Gilbert Schultz and an experiment, lead by Douglas Harding, that you can do to further examine the truth of this pointer. Most of the excerpts of Bob Adamson’s come from three CDs - ‘Sailor’ Bob Adamson - companion Audio CD to the book - What’s wrong with Right Now - unless you think about it’ - Selections from Meetings recorded in 2003 - Volume 1,2 and 3 which form the text in his book ‘PRESENCE AWARENESS - Just This and Nothing Else .’

A transcript of the program is available.

Websites of featured guests:

‘Sailor’ Bob Adamson - Non-conceptual, Self-knowing Awareness

Gilbert Schultz - Shining Through the Mind

Douglas Harding - The Headless Way

2. Pointers Series - Program 1: You are already That

areti — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:19:33 +0000

This is the first of a series of programs on pointers used in advaita. The pointer explored in this program is ‘You are already that’, a pointer used by Bob Adamson. Parallels are drawn between this pointer and one used by Nisagardatta of staying with the ‘I am.’

The two advaita ‘teachers’ who feature in the program are Gilbert Schultz and Bob Adamson. In the program, Gilbert Schultz explains what a pointer is as well as introduces the pointer we are exploring. The remaining portion of the program is composed of excerpts taken from Bob Adamson’s three CDs - ‘Sailor’ Bob Adamson - companion Audio CD to the book - What’s wrong with Right Now - unless you think about it’ - Selections from Meetings recorded in 2003 - Volume 1,2 and 3 which form the text in his book ‘PRESENCE AWARENESS - Just This and Nothing Else .’

A transcript of the program is available.

Websites of featured guests:

‘Sailor’ Bob Adamson - Non-conceptual, Self-knowing Awareness

Gilbert Schultz - Shining Through the Mind

As the audio quality of some of the excerpts is not high, a transcript of the program is available.

1. Gurus and the ‘teaching’

areti — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:43:20 +0000

There are many out there claiming to be ‘teaching’ non duality (advaita), but which of them really are? If your chosen teacher is making claims that he or she is enlightened then maybe you need to reconsider how useful such a ‘teacher’ is.

This podcast features audio clips that define what advaita ‘teaching’ is about and discuss the notion of ‘enlightenment.’ Three advaita ‘teachers’ in the program are Bob Adamson, Tony Parsons and Gilbert Schultz.

Music excerpts from the following tracks have been used: Sandy Denny ‘It’ll take a long time,’ Debashish Bhattacharya ‘Calcutta Slide Guitar,’ Pink Floyd ‘Time,’ and Guzel Yayla ‘Karsid Gorunen Ne.’

Websites of featured guests:

‘Sailor’ Bob Adamson - Non-conceptual, Self-knowing Awareness

Gilbert Schultz - Shining Through the Mind

Tony Parsons - The Open Secret

A transcript of the program is available.