A TREATISE ON THE ENLIGHTENMENT TEACHINGS OF
BENTINHO MASSARO
BY
EDWARD MUZIKA
A critical but balanced commentary on the Enlightenment I teachings of Massoro, the good and the bad. Excellent choice to experientially understand some aspects of Ramana Maharshi's and Nisargadatta's Advaita, but not other aspects.
A great deal of his text's value rests on his convincing you of the properties of presence-energy, which is always and ever available. You have to find this in yourself, or create this experience in yourself to be able to use his methodology.
But he gets better when talking about awareness, always and ever available and aware--even when it is not. He gives an experiential feel for the Advaita terms, and is rather convincing that you have to believe his story that connects all the threads.
Thank you very much for this Edji. Without your comments I'd be very skeptical about the whole teaching, however with your comments I can be confident in taking what is worthwhile from it.
ReplyDeleteGarry
Ed, could you please explain, you state in comments:
ReplyDelete"One needs to go
entirely beyond existence and consciousness to reach that
independence and deathlessness the author speaks of". on page 160.
What value does it have for you, knowing that when your body drops there will be no you to know anything or even remember anything about great awakenings you have made?
Maybe even you could write some post on the title: "The meaning of spiritual pursuit".
Just for beginners to cope with doubts, fears, meaninglessness of everything when getting into contact with the emptiness and void.
Thanks.