Books from Gnyana Sangha range from Beginner level to Renunciation [Sannyasa] level
Hello Didi, I understand better when I read rather than when I listen. Are there different books for different levels of Seekers in Gnyana Sangha? If you could tell me which books a beginner should start with, and then which are intermediate and which are very high-level, it will help my journey. I have all your books, including journals, but don’t know where to dive in first. Please shed some light, Didi.
Answer:
All teachings in Gnyana Sangha are based on Self-Inquiry; every book emphasizes Direct Seeing only. Direct Seeing teachings are pointers towards the discovery of who I truly am.
BEGINNER LEVEL:
An absolute beginner who doesn’t even know what the path is about can find the map in the book, ‘365 Insights That Liberate: Advaita Drishti: Volume 1: Direct Seeing of Non-Duality’.
A beginner who has a strong inclination for finding that which lies beyond the mundane has a strong belief, ‘I am the body’ or ‘I am the mind’ or both. The pointers that can dissolve this assumption to allow room for seeing what lies beyond can be found in the book, ‘I: Ko’Ham Drishti: Direct Seeing of Ramana Maharshi’s Who Am I [Nan Yar]’.
A beginner who has realized that, beyond the body-mind beliefs, there lies the assumption, ‘I am the doer’ or ‘I am the experiencer’ or both, can benefit from the book, ‘Black Hole of Equanimity: Rama Drishti: Direct Seeing of Rama Gita’.
Beginners who have attended an Advaita Beginners retreat can continue to journal post-retreat in the ‘Viveka Journal Level 1′.
Beginners who have attended a Buddha Beginners retreat can continue to journal post-retreat in the ‘Buddha Journal Level 1′.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL:
Seekers who are serious about recognizing their true selves beyond the limited body-mind identities of the Waker, Dreamer, and Sleeper can benefit from the book, ‘Spiraling Avenues: Waking, Dreaming, Sleeping, Being: Swapna Nidra Gnyana Sadhana Volume 1’.
As the Wake-Dream-Sleep exploration deepens, the deeper pointers from the book, ‘Beyond the Veil of Sleep and Dream: Swapna Nidra Gnyana Sadhana’, can help reveal the reality of Nobodyness.
When the interest develops in figuring out how the Waker-Dreamer-Sleeper superimposes on Nobodyness, and WakingWorld-DreamWorld-SleepWorld superimposes on Nothingness, then the book ‘It’s A Rope Not A Snake: Adhyaasa Drishti: Volume 1: Direct Seeing Of Adhyaasa’ can help.
Intermediate Advaita Samadhi retreat and online weekly Samadhi attendees can benefit from ‘I Am That Retreat Samadhi Journal Level 1: Direct Seeing pointers from Nisargadatta Maharaj’s I Am That.’
Intermediate Buddha Samadhi retreat attendees can benefit from ‘Buddha Journal Level 2′ and ‘Buddha Journal Level 3.’
Buddha online Samadhi and weekly session attendees can benefit from the ‘Dependent Origination’ Journal [will be published soon].
ADVANCED LEVEL:
Those moving higher in Ajaata Vaada can benefit from the book, ‘Guru Tattva Drishti: Be Spiritually Independent Because There Is No External Guru’.
When Viveka or the power of discernment has blossomed, then the Viveka Level 2 Journal might prove beneficial.
Buddha Jhana journals will benefit those who have learnt the respective Deep Jhanas in the Buddha retreats.
- If Deep Jhana One has been learnt at a retreat, then the Jhana One Journal will be beneficial.
- If Deep Jhana Two has been learnt at a retreat, then the Jhana Two Journal will be beneficial.
- If Deep Jhana Three has been learnt at a retreat, then the Jhana Three Journal will be beneficial.
- If Deep Jhana Four has been learnt at a retreat, then the Jhana Four Journal will be beneficial.
- If the Base of Infinite Space has been learnt at a retreat, then the Base of Infinite Space Journal will be beneficial.
- If the Base of Infinite Consciousness has been learnt at a retreat, then the Base of Infinite Consciousness Journalwill be beneficial.
- If the Base of Nothingness has been learnt at a retreat, then the Base of Nothingness Journal will be beneficial.
- If the Base of Neither Perception nor Non-perception has been learnt at a retreat, then the Base of Neither Perception nor Non-perception Journal will be beneficial.
EXPERT LEVEL:
Ajaata Vaadins who have recognized spontaneous Dispassion arising within can benefit from the book, ‘Insight of Dispassion: Vairagya Drishti: Direct Seeing of Vairagya Shatakam by Bharthruhari.’
Ajaata Vaadins, whose Samadhi has matured from closed-eyed to open-eyed, can benefit from the book, ‘I – I: Direct Seeing of Ramana Maharshi’s Teachings on the Self: Aham Sphurana Drishti’.
When Open-Eyed Samadhi starts happening, the ‘I – I Journal Level 1: Ramana Maharshi’s Deep Sleep and Closed-Eyed Samadhi’.
When Open-Eyed Samadhi starts maturing, the ‘I – I Journal Level 2: Ramana Maharshi’s Awakened Sleep and Open-Eyed Samadhi’.
Buddha expert-level journals will benefit the experienced Long-Samadhi practitioners:
- If Cessation has been spontaneously attained in Jhana Samadhi, then the Cessation of Perception and Feeling Journal will be beneficial.
- When Metta Jhanas mature to abidance in Voidness or Shunyata, then the Shunyata Journal will be beneficial [To be published].
When Dispassion matures, leading to liberation from ‘personhood’, then the book, ‘Life Without I: Asanga Drishti: Vaanaprashta for This Age’ will be of great assistance.
When Dispassion matures to natural renunciation or Sannyasa, then the book, ‘Burning the Bridges to Ignorance: Avadhuta Upanishad Drishti‘ will be beneficial
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