About various "teachings" ...

Q: I'm trying to grasp what exactly you are opposing in [another "teacher's"] pointing - is it that by telling people to 'look for the separate me' is misleading? I'm just looking for cracks in my own search which may be keeping the seeker in place. Let me know what you think if you have a moment and don't mind. Thank You!

C:  No problem! I am not "opposing" any other "teacher"; that is a misinterpretation of this pointing ... rather I am suggesting that ANY "teaching" that assumes the existence of a separate seeker-entity that could somehow "discover its own absence" can, and does in many cases, only reinforce that false sense of self rather than dismantle it. That said, anything is possible and certainly some who have read other teacher's books  will have a clear seeing and a dropping out of the false sense of authorship, and the expanding out of the ego-contraction, while others will get more deeply contracted than ever! In short, there are thousands of expressions and one never knows what the effects of any of them will be. The final pointer here might well be "Thy will be done", in other words everything is happening as a functioning of the Wholeness and is NOT affected in any way, shape or form by OUR pseudo-will which is utterly inauthentic, and a recognition that so long as there is the assumed "me-entity" operating at the base, nothing that the phantom does could possibly work to end the seeking! How can something that does NOT exist discover that it doesn't exist! It is truly hopeless.

I try to point from my own experience rather than make assessments of "other teachers". If my pointers are taken as criticisms, that is unfortunate. Better to stop and see what is always here, never missing, empty and meaningless! Would you like to play the game? Ask yourself, "Do I exist?" How is it that "you" are "you"? ONLY in words, language, and language is the greatest bullshitter EVER. YOU are NOT a thought, a word, a feeling, or any other temporal thing; YOU are literally NO Thing! Timeless Being, awake, alive, as the pure deep sleep of what IS, always present in all relativity. You are the Unknowable Subject, the closest "description" or "representation"  in words for which is "deep dreamless sleep". That stateless state is the "Always So", the Eternal What-You-Are-Ness. As Lao Tzu pointed out: "To know the Always-So is to be illumined". Period. End of story.

You might want to read "Being, Awake And Alive" as we go into this from a lot of different angles in that book. Go here to read reviews and preview it. Or book a consult. E-mail is rather limited and never seems to quite take the thing the whole way home.

(Please see This is not a "teaching" ... also.)

Happy Christmas

"It is always very good to celebrate the birth of a Great Being" ~ Baba Muktananda

There is a Space of Unknowing here

This Space of unbounded Unknowing exposes the ignorance of the notion that there is a "seeker" that can "find" it's own absence! No amount of reading, study of scripture, self-investigation, therapy, meditation etc etc can possibly result in liberation from this notion. Why? Because the very notion that "I am a separate entity that can find liberation or awakening" is merely an idea with no substance. In this Space of Unknowing, that apparent conceptual contraction gets exposed as the sham that it is. It is truly hopeless to expect that a false entity can somehow "deconstruct itself" or uncover the falseness. So when there is "personal" ignorance meeting Impersonal Nothingness, this Space of Unconditional Love may crack the foundation on which the false is based... as Wholeness meets apparent separateness the false can be dissolved... and in this there remains no one who is either bound or liberated.

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What can "I" DO??

Q: I cannot find a job and I am also incredibly frustrated by the search for peace and true freedom. Nothing I do seems to work. I am at my wits end. Please help?

C: The only help there is is from Source, not you or "charlie" SO: Stay put at your wits end!! Finding a job happens or not. Finding peace happens despite "us", not "because of us making efforts". In brutal FACT, efforts are absolutely futile and only cause resistance to what is, and resisting what is IS suffering. This is my experience and this is backed up by the authentic Sages. Despite the many, many individuals on the internet and writing various books, offering "things for the I to do, all those attempts to "fix" the circumstances of one's life, by meditation, inquiry, chanting, service or any other "means" are absolutely doomed to fail! Appreciation of this fact is the true "enlightenment". Stop listening to those phonies.

Ponder this quote from a recently passed absolutely authentic Sage:

"Every attempt at controlling our inherent nature results only in suppression and its adverse consequences. All that one can do is live according to the inherent nature of one's psychosomatic apparatus and let the understanding of our true nature deepen and work such changes as are necessary without any thinking or volition on our part." ~Ramesh Balsekar 

 There is nothing any "I"can do to bring forth the final annihilation of that very "I". NOR is there anything any "I" can do to PREVENT it. When the false sense of "I" dies it's obvious that the "I" was ONLY a passing thought latched onto as "me". That latching onto is what dies. Then (as in NOW) the "I" remains as a functional identity so if a friend appears there and "you" say "Hello", "he or she" will answer, "Hello there".

This body-mind apparatus with the label "charlie" has great illness currently despite the best efforts of excellent doctors to make it "better". It is bedridden with gas, bloating and intestinal disorders. A path is worn now in the carpet between bed and bathroom ... if you know what I mean! :-[ ... But: So what? So it is as it is and no amount of volitional effort on "my" part ... or that of the fine medical professionals that are doing their best ... will make for any change on conditions unless, well, "Thy will be done!" In other words, unless it the plan in the play of Source of effecting a change in conditions no matter what is done improvement will or will not happen according to the "plan of Source!. Understanding of this principle is key to having any measure of peace amid the ups and downs of physical (dream) life!

Oops! Gotta GO! ;-)

JD Hazlewood's review of "Thy Will Be Done"

"I had the privilege of proofreading Charlie's latest book, "Thy Will Be Done", which was a real treat. I also had the honor to write the preface and include some of the quotes.

"Each one of his books has its own appeal, and after having read every one of them to date, I can say that these words are fresh and new expressions that point directly to your true nature, but with a different radiance.

"In these pages Charlie points to God, the Absolute True Nature of your being, knowing that any word used to point to That falls short by light years. It doesn't matter which concept is put out there as long as it resonates, because just as he uses the Buddha's expression to advise the reader to look to where the finger is pointing, and not to focus on the finger.

"Charlie Hayes says what needs to be said, and makes no apologies for the pointers he uses. Everything is clear and easy to soak up, speaking lovingly yet firmly not to the mind, but resonating with the Source of all being.

"The pointers contained within this book will tear down of the false identification of a 'self' that is separate from God/Source, turning the reader around to see the True Essence that You Are.

"It was an honor and a pleasure to have been a part of the production of this book. I know it will resonate in the hearts of many for years to come."

~ JD Hazlewood   

Author of "I Am... Therefore I Am" and other books on nonduality 

Thanks, JD. Your books are inspiring, honest and very real, and I have loved being involved in their production ...  so really any honor is mine! YOU, my friend, are what we call "The Real Deal."

Dear Readers: I highly recommend all three of JD's books. You can browse and preview them all at http://stores.lulu.com/thatwhichalwaysis and also on Amazon.com.

One of the very best on nonduality

With this, his third book on the essence of Spirituality, JD Hazlewood has brought the Understanding around “Full Circle”; from the initial awakening to the fact that life just seems to be “missing something” that could really make a difference, to the discovery that indeed, something essential and profound has been overlooked, to the pointing out of what that Essence is such that it can no longer be overlooked, to the investigation into what seems to obscure and cloud That which is pure, open and obvious, to the final seeing and knowing that everything is That.

This means living in-the-world with complete peace and harmony regardless of circumstances, as the Understanding has gone all the way around to where it started out, and there is freedom in daily life with no need to struggle to attain what never gave us joy to begin with.

Whether you find yourself a “beginner’ or a “seasoned seeker” makes no difference; just follow the pointers JD offers from his Heart (YOUR Heart) and allow the Understanding to replace “you” with itself until the suffering “you” is completely gone.

This book is a Gift from Source, God, Totality ie YOU.

Enjoy it! I certainly did!

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