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  1. Bhairava

    The Self

    The self and Self are two different things. The self represents ego and the Self represents the ultimate reality. Self with a capital S comes from Sanatana Dharma and is said to be satcitananda truth consciousness bliss.
  2. Bhairava

    buddhist hell

    Yes I was always under the impression that Buddhists considered Earth the highest level of Hell since the dharma exists here.
  3. Bhairava

    Are you afraid of death??

    Im a strong 3; I look forward to death.
  4. Bhairava

    buddhist hell

    I agree with that. Samsara is Hell; some states are not as bad as others.
  5. Bhairava

    What it Means to Be Left Hand Path

    To do practices not acceptable in your culture. Im a follower of Trika Shaivism and a Kapalika Shaivite at heart so the practices I could do would make a person from any culture consider it left hand path and be freaked out.
  6. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    No not at all.
  7. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    Different paths consider different things enlightenment.
  8. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    Your avatars stylin on me. Looks like Bhairava!
  9. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    The smiley face is called awesome smiley and theres a bunch online. I have a shirt with that smiley face on it. I dont know if theres a bigger one, I have a Mac so it resized it so it would fit as my wallpaper. u jelly?
  10. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    I agree. When you say 5th state are you referring to turyatita?
  11. Bhairava

    Seeking to Understand Advaita

    Maya is the dream of consciousness. Consciousness in its purest form is bliss and by purest I also mean awake. Theres a term for it, Brahman which is satcitananda which means eternal consciousness bliss.
  12. Bhairava

    The Construct of Reality - Solipsism Redefined

    Orias you are very wise. I didnt realize that stuff until I was going through the states of enlightenment. But who says you arent enlightened? In Trika Shaivism there are 7 states of Turya aka enlightenment and the 7th state is full enlightenment aka Turyatita which means beyond the 4th. Turya...
  13. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    Good point. That is what the author said too that they where at the area of slightly less tattvas. But that was my point instead of taking his word for it I thought about the other teachings Ive read and even the one hes expounding and it seemed to me that those levels of enlightenment he claims...
  14. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    I used the term highest incase you considered each type of enlightenment valid where as what I was quoting didnt even consider the other types of realization valid. When I say highest I mean truest as in truest form of Self or no self.
  15. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    Yep. Yeah this is the toughest book Ive ever read. While writing the original post I found page 57 trying to make sure what Im writing made sense lol cause like I said Id love clarification and others opinions on such an important and profound matter.
  16. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    Thats not what the quote said. They claim Vedanta and Buddhism dont bring you to enlightenment but to delusion. I follow all 3 different types of Advaita (non duality) philosophy thats whats so confusing.
  17. Bhairava

    Enlightenment

    I was reading Para-trisika-Vivarana The Secret of Tantric Mysticism which is a book on Kashmir Shaivism. They basically say the enlightenment of Vedantins and Buddhists are lesser stages of manifestation and not enlightenment at all. I follow all 3 of these paths since I follow the Advaita...
  18. Bhairava

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    Exactly. Damn those are so big words lol. Thats one of the things I hate about Buddhism, the vagueness but it is also a part I love; its like the Ultimate Riddle.
  19. Bhairava

    What do Buddhists think of the Vaishnavists accepting Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu?

    Silly. In my experience its kind of similar to that. I dont think he was an avatar but he was a genius, teaching the same thing as Sanatana Dharma in general yet from an atheist point of view. He set up the religion to bring even atheists into a spiritual path. Sunyavada Buddhism is...
  20. Bhairava

    Hindu Satanist

    Kapalika at heart as Im sure most followers of Kashmir Shaivism are. Is that the proper term? My mala beads for a dozen years have been made of bone and so is my OM necklace. Dont live on cremation grounds or have a skull to eat and drink out of or anything but plan on donating my skull, mala...
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