Self-inquiry and surrender meditation practice -- January 11, 2023
Akilesh comments on Ramana Maharshi's Guru Vachaka Kovai Day 2/4
Self-inquiry and surrender meditation practice -- January 11, 2023
A guided group practice session of self-inquiry and surrender with feedback.
Self-inquiry and surrender meditation practice -- January 10, 2023
A guided group practice session of self-inquiry and surrender with feedback.
Akilesh comments on Ramana Maharshi's Guru Vachaka Kovai Day 1/4
Akilesh comments on selected verses from Ramana Maharshi's Guru Vachaka Kovai, one of the most definitive statements of his views on spirituality.
Self-inquiry and surrender meditation practice -- January 9, 2023
A guided group practice session of self-inquiry and surrender with feedback.
Workshop on nondual realization, surrender, and self-inquiry -- January 8, 2023
The workshop gives a brief overview of the spiritual search and goes into detail on surrender and self-inquiry, which are the master tools for the recognition of divine truth.
The importance of psychoanalysis in the spiritual search
In order for the practice to take place effectively, the mind must have the ability to concentrate. This requires that the mind be quiet enough.  The practice itself helps accomplish this, but there are other ways that facilitate this. One of the most important is psychoanalysis, which is not the same as any kind of psychological therapy. There are many other kinds. However, I believe psychoanalysis to generally be the best choice.
Non-doership is not something you choose. It shines spontaneously because of the practice.
While the true Self is characterized by non-doership, and seekers should keep this in mind, seekers cannot and should not "choose non-doership." It is not something that can be chosen that way. It's an insight that arises spontaneously upon *doing* the practice of surrender or self-inquiry with sufficient concentration, when the attachments become weak enough.