5/20/2007: The Dissolution of Illusion

Initial period of silence is followed by a brief talk on the dissolution of illusory duality by Self-Knowledge. Dialogues on the “I” notion and differentiation, surrender and Self-inquiry, freedom from misidentification with the body and the mind, the analogy of the cinema screen, no existence to a second self, and other topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the first chapter of the Avadhuta Gita.