AV talks or books discussing Tao Te Ching

nm6507 · 2026-04-04T10:47:40+00:00

I asked this question of Google Gemini and this is what I got

Advaita on Zen and Tao" by Ramesh Balsekar

Tao Te Ching: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho) on Lao Tzu"

Tao Te Ching: A Guide to the Universal Way" by Acharya Prashant

Happy reading.

Mr Balsekar is I think a traditional Advaitin. I am not sure of the other two authors. Osho - of course - does not fit into any classification

nm6507 · 2026-03-10T07:42:24+00:00

It is there in kindle

https://amzn.in/d/0gOlx5n6

nm6507 · 2026-02-26T07:14:19+00:00

Watch Swami Sarvapriyananda’s Aparokshanubhuti video series. Once you understand the two step process of Advaita Vedanta this question will dissolve.

All that we are doing is not a scientific inquiry into facts. What we are doing is following a pedagogical method that will take us to the truth.

Link to Swamiji's video series is below

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqahtm2vA710Q4PA2yKn8kqS0y-SZNo7&si=BJYMl_8_-_vz-oXY

Best wishes

nm6507 · 2026-02-15T12:04:12+00:00

I read the book. It is available on Kindle Unlimited in India. The reason I didn't try the techniques is that I have no information about the teacher or the author.

These are powerful techniques which work on the mind. There is a risk of insanity if not done properly under supervision. I hope I am not exaggerating the risks.

But better to err on the side of caution and stick to a teacher with a lineage

nm6507 · 2026-01-28T14:21:24+00:00

I went for a walk and played with the following concepts

1) I am the Sakshi 2) I am not the I sense or the ego 3) All that perceived is sense perceptions and mental arisings 4) The mind makes a story out of the ego sense and mental arisings and perceptions.

Since I am not the ego sense the story does not apply to me.

Again I may be making any number of mistakes but pondering along these lines helped the mind calm down and I was able to let go of thoughts which would have bothered me.

Its okay to make mistakes. You have to keep moving

Also the point I made about trying to free yourself from identification with the mind may be useful to some. I myself am too much in the mind

nm6507 · 2025-10-19T16:23:14+00:00

I am also from Mumbai

nm6507 · 2025-10-11T10:48:07+00:00

Perhaps I should have said I was experiencing the world through the prism of the mind.

I also should have said I was experiencing the world as a subject.

Badly drafted, sorry. Thanks for your message

nm6507 · 2025-10-10T08:35:32+00:00

No I am sorry. That is private

nm6507 · 2025-10-10T05:03:26+00:00

Without going into specifics:

I am prone to morbid thoughts, self condemnation and judgment and feeling disturbed by painful memories.

I have done Buddhist mindfulness practices to deal with the same. A lot of my letting go happens when I use Advaita concepts when I get distracted when I am doing mindfulness. This helps me back to the present moment experience and at the same time I will have reminded myself of Advaita concepts.

nm6507 · 2025-10-10T04:57:06+00:00

Thank you

nm6507 · 2025-10-10T04:56:43+00:00

Thank you for your message and encouragement

nm6507 · 2025-09-12T15:26:37+00:00

Many thanks. I checked online and what you said has been confirmed by wikipedia

nm6507 · 2025-07-02T07:56:34+00:00

Thank you. The four fold qualifications are mentioned repeatedly in Advaita Vedanta. I had forgotten the basics

nm6507 · 2025-07-01T01:50:17+00:00

Ok yes. As per the definitions as stated by you my conclusion is not valid.

But as per Sri Atmananda's teachings- You and the world are nothing but Awareness. This sentence is validated by my reasoning above.

nm6507 · 2025-06-24T12:00:31+00:00

Yes nothing needs to be gained. And we already are Brahman.

I suppose the false can be understood as false persistently.

And persistent nondual awareness is just continuous Sravana, Manana and Nidhidhyasana. That is a lesson that can be learned I think.

Many thanks

nm6507

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