Non-Duality

Non-Duality; The Groundless Openness, gives an extended and precise exposé of the various forms and aspects of non-duality in a question-answer style. It contains introductions and talks arranged in a systematic order, offering a thorough insight into non-duality and showing viable ways for its realization.

Douwe Tiemersma, retired university professor and published author is also teacher of Advaita Vedanta in the Netherlands.

Foreword	p. 1
An initial indication of non-dual openness	p. 4
Openness	p. 4
Bodily non-duality	p. 5
A few questions about advaita	p. 10
Nothing needs to happen	p. 12
What is non-duality (advaita)?	p. 16
What is enhghtenment?	p. 18
Recognition of openness	p. 25
Returning to the openness: the relevance of Yoga and Vedanta	p. 26
Spiritual experiences	p. 47
Foreword to I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaf	p. 51
Experiencing non-duality	p. 55
Everyone knows non-dual openness	p. 58
The non-duality of situations	p. 63
The trees	p. 63
What is reality?	p. 64
Viewpoints	p. 71
Situations in a V-model	p. 77
The highest reality as the non-duality of situations	p. 84
Groundless external openness	p. 90
Silence	p. 90
Groundlessness and speechlessness	p. 96
"You are That": what is 'That'?	p. 101
Religion and advaita	p. 110
Radical religion	p. 114
The transcendent	p. 117
Self-being as groundless openness and non-duality with the external openness	p. 124
What is radical self-inquiry?	p. 124
Insight into the difference between the one who sees and what is seen (Drig-drishya-viveka)	p. 131
The witness (sâkshin)	p. 143
Stories and patterns	p. 154
Radical humanism	p. 158
The dissolution of the last standpoint	p. 163
Joy	p. 165
Ananda, peace	p. 170
Bhakti	p. 173
Light	p. 177
The dreamless state	p. 179
The non-duality of groundless openness inside and out	p. 182
Self-being and non-duality with the external openness	p. 183
The non-duality of the absolute and the relative	p. 188
Everything goes on in the openness	p. 189
The inside-out	p. 192
Natives and foreigners	p. 195
Sensory non-duality	p. 199
The body	p. 203
Freedom and pain	p. 207
Moving freely	p. 209
Spontaneous speech and action	p. 212
Morality: good conduct	p. 215
Everything continues, frictionless	p. 221
The being-experience of non-duality	p. 224
Confirming for yourself	p. 224
Experiencing self-being	p. 225
Inclusive experience	p. 227
Direct confirmation	p. 230
Knowledge of the original state	p. 233
The certainty of the confirmation	p. 237
References	p. 240
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