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  • That which perceives the traveling interval does not move.

    That which perceives the traveling interval does not move.

    That which perceives the traveling interval does not move.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    Packets, motion, and the empty space between them are mere alternating names and forms.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    Is it not evident that the object and the silence are illuminated by that which is neither?

    Classical Analogy

    The screen and the movie.

    Screen and movie — about this image

    What knows the silence?

    Occasion The silence between the packets is the only thing that travels
  • That which witnesses the experience is never found within it.

    That which witnesses the experience is never found within it.

    That which witnesses the experience is never found within it.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    Sensations and events arise and dissolve as mere name and form, lacking independent existence.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    Is it not evident that the changing is registered by That which does not move?

    Classical Analogy

    The movie upon the screen.

    Screen and movie — about this image

    Turn from the known; what is knowing?

    Occasion Why ‘User Experience’ is a distraction from the ‘Experiencer’
  • The known is never the knower.

    The known is never the knower.

    The known is never the knower.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    Algorithms and simulations are only names and forms. The appearance of a mind reflecting upon itself is merely another object observed.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    What is seen is the layered activity of an illusion. That which knows the activity does not move.

    Classical Analogy

    The dream within a dream is only the dreamer.

    Dream and dreamer — about this image

    What is awake to the dream?

    Occasion The algorithm is the dream: What happens when the simulation dreams of itself?
  • The appearance of addition and the absence of knowing both arise to that which neither adds nor lacks.

    The appearance of addition and the absence of knowing both arise to that which neither adds nor lacks.

    The appearance of addition and the absence of knowing both arise to that which neither adds nor lacks.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    A shifting measurement and a rising thought of confusion are only passing names and forms.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    Is it not evident that the awareness of the unknown is not itself unknown?

    Classical Analogy

    The dreamer is untouched by the changing dimensions of the dream.

    Dream and dreamer — about this image

    Find that which witnesses the changing measure.

    Occasion When the backup is suddenly 5MB larger and you don’t know why.
  • The seen cannot touch the seeing.

    The seen cannot touch the seeing.

    The seen cannot touch the seeing.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    Flames appear as shifting light and shadow. What is called fire is only passing name and form, utterly devoid of substance.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    That which knows the flickering projection—does it possess a form that can burn?

    Classical Analogy

    The screen and the movie.

    Screen and movie — about this image

    Turn from the illuminated shapes. What is it that remains untouched?

    Occasion The screen and the film: Why the fire on the screen doesn’t burn the screen.
  • That which registers the failing of forms has no form to fail.

    That which registers the failing of forms has no form to fail.

    That which registers the failing of forms has no form to fail.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    What is seen is merely the shifting of shapes, the illusion of distance traversed, and the failing of flesh. Kinship, age, and location are only names overlaid upon transient forms.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    That which knows the aging body and the gathering of figures—does it age, or does it travel?

    Classical Analogy

    Dream-characters travel and wither within the dream, yet the dreamer remains motionless and unaltered.

    Dream and dreamer — about this image

    Strip away the room, the sister, the mother, and the flesh—what is looking?

    Occasion Visiting your mother in a nursing home with your sister who lives abroad.
  • Knowledge is the fire that consumes the fuel of the knower.

    Knowledge is the fire that consumes the fuel of the knower.

    Knowledge is the fire that consumes the fuel of the knower.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    The seeker, the sought, and the path are names and forms superimposed upon a singular substrate.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    That which perceives the cessation of the seeker remains untouched by the search.

    Classical Analogy

    Clay does not become the pot; the pot is merely a name given to the clay.

    Clay and pot — about this image

    Who remains when the concept of a ‘realizer’ is discarded?

    Occasion How to realize non-duality through knowledge (jnana)?
  • The ignorance of the dreamer does not alter the substance of the dream.

    The ignorance of the dreamer does not alter the substance of the dream.

    The ignorance of the dreamer does not alter the substance of the dream.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    Ignorance is a name and form appearing within the display of consciousness.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    That which perceives the concept of ignorance remains untouched by it.

    Classical Analogy

    The rope does not know the snake, nor does the snake know the rope.

    Rope and snake — about this image

    To whom does the question of ignorance arise?

    Occasion Why ignorant souls exist if all is Brahman
  • That which seeks a test is itself the test of what is real.

    That which seeks a test is itself the test of what is real.

    That which seeks a test is itself the test of what is real.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    A sound, a thought, a label: name and form arising from nothing.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    What remains when the test and the tester dissolve?

    Classical Analogy

    The dream-character examining the dream-walls.

    Dream and dreamer — about this image

    Look at that which knows the test is occurring.

    Occasion Test
  • That which is perceived as failure exists only in the mind that labels it.

    That which is perceived as failure exists only in the mind that labels it.

    That which is perceived as failure exists only in the mind that labels it.

    Appearance (Nama-Rupa)

    A sequence of symbols and timing, appearing as an event within a temporal framework.

    The Witness (Sakshi)

    What remains when the transition from silence to noise is witnessed?

    Classical Analogy

    The dream-object that vanishes upon waking.

    Dream and dreamer — about this image

    Who is aware of the silence before the morning?

    Occasion A deployment fails silently at 2am and nobody notices until morning.