The Divine Paradox
Theory and practice in the States of Consciousness and Meditation
288 pages, 14.5 x 21cms, 13 €. Book in Spanish Language.
In this book Sesha shows his gift for systemization, and thoroughly analyses cognition in its different possible layers. The analysis of the inner and outer states of consciousness, together with the way to reach them, make this book a masterpiece.
This book is the first of its kind. It is able to, step by step, analyse, comment and guide students through the process of cognition and its repercussion in the practice of inner and outer meditation. It is not a book to be read quickly and superficially but rather in a slow and reflective manner.
The book's thorough analysis makes this work a compendium to be studied at great length and deeply analysed.
Selection of texts (PDF format):
Index:
Introduction 17
Prologue 19
PART ONE: THE THEORY OF MEDITATION
CHAPTER I: The Essential Nature of the Present and the Past-Future Time Zone
Previous Considerations 23
The Present 24
The Sequence of Events that Flow in the Present 27
Dialogue One 28
The Events that Have Happened and that Will Happen
The Events that Have Happened 32
The Events that Will Happen 34
Dialogue Two 37
CHAPTER II: The States of Consciousness Associated with the Present
Prior Considerations 43
The Nature of Consciousness 43
CHAPTER III: The Nature of the Four Constraints
The Nature of the Four Constraints 49
The Spatial Constraint 50
The Subject and the Object 51
Dialogue Three 54
Particularity and Totality 60
Particular perception 61
Dialogue Four 65
Total Perception 70
Dialogue Five 72
The border constraint 75
Table 1: Spatial and Border Constraints 77
Table 2: Examples of Intersection between Spatial and Border Constraints 78
The <<inner>> and the <<outer>> subject 79
Fig. 1: <<inner>> subject - <<outer>> object 82
The <<inner>> subject 85
Dialogue Six 86
The <<outer>> subject 91
Dialogue Seven 93
The Constraint of Causality 95
Table 3:States of Consciousness according to the Intersection of Spatial, Border and Causality Constraints 98
Relish for the fruits 100
Dialogue Eight 101
Sense of belongingness 103
Dialogue Nine 104
The Interpretive Constraint107
Dialogue Ten 108
Summary 112
Table 4: States of Consciousness 112
Table 5: Border Symmetry 113
Table 6: Spatial Symmetry 113
Table 7: Causal Symmetry 114
Table 8: Interpretive Symmetry 115
Intersection of the Constraints 115
Table 9: Intersection of the Consciousness of Thought with the Border Constraint and Spatial Intersections 116
Table 10: Intersection of the Border of the Consciousness of Thought with the Border , Spatial and Causal Constraints 117
Table 11: Intersection of the Consciousness of Thought with the Border, Spatial, Causal and Interpretive Constraints 117
PART TWO: PRACTICAL MEDITATION
CHAPTER IV: States of Consciousness associated with the Present
Introduction 121
State of Observation
Inner Observation 123
Outer Observation 126
Dialogue Eleven 131
State of Concentration
From Observation to Concentration 134
Inner Concentration 137
Dialogue Twelve 141
Outer concentration 150
Dialogue Thirteen 157
State of Meditation
From Concentration to Meditation 163
Dialogue Fourteen 165
CHAPTER V: The Nature of Duality and Non-Duality
The I And The Non-I 169
The Nature Of Duality 171
Dialogue Fifteen 173
The Nature Of Non-Duality 175
Non-Duality Versus Duality 178
Dialogue Sixteen 198
Non-Duality In Concentration Versus Non-Duality In Meditation 208
Dialogue Seventeen 217
CHAPTER VI: The four Constraints
Prior considerations 223
Border Constraint 223
Temporal Constraint 225 .
Spatial Constraint 226
Interpretive Constraint 228
CHAPTER VII: States of Consciousness
Consciousness and Mind
Dream State 233
Thought State 234
Observation State
Border condition <<inner>> 236
Border condition <<outer>> 238
Concentration State
Border condition <<inner>> 241
Border condition <<outer>> 244
Meditation State
Border condition <<inner>> 247
Border condition <<outer>> 249
CHAPTER VIII: Inner Meditation
Prior considerations 253
State of Sleep and Thought 256
State of Inner Observation 258
State of Inner Concentration 262
State of Meditation 265
PART THREE: THE FOUR PARADOXES
CHAPTER IX: The four paradoxes
Prior considerations 269
Border Paradox 269
Causal Paradox 272
Spatial Paradox 274
Interpretive Paradox 278
APPENDICES:
Appendix 1: States of consciousness and identity associated to each state 283
Appendix 2: Summary of the Four symmetries associated with the mind 283
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