Mooji states his purpose as a nondual teacher is the same as his master, Papaji, in that he simply looks to point the seeker to an area of ‘openness’, which gives them the opportunity to awaken to the Self by their own accord. He states his teachings should ‘pass over’ the one studying, and not be dwelled upon. The final ‘taste’ of what remains with us after his teachings are presented, is his self-proclaimed ‘essence’ as a master. Mooji is an incredibly charismatic individual, and presents his teachings, whether it is his publications or satsang, in a deeply poetic manner. His delivery is short, often primes the seeker to explicate their circumstances so they can attempt to quell this perpetual strain.
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Initially in most of his encounters with Papaji, his teachings had angered Mooji personally, and he often threatened to leave the sangha all together. He claims he felt belittled as an individual, as Anthony Moo, and felt that this practice was not beneficial for him. After one account in specific, in which he states he was so flustered that he planned to leave Lucknow ‘for good’, he had a moment of falling away from his perceptual reality to instantly realize that there was an ‘individual’ in the first instance. At this moment, nothing but deep love and veneration poured over him for his master. Mooji, upon realizing this illusion, went and met Papaji for the first …show more content…
He draws upon elements of his prior experience or that of the seekers present to elicit a dynamic and amicable environment, as in his regard, if satsang was strictly serious he might discourage those who are intrigued in the Truth and but not firm in their resolve. He claims he rather present himself and his teachings in a manner that not only leaves the audience feeling positively comfortable, but entirely open to the experience of awakening to the Self right there then and now. Mooji states in every satsang that his intention is not to deliver a sermon in which the seeker must spend their time afterwards recollecting and deciphering, but instead a message that will allow the seeker at that very moment to be freed from their conceptual binding. Most satsangs are held at his self-made Shiva temple in Monte Sahaja, his Portuguese home. If not there, places like Rishikesh or Manali, India, are common destinations. These gathering most often consist of seekers coming forth and asking questions concerning their experience or the nondual path as whole, in which Mooji spends time resolving these said issues. He considers these short interactions ‘encounters with the master’, stating that individuals only need that period of time to awaken to the Self, as if they hold otherwise they are conceptualizing the master within a narrow framework. He aims, like his master and his before him, to
To fully understand Mooji’s method of …show more content…
Initially in most of his encounters with Papaji, his teachings had angered Mooji personally, and he often threatened to leave the sangha all together. He claims he felt belittled as an individual, as Anthony Moo, and felt that this practice was not beneficial for him. After one account in specific, in which he states he was so flustered that he planned to leave Lucknow ‘for good’, he had a moment of falling away from his perceptual reality to instantly realize that there was an ‘individual’ in the first instance. At this moment, nothing but deep love and veneration poured over him for his master. Mooji, upon realizing this illusion, went and met Papaji for the first …show more content…
He draws upon elements of his prior experience or that of the seekers present to elicit a dynamic and amicable environment, as in his regard, if satsang was strictly serious he might discourage those who are intrigued in the Truth and but not firm in their resolve. He claims he rather present himself and his teachings in a manner that not only leaves the audience feeling positively comfortable, but entirely open to the experience of awakening to the Self right there then and now. Mooji states in every satsang that his intention is not to deliver a sermon in which the seeker must spend their time afterwards recollecting and deciphering, but instead a message that will allow the seeker at that very moment to be freed from their conceptual binding. Most satsangs are held at his self-made Shiva temple in Monte Sahaja, his Portuguese home. If not there, places like Rishikesh or Manali, India, are common destinations. These gathering most often consist of seekers coming forth and asking questions concerning their experience or the nondual path as whole, in which Mooji spends time resolving these said issues. He considers these short interactions ‘encounters with the master’, stating that individuals only need that period of time to awaken to the Self, as if they hold otherwise they are conceptualizing the master within a narrow framework. He aims, like his master and his before him, to