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 Charlie Walks The Talk Sep 01, 2009
Charlie Hayes genuinely lives as he speaks. In "No Way Out" he hammers home the understanding that is needed for clear seeing of What Is, and most certainly what is NOT.
The words are down to earth and seem to come alive on the pages, as if you are hearing them spoken.
He just lays it out there as "one" who not only possesses the absolute understanding that is talked about in the book, but as the Living Essence of this knowingness.
Clear seeing "happens" by getting past the mind, so the way the teaching is expressed can make all the difference. All flows very naturally in these writings.
There's an enjoyment that arises here by reading this type of material, even thought the search has ended, so to speak. I still return to the best books on the subject and let the words resonate, and among the best of these books by Charlie.
I wouldn't give too much attention to the negative reviews, if you'll notice, those two fellows go to every one of the author's books making basically the same comment. Surely they didn't read them all if they didn't like one, so how can they give an adequate book review?
You've got nothing to lose, except the idea of who you are!
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 Charlie's self deception Jul 24, 2009
Charlie Hayes and the other bogus advaita pretenders have not reached the egoless state of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. Just because John Wheeler (Charlie's' Guru) told Charlie that he (Charlie) is a sage or whatever does not give Charlie an authority to write nonsense on Advaita. Because Charlie Hayes has not realized his real Self as Bhagavan Ramana did. Even John Wheeler the idiot, claims to be a sage and so do the other buffoons like Wayne Liquorman, Gilbert Schultz, Tony Parsons, Nathan Gill, Ramesh Balsekar, the fake Guru of AHAM cult aka Dee Wayne Trammell (has the balls to call himself Ramana) Karl Renz and a host of other pseudo advaita fruit cakes.
Mere theoretical knowledge of advaita does not make people like Charlie Hayes, John Wheeler and others, true sages and be free from bondage, karma and rebirth. In day to day life people like Charlie, John Wheeler, Gilbert Schultz, Tony Parsons and their cohorts live like ordinary, ignorant, unenlightened dualists or dvaitists. So what is the point in preaching advaita and then living like ordinary ignorant dualistic individuals? Unless one reaches the egoless state of Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi and Nisragadatta Maharaj one should not preach advaita to others.
One can scream from the top of Empire State building to the world that there is no separate I or personal ego and so on. But the ego lingers on stealthily to create more mischief. The ego has to be destroyed by the real Supreme Self or the inner Guru or God(Paramatman). For this to happen one has to consciously and actually die while living. The causal body(sheath)(karana sarira) or the anandamaya kosha gets destroyed. When this happens the seed itself is destroyed, so the ego is finished once for all and cannot sprout any more bodies or forms. The physical and subtle bodies disintegrate upon actual death. This internal process happened to Ramana Maharshi and Sri Nisargadatta.
Has this happened to Charlie Hayes, John Wheeler and others? No. One fine morning after meeting Sailor Bob and Gilbert Schultz they just programmed their brains into believing there is no individual inhabiting the body. This is not better than the born again cuckoo Christians who believe in all kinds of nonsense. Awakening, Transformation or Self Realization has to actually take place. This happened to Bhagavan Ramana and Sri Nisargadatta. Otherwise one cannot be free of triple karma and avoid rebirth.
If the causal or seed body (the ego) is still alive then it will naturally grap another body or form according to its karmas or samskaras upon physical death. Otherwise how did you get this body that you have right now? You would not have had this present body at all, period. Anyone who has studied advaita knows that the body is actually made up of 3 bodies or 5 sheaths. It is the 5 sheaths of ignorance which covers up the real Self or the real I.
This happened to both Ramana and Nisragadatta, that is their causal bodies got destroyed and that is how they were totally free even while living. They both actually experienced the process of death while living. Bhagavan Ramana had it twice. Unless this happens it is no use to pretend that one is egoless. It is nothing but self deception. And the ego is very very good at that. Remember the example Ramana used, "the ego or the thief pretending to be a policeman and pretending to track the ego or the thief by itself". That is exactly what is happening to Charlie and his friends.
All this pseodo advaita stuff is just a charade. What a travesty! Unless the ego is erased all this pseudo advaita business is just that, another business deal for the ego to continue its day to day business. Only sages like Bhagavan Ramana, Sri Nisargadatta and a few others have the capacity to help earnest seekers erase their egos.
The point I raise is that your ego which used to say "I am Charlie Hayes" is now saying that "there is nobody", that the "I is imaginary" "that there is only Oneness" and other nonsense it can concoct from the body's apparatus called the brain. By saying such things it survives, by denying its own illusory existence, it perpetuates. Instead of being totally silent and at peace, the illusory ego is continuing its existence as usual in the alternate form of "all talk of enlightenment and Self Realization is a myth or nonsense" etc. Gilbert Schultz another fruit cake is an expert in talking like this. He claims that there is no separate personal ego but has a gargantuous moonstruck ego himself.
From making positive assertions like it used to do before, the ego is now making negative assertions and continuing its illusory existence like before.
There is a way out and there is absolute freedom, if and when the persistent ego that seriously thinks and believes it is inhabiting a body, is totally erased and never to raise its form again. That destruction of the illusory ego or jiva is done by the the true inner Self which is within every being. This internal process is traditionally known as enlightenment or Self Realization. This actually happened to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi and a few of his very close disciples. It also happened to Nisargadatta Maharaj.
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A ghost in the machine. Mar 22, 2009
This book is an invitation to freedom. A burdenless freedom that you are/have been seeking. A freedom that you already ARE and need not attain! A freedom that the concept of "you/I/me" arises and subsides within only as a temporary appearance; an insubstantial mirage. You are THAT freedom in which bondage appears within. You are not a person. You are not a concept. This book is a sharing and an invitation to investigate into the validity and nature of this "me" or "I" that has been assumed and believed to be real and who I am. This investigation is not about attaining and learning new concepts/knowledge to be agreed/disagreed with that will ultimately lead "you" to a final understanding and/or enlightenment. Who will actually get enlightened upon reading this book? If the answer is "me", then the true message/pointers offered in the words and concepts of this book are not being utilized for their intention. Where is this "me"/this person that says "I am me"? Can you locate it? What is it referring to? Upon relentless investigation(who am I?, what am I? where am I?), it will be revealed that this person is a "ghost in the machine". A thought is confirming itself to be real! Check this out for yourself. When this is seen, over and over and over, when it is really SEEN that this me is nowhere to be found, then the peace and freedom you've been seeking reveals itself(always now) to be what you already ARE; what you REALLY ARE. Nothing will be attained upon reading this book. That is not its intent. If anything, this "you" will be dismantled, seen through and the belief structures(that I am me) will collapse under investigation. What I truly am is not a concept and/or a thought. Read this book, accept the invitation to investigate, and see for "yourself"...Go and see if you can find the root cause of your suffering(the belief I am me/a person who is...). Thank you, Charlie for your compassion and relentless willingness to point and share what has been shared with you; that which ends the search and all psychological suffering. If you, like I did, have questions, then call Charlie. Much love, my brotha!!
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Watch out! Mar 20, 2009
As of today, Charlie is actually charging $100 an hour for "consultations". He also has the chutzpah to write a review of his own book.
I've witnessed Charlie-the-guru in action. My advice is to run far, far away...
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Charlie hits an OM run! Mar 03, 2008
I really love this book. The author writes forcefully with a level of spiritual clarity that's only possible from someone with direct experience. Using quotes, dialogue and a lot of humor, Charlie relentlessly exposes how the mind gets caught up in the illusion of separation. This book is very readable, accessible and makes a significant contribution to non-dual literature. Highly recommended.
Chuck Hillig, Author of Enlightenment for Beginners, Looking for God, Seeing the Whole in One, Seeds for the Soul and The Way IT Is.
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