NondualAtlas

Nondual Atlas

An interactive visual map of Nisargadatta Maharaj’s teaching: from suffering and the imagined person, through seeing and ‘I Am’, toward what is prior to consciousness.

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Daily SufferingWhere it hurts
TheAbsoluteI / Minepersonalizes experienceFearEstrangement fromyourselfDesireLonging for selfthrough objectsAversionResistance to whatappearsSeekingLooking outwardfor what is priorControlThe person tryingto secure itselfRestlessnessThe refusal toremain with beingcontraction / projectionseeing / returnMemory of painImage of futurelossBody-mindprotectiontightening, defending, preparingI am thisvulnerable personidentification with body, image, and futureFearFear is seenTo whom does itappear?I AmAbidecontraction / projectionseeing / returnMemory of pleasureImage offulfillmentSense of lackbeing seems incompleteI need thisobject, state, or futureDesireDesire is seenWhat lack isassumed?I AmAbide before wantingcontraction / projectionseeing / returnUnpleasantnessappearsRefusalpushing awayThis should not bethe person objectsPersonalresistanceme against what isSufferingResistance is seenWho refuses this?I AmAbide as seeingcontraction / projectionseeing / returnFeltincompletenessMovement outwardattention leaves beingObjects, states,futuretruth imagined elsewhereRest is postponedlater becomes the promiseSeekingSeeking is seenWho is seeking?I AmAbide before the searchcontraction / projectionseeing / returnUncertaintyappearsSecure continuitythe person seeks safetyGrasping /managingdefending, arrangingSelf-sensetightensdoership formsControlControl is seenWho is the doer?I AmAbide before managingcontraction / projectionseeing / returnSimple being ishereUrge to movenext object, next answerFix / distractthe mind reachesBare presenceavoidedI Am feels too plainRestlessnessRestlessness isseenWhat cannotremain?I AmAbide here

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Daily Suffering

Where it hurts

Where raw experience becomes 'my problem' through fear, desire, resistance, and ownership.

What in your experience makes this feel true?