Summary of Seeking Enlightenment As Eternal Pleasure

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This video discusses the idea that Enlightenment is a sought-after experience that can be even greater than any pleasure experienced previously. The video also discusses the idea that Enlightenment can be viewed as an object that will give the seeker more pleasure than any other object in the world. The speaker suggests practicing meditation on the meditator, which helps to see that the body, emotions, and intellect are not the true drivers of our behavior. By remaining with the "not-me" state, we can find a sense of inner peace.

• 00:00:00 The video presents an excerpt from a book, "Your Head in the Tiger's Mouth," which tells the story of a student of Ramesh Balsakar, a teacher in the advaita Vedanta tradition, and his thoughts on meditation and Enlightenment.
• 00:05:00 This video discusses the idea that Enlightenment is a sought-after experience that can be even greater than any pleasure experienced previously. The video also discusses the idea that Enlightenment can be viewed as an object that will give the seeker more pleasure than any other object in the world.
• 00:10:00 The speaker suggests practicing meditation on the meditator, which helps to see that the body, emotions, and intellect are not the true drivers of our behavior. By remaining with the "not-me" state, we can find a sense of inner peace.
• 00:15:00 Ziggy talks about how, no matter what else is going on, there is something that is always there. He also talks about how, when sitting zazen, one can sometimes notice this "something" and that it might be useful.