Atmananda (Krisha Menon) & the Direct Path

Atmananda (Krisha Menon)

Some here who are interested in furthering their Understanding of the Direct Path, may be interested in the teachings of Atmananda ((Krishna Menon). Atmananda was a lesser known contemporary of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta. His teachings are noteworthy because he taught the systematic deconstruction of the illusions that are superimposed upon direct experience. Upon successful deconstruction of these illusory superimpositions, all that is left is pure non-dual awareness.

There are not many references available about Atmananda's teachings. Those in Atmananda's lineage include John Levy, Jean Klein, Francis Lucille, Dr. Greg Goode, and Rupert Spira. Atmananda's two books Atma Darshan & Atma Nirvriti are hard to find and expensive.

Here are some links to Atmananda & his teachings:
www.mountainrunnerdoc.com/articles/article/2291157/73715.htm
www.advaita.org.uk/discourses/atmananda/atmananda1.htm
www.heartofnow.com/files/Notes_Spiritual_Discourses.pdf
www.advaitin.net/Ananda/SomeTeachings.pdf
pgoodnight.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/j...ding-to-vendanta.pdf

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"Consciousness never parts with you in any of the three states. In deep sleep you are conscious of deep rest or peace. Inference is possible only of those things which have not been experienced. The fact that you had a deep sleep or profound rest is your direct experience and you only remember it when you come to the waking state. It can never be an inference. Experience alone can be remembered. The fact that you were present throughout the deep sleep can also never be denied. The only three factors thus found present in deep sleep are Consciousness, peace and yourself. All these are objectless and can never be objectified. In other words, they are all subjective. But there can only be one subject and that is the 'I- Principle'. So none of these three can be the result of inference since they are all experience itself." - [From Nitya Tripta, Notes on Spiritual Discourses of Shri Atmananda , 20th January 1951, note number 27.]