Actual Freedom – A Diatribe from Gardol Yack

May 05, 2008

GARDOL: Please bear with me. Looking at the long list of CRO’s, you will find this one at the top: ‘Richard is not the first to be free from the human condition’. A niggling point to some ...

RICHARD: This is an apt place for some background information: in the middle of October 2003 several people, most of whom were also writing to a Mr. Uppaluri Krishnamurti forum, all began writing to The Actual Freedom Trust mailing list with a similar theme:

First of all, it will be noticed that they are numbered sequentially (53, 54, 55, 56) and that the emails are likewise dated (15th, 16th, 16th, 17th).

Second, before responding a simple check of the IP address, from whence those emails were routed (a university address), evidenced that the striking similarity of theme was not just a chance grouping but a concerted effort.

Third, a later perusal of the then-current messages on the Mr. Uppaluri Krishnamurti forum, where with many a chortle they discussed their enterprise amongst themselves, showed that one person (Respondent No. 53) had orchestrated the entire affair.

Fourth, in essence what was being advanced was an academic epistemological argument – which was consistent with the university-based email addresses – wherein no consideration of the extraordinary experiencing itself was ever evinced ... on the contrary it was dismissed out of hand.

Fifth, the lack of importance being placed upon the extraordinary way of knowing is readily ascertained by the fact that up until then – six years after first going public – queries about how it was known that an actual freedom from the human condition was new to human experience/human history were answered, on each and every occasion, with the ‘for as far as can be ascertained’ type of reply (the regular way of knowing).

Sixth, that egocentric/egotistic preoccupation (upon who was first), which exercised the minds of those particular respondents, is not at all important – it is simply the fact that somebody has to be the first in any field of human endeavour – as what is important is the discovery itself (an actual freedom from the human condition).

Lastly, experience has shown it is usually the case that those having that self-centred fixation (on the discoverer) are not interested in what is of importance (the discovery).

GARDOL: ... (including me at first) but it became more important as I examined it more completely. So let’s start at the top of the page you find when you click the first CRO.
[Respondent]: ‘I have a question for Richard. I find your claims that you were the first to attain an actual freedom from the human condition a little hard to take. My question is how do you know this to be true without having met every single person alive or dead? I’ve read the recent correspondence on this issue but I cannot see a clear answer. It’s important to me as I’m of the school ‘extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof’. I have no problem with your verifiable claims and the methods you outline allow for verification, which is great’.
[Richard]: ‘Okay ... given you have literally asked for ‘extraordinary proof’ the following link provides a description of how I actually know – experientially know – and quite ‘extraordinary’ it is too: [link snipped without indication]. I have supplied a brief exegesis of what can be found on that page before: [quote]: ‘In 1985 I had the first of many experiences of going beyond spiritual enlightenment (as described in ‘A Brief Personal History’ on my part of The Actual Freedom Trust web site) and it had the character of the ‘Great Beyond’ – which I deliberately put in capitals because that is how it was experienced at the time – and it was of the nature of being ‘That’ which is attained to at physical death when an Enlightened One ‘quits the body’ ... which attainment is known as ‘Mahasamadhi’ (Hinduism) or ‘Parinirvana’ (Buddhism). [endquote]. Thus I knew even before becoming actually free that this condition was entirely new to human experience while still alive ... furthermore, in the ensuing years, as I proceeded to penetrate deeper and deeper into the state of being known as spiritual enlightenment, the psychic footprints, as it were, of those who had explored some of the further reaches of ‘Being’ itself gradually became less and less in number and finally petered out altogether leaving only virgin territory wherever the (psychic) eye would look. I was truly on my own ... no one had ventured into this terrain before. In other words I traversed territory which no enlightened being has ever navigated – virgin terrain somewhat akin to the ‘white-out’ experienced in a featureless landscape of snow and ice – until that ‘Great Beyond’ which has been proposed heretofore to only be possible at physical death became an actuality whilst the flesh and blood body was still alive. I am, of course, referring to not only that which has been described as ‘The Peace That Passeth All Understanding’ (only as an actuality and not a fantasy) but to being the actual experiencing of what has variously been called ‘the meaning of life’, ‘the purpose of the universe’, ‘the riddle of existence’, and so on. In short: being the experiencing of infinitude itself’. [endquote].
Now I found something troublesome about his ‘extraordinary’ proof.

RICHARD: Just so there is no misunderstanding, then, here is what that word indicates:

• ‘extraordinary: out of the usual or regular course or order; special; of a kind not usually met with, exceptional; now esp. so exceptional as to provoke astonishment, admiration, or disapproval; (synonyms): unusual, uncommon, rare, unique, singular, unconventional. (Oxford Dictionary).

As going beyond spiritual enlightenment (as described in detail on the page the surreptitiously-snipped link in the above exchange opened to) undeniably qualifies as being out of the usual or regular course or order and/or of a kind not usually met with – as in exceptional, unusual, uncommon, rare, unique, singular, or unconventional – there is really nothing of a troublesome nature (as in full of, characterised by, or causing a disturbance of the mind or feelings, such as worry, perplexity or vexation) intrinsic to that extraordinary experiencing in or of itself.

As to why Gardol would want to say, then, that he found something troublesome about that experiential evidence is exposed immediately below.

GARDOL: He says he ‘knew even before becoming actually free that this condition was entirely new to human experience while still alive’. And he knew this because as he travelled deeper and deeper into ‘spiritual enlightenment’, he found himself in ‘virgin territory wherever the (psychic) eye would look’.

RICHARD: That is just an out-and-out fabrication ...  it is clearly and unambiguously reported, in the above exchange, that Richard knew this because of many experiences of going beyond spiritual enlightenment.

Gardol’s worse-than-cheap trick of slyly shifting the focus onto the text which follows the word ‘furthermore’ – which means ‘in addition, additionally; moreover, esp. used when introducing a fresh consideration in an argument’ according to the Oxford Dictionary – so as to make out that it is the main extraordinary evidence is so deceitful it almost beggars description.

What is written in the above passage he quoted is quite specific:

• [Richard]: ‘In 1985 I had the first of many experiences of going beyond spiritual enlightenment (as described in ‘A Brief Personal History’ on my part of The Actual Freedom Trust website) and it had the character of the ‘Great Beyond’ – which I deliberately put in capitals because that is how it was experienced at the time – and it was of the nature of being ‘That’ which is attained to at physical death when an Enlightened One ‘quits the body’ ... which attainment is known as ‘Mahasamadhi’ (Hinduism) or ‘Parinirvana’ (Buddhism). Thus I knew even before becoming actually free that this condition was entirely new to human experience while still alive ...’. [endquote].

Needless is it to add that that, in order to go beyond spiritual enlightenment, identity in toto goes into abeyance.

GARDOL: While in other places on the Actual Freedom website Richard rails against the cunning entity that inhabits human beings ...

RICHARD: As a timely interjection, before Gardol goes on, here is a (misattributed) passage he chose to quote later on in this diatribe of his:

• ‘Unless one is *motivated by integrity* then one will remain a very, very cunning entity either fighting it out in the ‘real’ world or travelling on the spiritual path of self-discovery seeking self-satisfaction and self-aggrandizement’. [emphasis added]. AF Library, Honesty.

And here is what Gardol had to say further above:

• [Gardol]: ‘I regard the Commonly Raised Objections (CRO’s) section as most beneficial in this undertaking. I must say that I find it charming and also *a great display of integrity* that they have made these disputed points so easy to access’. [emphasis added].

Moreover, given that the entity Gardol goes on and on about (below) is none other than the identity who, as a direct result of those extraordinary experiences/ that experiential evidence, altruistically ‘self’-immolated, in toto, for the benefit of this body and that body and every body, there is no way the epithet ‘cunning’ could have any application ... as is made obvious on the page the surreptitiously-snipped link in the above exchange opened to. Vis.:

• [Richard]: ‘I was able to experience what lay beyond Enlightenment several times (...) This was more than death of the ego, which is a major event by any definition; this was total annihilation. No ego, no soul – no self, no Self – no more Heavenly Rapture, Love Agapé, Divine Bliss and so on. Only oblivion. It was not at all attractive, not at all alluring, not at all desirable ... yet I knew I was going to do it, sooner or later, because it was the ultimate condition and herein lay the secret to the ‘Mystery of Life’. (Articles, A Brief Personal History - Part 2).

Here is a useful word:

• ‘invalid [an invalid assumption/ argument]: having no force, efficacy, or cogency; (synonyms) baseless, unfounded, groundless, unjustified, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, untenable, illogical, irrational, unscientific, false, faulty, fallacious, spurious, unacceptable, inadequate, unconvincing, ineffectual, unsound, weak, useless, worthless’. (Oxford Dictionary).

GARDOL: ... here he takes the insight of his own cunning entity as a fact.

RICHARD: No, here (in the above passage Gardol quoted) Richard clearly takes the experiential evidence of going beyond spiritual enlightenment, with identity in toto in abeyance, as the fact ... a description of which is on the page which the surreptitiously-snipped link in the above quoted exchange opened to.

Here is a useful word:

• ‘mislead: lead astray in action or conduct; cause to have an incorrect impression or belief; (synonyms) misinform, misguide, misdirect, delude, take in, deceive, fool, hoodwink, lead astray, throw off the scent, send on a wild-goose chase, pull the wool over someone’s eyes; inf. lead up the garden path, take for a ride’. (Oxford Dictionary).

GARDOL: Moreover he admits the basis of this fact lies in the perception of his (the cunning entity) own ‘psychic’ eye.

RICHARD: No, he reports that the basis of this fact lies in the many experiences of going beyond spiritual enlightenment (where identity in toto is in abeyance) before becoming actually free of the human condition (where identity in toto is extinct). And, even more to the point, he already knew six months prior the commencement of the path, which would eventually lead to an actual freedom from the human condition, that such a freedom was entirely new to human experience. Here it is again (from the oh-so-conveniently omitted third CRO):

• [Richard]: ‘I also knew early in 1981, at the commencement of the path that would eventually lead to an actual freedom from the human condition, that such a freedom was entirely new to human experience as I had had a four-hour pure consciousness experience (PCE) six months prior wherein it was manifestly obvious that what the human race had made of such experiences was a degradation of the actual. Speaking in the context of the only religio-spiritual language I knew then (from the culture I was born into) I would say, to anyone prepared to listen, that everybody has got it wrong because nobody has to physically die to get to heaven ... that eternity was just here right now because, as it was already always happening, it cannot cease at physical birth and recommence at physical death after a 70+ year interregnum’. List AF, Respondent 56 18Oct03.

It goes with saying, of course, that identity in toto is in abeyance during a PCE.

GARDOL: Where else does he accept anyone’s psychic insights?

RICHARD: A search through all his writings for the words [quote] ‘psychic insight’ [endquote] returns nil hits ... as it is a term Gardol confected, a scant three sentences ago, it is no wonder.

Besides which, that (parenthesised) word – specifically inserted only to emphasise that it was not the physical eye – could have just as equally been the word ‘transcendental’, for example, or‘ supernatural’, for another example, or ... or even ‘apotheosised’, for yet another example, would have served just as well.

GARDOL: He asserts over and over that this event establishes the fact that no one – ever – came to actual freedom before him.

RICHARD: He asserts no such singulary thing ... he reports (1.) that he already knew, from a four-hour PCE prior to the commencement of the path which would eventually lead to an actual freedom from the human condition, that such a freedom was entirely new to human experience ... and (2.) that because of many experiences of going beyond spiritual enlightenment, before becoming actually free from the human condition, he also knew this condition was entirely new to human experience ... and (3.) that he additionally knew, from penetration deeper and deeper into the state of being known as spiritual enlightenment, that no one had ventured thus far before.

GARDOL: He did not need any more proof than this.

RICHARD: As he reports having also conducted regular research (as in ‘scouring the books’ for instance) for 20+ years, to no avail, that assertion can only be a rhetorical flourish.

Here is a useful word:

• ‘hyperbolical: of the nature of, involving, or using hyperbole [a figure of speech used to express strong feeling or produce a strong impression]; exaggerated, extravagant (in language or expression). (Oxford Dictionary).

GARDOL: What makes the cunning entity inhabiting Richard at that time so special that it can establish a fact like this?

RICHARD: Golly, it is scattered all throughout the multitudinous religio-spiritual/ mystico-metaphysical literature that esoteric knowledge is directly attainable in the apotheosised field of consciousness popularly known as spiritual enlightenment/ mystical awakenment. Vis.:

• [Respondent]: ‘Can you explain, in greater depth, how you knew that no enlightened (or unenlightened) being had ever been there? (...) Did you enter some kind of mystic state where residues were left of former experiences?
• [Richard]: ‘The identity inhabiting this flesh and blood body during that period (1985-1992) was already in ‘some kind of mystical state’ – popularly known as spiritual enlightenment/ mystical awakenment – and was exploring the further reaches of ‘Being’ itself (an apotheosised field of consciousness wherein metaphysical knowledge is directly attainable).
• [Respondent]: ‘Did you become one with a kind of psychic field that you saw was un-breached?
• [Richard]: ‘The identity inhabiting this flesh and blood body during that period already had access to that which you refer to as ‘a kind of psychic field’ (popularly known as the ‘Akashic Records’ or the ‘Aetheric Library’) ... just as all fully enlightened/ awakened beings do.
• [Respondent]: ‘What?
• [Richard]: ‘A transcendental state of being wherein ratiocination in general, and illation in particular, is not required to obtain such knowledge.
• [Respondent]: ‘Okay. I’ll just have to take your word for that.
• [Richard]: ‘Not at all – it is scattered all throughout the voluminous religio-spiritual/ mystico-metaphysical literature that metaphysical knowledge is directly attainable in the transcendental state of being popularly known as spiritual enlightenment/ mystical awakenment – and you have written elsewhere that at the age of 20 you embarked upon 10 years of spirituality/ mysticism (that you even created and published a mystic magazine into which you poured considerable time, energy and money) so surely that is not news to you? List AF Respondent 90,04 Aug 05

As Gardol made it known, on numerous occasions in his manifesto, that he became enlightened nearly two years ago surely that is not news to him, too?

GARDOL: What makes the psychic eye of his parasitic entity so special that it could establish this fact? I did not understand ...

RICHARD: Hmm ... an enlightened being, for nearly two years, who does not understand that metaphysical knowledge is directly attainable in that apotheosised field of consciousness, eh?

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Update (eleven months later): In the could-not-care-less section of his ye-shall-know-them-by-their-fruits comeback, on the 18th of January  2009, Gardol quite glibly ... um ... honks about how he could not care less that his experience, which he now retrospectively sees as [quote] ‘an extended run of unity consciousness’ [endquote], provides no access to the metaphysical knowledge (as detailed above) which is directly attainable in the apotheosised field of consciousness popularly known as spiritual enlightenment/ mystical awakenment. Vis.:

• [Gardol]: ‘... I could not care less that I have no access to the Akashic records that Richard honks about’. (groups.yahoo.com/group/actualfreedom/message/4196).

An attitude like that renders the value of what struck him (immediately below) as metaphorically equivalent to what -273.15° represents on the Celsius Scale (or what -459.67° represents on the Fahrenheit Scale).

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GARDOL: ... and it struck me as very contradictory and inconsistent.

RICHARD: As it is not at all contradictory and inconsistent (let alone ‘very’) then Gardol’s deceitful, fraudulent, cherry-picked, sneaky, misleading and remarkably ignorant sledgehammer-and-blowtorch attempt to repudiate just one part of the whole website and enterprise splutters to an ignominious standstill before it can even begin to taxi down the runway.

And the remainder of Gardol’s diatribe is but more of the same ... so convinced is he, by whatever it is which strikes him, that three-quarters of the way through he no longer considers it necessary to (however ineffectually) argue his case but instead deems the following throwaway comment, appended to three successive quotes, to be all what is required for that sledgehammer-and-blowtorch repudiation:

• [Gardol]: Let’s see ... illogical, contradictory, inconsistent, you know the drill’. (groups.yahoo.com/group/actualfreedom/message/1100).

Here is a useful word:

• ‘farcical: of, pertaining to, or resembling farce [a hollow pretence, a mockery]; extremely ludicrous or futile’. (Oxford Dictionary).

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