TPTP combines numerous Western Sciences with Eastern Philosophies:

• NEUROSCIENCE              
• PHYSIOLOGY
• PSYCHOTHERAPY
• ASTRONOMY
• ASTROLOGY
• Astronomy is a science that studies everything outside of the earth’s atmosphere, such as planets, stars, asteroids, galaxies; and the properties and relationships of those celestial bodies. … Astrology, on the other hand, is the belief that the positioning of the stars and planets affect the way all events occur here on earth.
• GEOGRAPHY (in particular your place of birth & its astrological alignment)
• BUDDHISM / HINDUISM / TAOISM. (Their combined philosophies & practices)

My Journey, thus far 55 years of life in this body, has guided me toward existentialism, through self-effort. Comprehending how Western Sciences & Eastern Practices, when aligned, create an individual’s pathway to purpose & meaning, enables me to share this practice (TPTP) with those who are becoming aware – there is more to life than what has been happening to them up-till-now.

When you are aligned physically – emotionally – spiritually, you ‘flow’ with life in all you do. No longer will you battle to get results, because you will be too occupied being drawn toward that which fills your very soul.

This practice TPTP is not religious; there is no doctrine or dogma; nor does it conflict with any religious beliefs.

TPTP is a practice, a pathway, offering step-by-step guidance through the realms of physical, emotional, & spiritual existence.

If you have any doubts toward TPTP, then now is not the time for you; however, if you feel just a twinkling of awakening reading this, then perhaps your mind is opening to the possibility that what we have been taught up until now, by our caregivers and community, is not necessarily accurate – or indeed it may be totally inaccurate?

My purpose in life is to share the pathway of knowledge, which I have acquired both cognitively and, more importantly, experientially.

The practices I share have altered my direction in life, from dealing with the depths of dysthymia in 2015; I am now living among borderless realms of unlimited potential, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

If you too hear the whisper inside, which you alone can hear, drawing you forward toward a ‘better way’ of living – rather than simply existing, then perhaps this is the pathway for you?

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SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION

FROM THE ZOROASTRIAN FAITH (APROX. 2000 BCE) CAME THE VEDIC RELIGION.

Evidence suggests that the Vedic religion evolved in two superficially contradictory directions; one evolved into elaborate, expansive, and specialized systems of rituals, while another questioned all of it and emphasized abstraction and internalization of the principles underlying ritual and cosmic speculation within oneself.

Both of these directions influenced Taoism, Buddhism & Hinduism (as well as Jainism). A commonality shared by Buddhism & Hinduism is the inclusion of Upanishads (central philosophical concepts & ideas) of Vedas.

Allow me to offer my brief overview of Buddhism & Hinduism in order to highlight their commonalities of Sub Ek.- or Oneness.

BUDDHISM:

The basic teachings of early Buddhism, which currently remain common to all Buddhist practices are:

The Four noble truths: Existence is suffering (dukhka); suffering has a cause, namely craving and attachment (trishna); there is a cessation to suffering, (nirvana); and there is a path to the cessation of suffering (Astangika-marga), which is the eightfold path of right views, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.

Buddhism characteristically describes reality in terms of process and relation, rather than entity or substance. There is a distinct view of cause & effect in Buddhism, in which living beings are in a perpetual cycle of birth-and-death, where rebirth is directly influenced by one’s physical and mental actions (karma).

This cycle ceases through transcendence (nirvana). “Blowing-out of the flame (of individual desires & causes of suffering)”

Meditation and observance of moral precepts are the foundations of Buddhist practices.

The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) was recorded as sharing the 5 Skandhas, as shown in the Anatta lakkhana Sutta. The upshot is, he taught the following: We think the 5 Skandhas are us, but they are not the real us. They are just guests that we have mistaken to be the host. They are but temporary visitors (guests), which come and go – but they are not the real Sages of the house (the host). The 5 Skandhas can be described as the psychophysical self.  It’s the body/mind complex that we usually consider to be our “selves” – it’s what we usually take to be “me”.

As I understand this teaching; our thoughts and emotions (part of the 5 skandhas) all flow into the Mind and they also flow out of the Mind – they all arise and cease within the Mind: Therefore because they arise and cease, because they flow in and flow out – they are impermanent – and so they are like mere guests. It is the Real Mind, the True Mind, which plays host to these thoughts and feelings, which arise and cease within us. I am the awareness – “that which is aware”, “that which knows” which plays host to my thoughts and feelings which arise and cease within.  

Simplified, it is “The Awareness” of your thoughts, which is the true essence of ‘You’ not the actual thoughts themselves.

When we think the 5 Skandhas are we, because we think our thoughts and emotions are we – we are establishing a false sense of self in something, which is not. The 5 Skandhas is a false self, also called the small self or small mind. Today this is often referred to as The Ego.

A word of caution; The Anatta Lakkhana Sutta teaches the 5 Skandhas is not the real us. This indicates my ordinary mind and body is not the real me, or your everyday mind and body is not the real you. The Anatta Lakkhana Sutta does NOT say there is no ‘self’

Interestingly some practicing Buddhists share the thought Buddha indicated there is no ‘self’, however I have not found any evidence as to this being the case; In fact I have found the contrary. The Buddha introduced the concept of Anatman: no permanent soul, no independent self. Unfortunately some scholars are pleased with making shortcuts, so instead of no PERMANENT self, they say No-self, careless of the ambiguity they are creating in the mind of others. Another statement of shortcuts is: self is an illusion, while the correct concept is PERMANENT or INDEPENDANT soul or self – this is an illusion.

To offer clarity on the teaching of no permanent self, I invite you to view your own current physical identity as an envelope of DNA, containing energy of life, and powers within the mind. This unique physical envelope (self) changes over time, decays, and eventually reaches complete disintegration forever. However, the inner energy of the envelope – some call the soul, energy, light, or perhaps awareness, – does not vanish, but rather enters into a rebirth. So, to be attached to oneself as a permanent personal individuality in this lifetime – is an illusion. It is an illusion because attachment to something constantly changing is the product of mistaken thinking, based on ego. In other words the thing called ‘me’ is in constant change during every single second which passes. The ‘me’ a second ago is no longer here (the current ‘me’ is here).

When you look at a photograph of your ‘self’ at the ages of 5, 15, 25 and 35, are you the same? No. You recognize the previous version of ‘You’, however this is no longer who you are, because you are the one looking at you.

Therefore Buddhism, as I practice it today, does not deny we have an identity from birth, presented in an envelope of ever-changing DNA carrying your current self; but One should be aware that any belief of an own isolated individuality is a product of ego. Ego does not understand that it will vanish forever, so it creates an idea of fixed individuality, the “I AM…”

Because this fixed individuality is incorrect, it is important to recognize the ego (the small mind), and be aware of its desire to control. When you associate yourself as being identified with a ‘thing’ or a ‘thought’ (this is me),  (this is who I am), you are witnessing the Ego

When one understands we (the envelope of DNA) are born to change, each second of each moment, you will begin to realize this cycle is completely out of your control – and it’s time to Just Let Go, be the best version of you in each present moment, and follow the path to which you are drawn.

So where does Sub Ek  (All ONE) come into play in Buddhism?  

Buddhism encourages individuals to explore all that is revealed, and draw upon that which resonates with them as being truth. It encourages the youth to chase the follies of false hope, desiring to find happiness in all avenues, leading, eventually, to the true place where it resides; “the only way out is in, said the Adi Yogi.”

Through walking the individual path, one discovers they are in fact not alone, nor are they an individual as such, but rather a single strand in the united tapestry of All Things (All strands), which collectively piece together as ‘The One’.

* There are a great many books available on Buddhism, which can expand upon this enlightened ‘way of life.’

HINDUISM:

To the outsider, Hinduism may seem complex, but the core beliefs of Hinduism are actually quite simple to comprehend. Hindus believe there is only one formless Supreme God, Brahman. When Brahman has form it is paramatma. This is almighty God, whose three main forms are Brahma the creator, Vishnu the sustainer, and Shiva the destroyer.

Hindus pursue knowledge of Truth and Reality for moral order and right action; which is promoted through tolerance of All Things (herein we immediately see evidence of Sub Ek).

Hindus worship a variety of gods and goddesses who personify aspects of Brahman. They take pilgrimages to holy sites, celebrate festivals throughout the year, and believe that time is cyclical.

Hindus acknowledge that, at the most fundamental level; God is the One without a second — the absolute, formless, and only reality known as Brahman, the Supreme, and Universal Soul. Brahman is the universe and everything in it. Brahman is formless and limitless; it is Reality and Truth.

This pantheistic religion equates God with the universe. Yet Hindu religion is also polytheistic, populated with a myriad of gods and goddesses who personify aspects of the one true God. This permits an infinite number of ways to worship, based on one’s individual beliefs.

Some of the Hindu gods and goddesses include Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, Shiva the destroyer, Ganapati the remover of obstacles, Rama, Krishna, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Durga, Indra, and Hanuman, just to mention a few.

Hinduism is not an organized religion; it has no single, systematic approach to teaching its value system. Nor do Hindus have a simple set of rules to follow (like the Ten Commandments or Abrahamic laws). Indeed local, regional, caste, and community-driven practices influence the interpretation and practice of beliefs throughout the Hindu world.

Whilst freedom of practice is present, a common thread among all variations is the belief in Brahman, and adherence to certain concepts of truth, dharma, and karma, coupled with belief in the authority of the Vedas.

The key difference between Buddhism & Hinduism is found in what Westerners often call The Soul. In Buddhism the term anattā (Pali) or anātman (Sanskrit) refers to the doctrine of “non-self”, that there is no unchanging, permanent self. This is one of the seven beneficial perceptions in Buddhism, and along with dukkha (suffering) and anicca (impermanence), it is one of three Right Understandings about the three marks of existence.

The Buddhist concept of anattā or anātman is one of the fundamental differences between Buddhism and Hinduism, with the latter asserting that atman (self, soul) exists.

Whilst this discrepancy exists, both Buddhism & Hinduism teaches, “All Things are interconnected, all are One.”

My research into religion concluded with a third belief, similar to Buddhism & Hinduism, which is Taoism; and thus, after 10 months of studying the key information of religions, as shared by other researchers, I was introduced to what I believe to be a major piece of the guide toward an understanding of how Oneness exists in All Things (Sub Ek), which, once experienced, is beyond any form of success I have previously encountered.

It is important to keep in mind, the teachings of TPTP are an offering, a rich guide, to All Things being a part of & reliant upon each other. And whilst I include practices of The Tao Te Ching, which has been attributed to Lao Tzu (meaning old Sage), stemming from somewhere between 400 BCE and 600 BCE, there are numerous other practices involved in the pathway I share.

I have painstakingly, yet joyfully, reviewed a cross-section of translations of ancient religious & non-religious practices alike, in order to unearth what I perceive to be the essence of their essence.

May you find clarity, peace of mind, equanimity, and ultimately a closer presence to existentialism, which the practices of TPTP have gifted me…one step at a time.

With Love & Respect,

Paul J. Pettit.