Various fascinating psychological elements are involved in the transcendental state of human consciousness. One may lose the ability to distinguish one__ self from the rest of the world in transcendence, but still it is the human brain that constructs that state of mind. Hence, even in that altered state of consciousness one is not totally devoid of one__ beliefs, conjectures, ideas and fantasies. In fact, these ideas fill up the transcendental experience with all kinds of fanatic stories that happen to be unique, based on the person__ inner urges and drives.
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In the non-dual state, God, soul and universe are essentially one absolute system which is all-pervading, uncreated, self-luminous and eternal.
Be aware of yourself without thinking or looking in the mirror
You do not need any preacher or prophet to learn about God. The teaching is spread on the trees and the mountains, on the stars and the river, on the Sun and the moon. The ultimate teaching is written in your heart. You just need to wake up and see.
The mind never has anything new to say-all it knows is of the past.
Persons desiring to know what love is might benefit more if they were able to understand what love is not.
The changless part in you recognizes change
Oneness is God.
Your greatest awakening comes, when you are aware about your infinite nature.
The Self, when finite, is Human and when infinite, is God.
I do not hail myself as an atheist, for I am not an atheist. In fact, I have met God, felt God and even lived in God, same as the prophets of human history. But mark you, humanism cannot be compromised because of some doctrines presented as God__ command. In the domain of transcendence, all commands received by the mind, are created by the mind itself. They manifest as divine revelations, but in reality, they are revelations rising from the mind itself. And as such, they have potential to be both good and evil.
The more a person is united within himself or herself and inwardly simple, the more and higher things he or she understands, because he or she receives the light of understanding from within.
You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.
what is not true does not exist in this moment.
Pathology can indeed evoke experiences of Absolute Godliness, but not all God experiences are caused by pathology. They can also occur due to disturbance in the geomagnetic field of our planet, consumption of psychedelics, excruciatingly extreme level of stress during a near- death situation, or ultimately through a natural and healthy procedure of meditation or/and prayer.
I just realized that I don't have to have an opinion about everything--what a relief!