This life is an even playing field. It is not ‘rigged’ and no one has an intrinsic advantage or handicap. The field of Prakriti (Nature) is intrinsically balanced. Appearances arise (temporary reality appears) when that balance is altered. Though each of us is in Reality the all-knowing ATMAN (Soul), we have put on the covering …
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Experience
What is “experience?” Experience is awareness coupled with action. The root of experience (or the root experience) is the act of being aware; or stated differently, it is awareness manifested as conscious being (the act of being conscious). The Self (ATMAN, Pure Consciousness, or Pure Awareness) manifests as Jivatman, which is the Self embodied in …
The Experience of Love
Love is the experience of Oneness. The quality of “oneness” (LOVE) is NOT the state of “one being one;” it is the quality of “two being one,” or “many being one.” True love is NOT a “state” of being, because “states” are by nature conditional and subject to change. True love is unconditional and changeless …
Nature of the Immortal Self—THAT is You
Our real nature is that we are indestructible, beginingless, deathless divine beings. What is a divine being? A divine being is one that exists irrespective of the mind and body. All of us are divine beings, in essence. In essence, we are ever-existing, ever-new, ever-changeless (immutable) Consciousness. More specifically (at this “point” in “time”), we …
Come Back Home (to the Real Self)
Author Unknown A Maharaja (king or emperor) was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, “What do you want?” The beggar laughed and said, “You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!” The king was offended. He said, “Of course I …
Breaking the Mind-Ego Connection
In the esoteric literature, the mind has been called the “third eye.” We see with the mind, and if the mind is confused our perception will not be clear. The body, mind, intellect—and even the ego—are NOT obstacles in our way: they cannot prevent us from being our selves. In other words, we do not …
True Spirituality
True spirituality has nothing at all to do with one’s self-image or ego. Since manmade religion is born out of ego, it is also correct to say that true spirituality has nothing at all to do with religion. Manmade religion is a creation of the human mind under the influence of the ego-driven intellect. By …