awakening – Page 4

Human Being as the site of revelation

17 May 2015

(Introductory Note: This post is about Being and beings, so it is necessary to define from the outset what I mean by being and Being. By being, or beings, when written with lower-case “b” I refer to entities as existent things; for instance, a cup, a person, an idea, a thought, etc. which are existent … More Human Being as the site of revelation

Wake Up Already

16 May 2015

Forgetfulness is the mark of this world. What is the use of seeking that which is forgotten when the only way of finding it is to remember?! What we have lost is not to be found in the world, for we are in the world precisely because we lost. World is the face of forgetfulness. … More Wake Up Already

World is the shadow of God

10 May 2015

This world is the shadow of God; it is not a thing, not an existent entity; rather, it is the lack of a thing, lack of light, as are all shadows. Our relation to the absolute principle is paradoxical from the point of view of our mundane intelligence: First, there is nothing but God; but … More World is the shadow of God

Egology I

23 Apr 2015

To better understand the ego we must understand the various levels of ego, or various egos at play. Here we do not refer to the ego as it is commonly referred to, as a purely negative and selfish aspect of the I. From a phenomenological standpoint we can distinguish between two kinds of egos that … More Egology I

The Blanket of Truth

17 Apr 2015

Don’t ever think that you are not home. You are home and you always been home because you are the home. This human life of yours to which you think you belong, this apparently vast cosmos in which you think you reside, all this is just the scenery. Your dearest attachments, your identity and personality, … More The Blanket of Truth

You Are The Maze

12 Apr 2015

Fear not my friend. Go where you have to go; do what you have to do. Nothing is ever lost, nothing is ever gained. You are the light of the world. How can you ever be worldly? You are already enlightened. God damn it, act like it. Don’t strive to find the truth. Remember that you … More You Are The Maze

I AM

11 Apr 2015

Objects are not simply passive phenomena hovering over against consciousness. Objects always appear with an overbearing claim to existence. Look around you! Everything that is is saying “I am.” The world is a voice pronouncing “I AM.” AUMMM World is a tyranny of Being. I am. Yet, I am a quite peculiar being: Though inert … More I AM

The Tyranny of Narrative

8 Apr 2015

Does a falling tree make a sound when there is no one to hear it? Of course it doesn’t. Sound is something essentially heard. In the absence of a hearer sound has no existence of its own. The vibrations of the air that transmits sound are there, but sound is not the vibrations though it … More The Tyranny of Narrative