
Seeing God
God, i.e. that ineffable Ground of all things to which the word alludes, can surely be seen and realized. This …
God, i.e. that ineffable Ground of all things to which the word alludes, can surely be seen and realized. This …
An introduction to ancient Persia’s metaphysics and spirituality by Andre Atabaki
The man of today is drowning in the ocean of subjectivity, in phenomena, falling for his own shadow, falling a …
The student: What is the cause of this world? The master: Ignorance. The student: What is ignorance? The master: It …
Metaphysics is the science of the universals; it is the science of essences, i.e. realities that are universal and unchanging,i.e. …
The three stages of spiritual path are Katharsis, Theoria, and Theosis: Katharsis is Purification through Abstention. Theoria is Illumination through Contemplation. …
If death of a loved one is felt as a finite loss for those left behind it is seen as …
We mean by transcendental consciousness a fundamental mode of consciousness as opposed to mundane or natural consciousness. Natural consciousness is …
What is human being? Human being is really a home theater system. It provides audio-visual entertainment, engages thoughts and emotions; …
Does a falling tree make a sound when there is no one to hear it? Of course it doesn’t. Sound …
The experience of the moment is the same in all of us; it is our own psychological colorings that make …
I am not of this world. If I were how could I know the world as world? How could I …
The mind has but one task, to project outwardly what rises within it. Mind throws the bone for us to …
The story of creation is pretty simple if we don’t get caught up in the literal meaning of words. Here …
We must remind ourselves, those of us practicing religion as a means of salvation rather than welfare, that the spiritual …
“The ignorant regard this samsara as real. In reality it does not exist at all. What does exist after this …
“Remain as the pure consciousness. Drink the essence of self-knowledge. Rest free from all doubts in the garden of nirvana …
“In the heart of the knower of truth, there is neither desire for pleasure nor desire for liberation. Neither liberation, …
World is a mirage in the gaze of the Onlooker. This world! This world is nothing but the gaze trapped …
Adam and Eve took a bite from the tree…, and hence The Fall. Did they fall out? Fall in? Fall …