Q: When I read the account of your enlightenment, it felt a little lonely and depressing. Is it really like that?
A: The final stages of the realisation process are extremely lonely and depressing. When you first realise that everything you’ve ever been told about life is wrong, it comes as quite a shock! And realising that there is only one being in all of existence, and that there has never been another, is about as lonely as you can possibly get!
But luckily, as the shock wears off you begin to realise just how incredible your new state is, and how achieving it is worth infinitely more than any ordeal, or hardship, that you might have to endure.
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Q: If you had the chance, would you give …show more content…
I reached a point where I couldn’t go on living unless I knew the truth. And even though there are some attractive and enjoyable aspects of normal life, I still wouldn’t go back.
Knowing the truth of all existence, and living contentedly in that truth, far outweighs living an ignorant fear-filled life, no matter how exciting it might be!
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Q: How often do you merge with the Source? And once you’ve experienced the merging, how easy is it to experience it again the next time around?
A: They say that there are two types of enlightenment. The first is when you merge with the ‘Source’ and then return to your normal state of mind with a memory of the experience. This is more of a ‘glimpse’ of what is possible than actual enlightenment. The second type occurs when the false ‘you’ has been extinguished, which allows the Source to come directly through the body/personality. For better or worse, the second one has happened to me. So there is no reconnecting or remerging, it is always here, it is my constant reality.
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Q: Talking about this subject makes me feel uncomfortable, almost like it’s …show more content…
This approach, if done correctly, would lead them to the truth! But the reason they fail to find the truth is because their minds are closed to any idea that doesn’t fit into the normal human paradigm.
On the other hand, religious people sense that there is something bigger than themselves and that something greater is in control. This is an important realisation to have, and a necessary step towards truth realisation.
But the odds of finding the truth in a religious doctrine that has been distorted by centuries of dogma, political interference, and bad interpretations, are extremely small. And because religious people have the constant fear of inciting God’s wrath, their chances of finding the truth are virtually zero.
If you were to equate truth realisation with reaching a worldly destination, let’s say Paris, then you could say that Atheists are miles to the east of Paris while religious people are miles to the west.
And it doesn’t matter how sincere and honest they happen to be. The final destination will continue to elude them both, until they begin to examine and question what they believe, and more importantly why they believe
A: The final stages of the realisation process are extremely lonely and depressing. When you first realise that everything you’ve ever been told about life is wrong, it comes as quite a shock! And realising that there is only one being in all of existence, and that there has never been another, is about as lonely as you can possibly get!
But luckily, as the shock wears off you begin to realise just how incredible your new state is, and how achieving it is worth infinitely more than any ordeal, or hardship, that you might have to endure.
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Q: If you had the chance, would you give …show more content…
I reached a point where I couldn’t go on living unless I knew the truth. And even though there are some attractive and enjoyable aspects of normal life, I still wouldn’t go back.
Knowing the truth of all existence, and living contentedly in that truth, far outweighs living an ignorant fear-filled life, no matter how exciting it might be!
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Q: How often do you merge with the Source? And once you’ve experienced the merging, how easy is it to experience it again the next time around?
A: They say that there are two types of enlightenment. The first is when you merge with the ‘Source’ and then return to your normal state of mind with a memory of the experience. This is more of a ‘glimpse’ of what is possible than actual enlightenment. The second type occurs when the false ‘you’ has been extinguished, which allows the Source to come directly through the body/personality. For better or worse, the second one has happened to me. So there is no reconnecting or remerging, it is always here, it is my constant reality.
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------- own truth / blasphemy ------
Q: Talking about this subject makes me feel uncomfortable, almost like it’s …show more content…
This approach, if done correctly, would lead them to the truth! But the reason they fail to find the truth is because their minds are closed to any idea that doesn’t fit into the normal human paradigm.
On the other hand, religious people sense that there is something bigger than themselves and that something greater is in control. This is an important realisation to have, and a necessary step towards truth realisation.
But the odds of finding the truth in a religious doctrine that has been distorted by centuries of dogma, political interference, and bad interpretations, are extremely small. And because religious people have the constant fear of inciting God’s wrath, their chances of finding the truth are virtually zero.
If you were to equate truth realisation with reaching a worldly destination, let’s say Paris, then you could say that Atheists are miles to the east of Paris while religious people are miles to the west.
And it doesn’t matter how sincere and honest they happen to be. The final destination will continue to elude them both, until they begin to examine and question what they believe, and more importantly why they believe