A black hole swallows the ego; a white hole birthed the universe. We spend our lives fearing nothingness, when in reality, itβs the very womb of our renewal. π
It is available only to those who can elevate their consciousness to that height. And if it is not possible to raise the consciousness to that level, then at least take your longing, your thirst, and your openness to that height... then even a distant star might become visible.
Only that person is a true seeker, who is a wanderer, a nomad. The word 'Khanabadosh' (nomad) is very beautiful. It means someone whose home is on their shoulder. 'Khana' means home, and 'badosh' means on the shoulder. One whose home is carried on their shoulder.
If you are asked to separate a dry coconut from its shell, you can do it with great ease. But if you hold a green coconut in your hands and try to separate its shell, you will find it difficult. This is precisely the case regarding the relationship between the body and the soul.
Just as water splashes away when a wet cloth is flicked, in the exact same way, one must detach oneself from the body and see that the body I thought was mine was not meβI was separate, and the body was separate. When someone manages to experience this after relentless effort,
If you are asked to separate a dry coconut from its shell, you can do it with great ease. But if you hold a green coconut in your hands and try to separate its shell, you will find it difficult. This is precisely the case regarding the relationship between the body and the soul.
Just as water splashes away when a wet cloth is flicked, in the exact same way, one must detach oneself from the body and see that the body I thought was mine was not meβI was separate, and the body was separate. When someone manages to experience this after relentless effort,
@JoyceMeyer We can only surrender what was never truly ours to begin with. When we give our earthly possessions and time to the Divine, the path clears to realize the eternal soulβthe only wealth that remains forever.
@finkd "The pursuit of 'superintelligence' is ultimately just another grand object of the mind's endless desire. Whether we crave wealth, global scale, or advanced AI, the restless nature of wanting more remains exactly the same."
whenever the mind desires, desires anything at all.
There is no distinction of object here. It is not being said that only those who desire wealth are worldly and in bondage. If you desire God, you are still in bondage. If you desire truth, you are still in bondage.
@Pontifex "All distinctions of race, color, and class exist only at the level of the physical body. When we detach from body-identity, we uncover the true, undivided equality of the spirit."
Just as water splashes away when a wet cloth is flicked, in the exact same way, one must detach oneself from the body and see that the body I thought was mine was not meβI was separate, and the body was separate. When someone manages to experience this after relentless effort,
@JoelOsteen Serving others while wounded is the ultimate act of dying to oneself. When you transcend your own pain to help others, the ego dies and true immortality begins.
@Pontifex Disarming the heart begins when we free the mind from the relentless trap of 'more'. True spirituality replaces greed with gratitude, restoring peace and human dignity.
We are unaware of how valuable what we already possess is. Only those who become conscious of this are truly spiritual. A deep sense of gratitude arises in their lives for how much the Divine has bestowed. From their lives arise prayer and thanksgiving.
If you come to realize the truth that the entire web of the mind is the web of "more," you will grasp the key to prayer. For prayer is nothing but freeing oneself from the web of "more."
We are unaware of how valuable what we already possess is. Only those who become conscious of this are truly spiritual. A deep sense of gratitude arises in their lives for how much the Divine has bestowed. From their lives arise prayer and thanksgiving.
Often, it is precisely such good-intentioned efforts that result in grave consequences.
You forcibly pull people toward religion. They run toward the worldly, and you pull them toward religion.
The sleep of someone asleep might break. Perhaps seeing you move away, seeing the blooming flowers in your life, someone's senses are filled with fragrance and they are drawn toward itβthat is a different matter. But do not try to move or transform another.
whenever the mind desires, desires anything at all.
There is no distinction of object here. It is not being said that only those who desire wealth are worldly and in bondage. If you desire God, you are still in bondage. If you desire truth, you are still in bondage.
Be natural. Take off the masks. Trees do not try to become other trees. Be at ease in your own existence."
"Orgasm is a glimpse of egolessness. In that moment, time seems to stop. Tantra teaches how that moment can be expanded into meditation.
A two-cent society, its two-cent opinion, its two-cent approval, its two-cent displeasure. But man's trouble is that he never searched for his own roots. He built his entire life based on the opinions of others.