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I like to call the openness to non-conceptual reality ‘intuitive logic’ or ‘intuitive reason’ since the term is an oxymoron and a paradox that can explain everything or nothing depending on whether you have erected a conceptual fence to stand on.
Spiritual Awakening is not about transcending the flawed dualistic world; it is about ending the dualistic beliefs underlying flawed and flawless. So, rather than transcending the world; it transcends the division within us. This means it is not the end of separation; it is the realization that Oneness and separation are themselves holistically One.
What we put beyond our reach remains beyond our reach. Awakening, enlightenment, God-realization, Self-realization, whatever you want to call it, is our natural state. When we place it on a pedestal we fail to recognize this and become like a dog chasing its own tail since no view that divides us can unite us.
As you know, Wholeness underlies all things. It encompasses all that exists yet is beyond anything that can be termed to exist – it is ineffable but also deeply paradoxical as we are in and of the Whole yet experience ourselves as separate from it. That is why deep down we feel so isolated and alone as though we are cast adrift within this vast oceanic Oneness.
The truly holistic understanding of awakening is not at odds with humanness. It is not even at odds with the ego. If anything, it approaches spiritual self-inquiry via the ego – particularly the psychological shadow – because it is this that blocks out the light of infinite being.
It’s not easy being God in that He is all we want to be in and of ourselves, yet what we feel we can’t be without His assistance. Consequently, He is cure and crutch, Love and Judgment, and the all-powerful Light whose inaction makes possible the Dark. God’s ambivalence is deeply troubling – especially with His monotheistic guise – and ideas like free will, fate, predestination, Satan serving as God’s tempter or a cosmic battle betwee Good and Evil don’t really resolve His inaction.
We often look to traditional paradigms of Wholeness for insights into the nature of Love, but seldom look to Love for insights into the nature of traditional paradigms of Wholeness, i.e. look at Wholeness through the eyes of Love. Yet Love offers us a clear understanding of what it is to be Whole and prevents us from getting lost in the mental gymnastics of trying to explain the unexplainable. Simply put, Love is beyond paradigms.
I have found that most people into awakening, enlightenment and non-duality see abundance as an egoic desire born of New Thought materialist spirituality – something for Oprah fans and not genuine spiritual seekers who attend satsangs and meditative retreats. Yet being abundant has more in common with the abundance of being than they realize.
Have you ever noticed how many Law of Attraction experts create their wealth through selling abundance-creating material (books, CDS, seminars, coaching, affiliate programs, etc.) to abundance seekers? Is this really the law of attraction at work or just unscrupulous opportunism meets marketing genius? Add to this some pseudoscience and uncited statistical evidence – that 78% of people know is false anyway ; ) - and is it any wonder that so many people are skeptical of the law of attraction and see abundance seekers as mugs for New WAge (note the W) snake oil!
The essence of holistic non-duality is the recognition that non-duality is never separate from duality. Simply put, they are “not two” because non-duality devoid of duality is itself dualistic. Holistic non-duality does not transcend the world; it transcends the division within us. It is what the adage “to be in the world but not of it” really means.
The ancient wisdom of emptiness (also known as nothingness (no-thingness)) lies at the heart of the Buddhist wisdom tradition, but unfortunately it is for the most part either unknown or misunderstood by the modern spiritual audience. Yet emptiness is incredibly important because it can free us from subtle identities beyond the familiar understanding of the ego that stand in the way of awakening.
A Guide to CBD: Why it is just the Beginning of the Cannabinoid Craze Cannabis and the Basics Before diving into the meat and bones of this topic, it is important to establish a solid foundation for requisite concepts and terminology. While many readers will have a good understanding of these things, they benefit repeating so as to combat the deluge of misinformation that might paint a different picture. First and foremost, marijuana and cannabis are not the same thing. De
What is Telemedicine and Telehealth? As practitioners of health and wellness it is our prerogative to explore the best and most efficient means to provide care for our clients. As we enter the new year of 2020, it is a great time to review the landscape of the developing technologies in therapy markets. Among the most promising of these is that of telemedicine, which refers to technologies which enable or facilitate remote clinical care of patients. This technology often tak
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Starting the Conversation When covering the subject of addiction, the simple and alarming truth is that the most abused drug and the most fatal drug are one in the same and you can probably find it in your very own medicine cabinet. It is legal and shockingly common in America today--and we know it by the name of opiates or painkillers. The National Safety Council (NCS) reports that sixty people die every day as a result of opiate overdose--and this figure does not even take
A Rising Tide of Technology In the world today, few would challenge the assertion that technology is inseparable from our daily lives. This is precisely the reason why the creation and implementation of technology in America is accelerating in pace and scale; because while technology in its idyllic form is aimed at creating greater and greater efficiencies, its incremental jumps in development all too commonly create a new need for new tools or skills to facilitate the correc