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There is a good story about Nisargadatta and a deciple of his. One day the deciple invited Nisargadatta to come to his home and while he was there and he shown him all the pictures he had on display of all the famous gurus he spent time with. Trying to impress Nisargadatta he asked him what he thought? Nisargadatta replied: "Take those pictures and throw them in the river".

You are the aperture through which the universe -God, is aware of itself.

Perhaps you should. I don't know. Perhaps you should be working instead of dicking around with all this enlightenment jazz.

That's the only truth of everything you said. How can you have free will if you are nothing? Stop with the "I am God" crap. That's the ego talking. Empty yourself and be Nothing. That is God.

When first experienced it was so powerful it felt as if I had each foot in a different world. It took a good while to integrate and I'm not sure if you ever fully do. Just thinking about it now, the same feeling opens up again. Like being a spirit in the material world. One thing for sure. The fear of death has fallen away. Or perhaps better to say, I know what happens when the body falls away.

You're not alone on this. I call it a pristine state prior to the egoic identity.

If that's what is known through direct experience than kudos to you my friend.

The answer lies somewhere in between and that's all I can say about that. Edit: I say that because as soon as you try to figure it out, it goes away.

Sooner or later it's all going to come your way. So, embrace it all when it does. Even suffering teaches a lesson to be learned.

@Osaid I look out my window and there is a golden sunset. Each a cell of awareness. Collectively the whole.

Each a cell of awareness.

Bingo! Nice to breath a fresh air of Truth around here.

"And he descended into Hell" The phrase "He descended into hell" in the Apostles' Creed refers to the time between Jesus' death and resurrection. This concept, called the Harrowing of Hell, suggests Jesus went to the realm of the dead during this period and brought salvation to souls waiting there. It's part of the creed's description of Jesus' suffering, death, and ultimate victory over death through his resurrection. @Davino What do you think of that? That's some heavy &h*t man. Did you experience anything like a Hall of Souls? Maybe you could have saved a few while you were there.

My daughter is a schoolteacher in a rather underprivileged area. It seems a lot of her students could benefit from something such as meditation to help offset the turmoil of their current home life.

A Buddhist monk sacrificing himself by fire in protest of the Viet Nam war.