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The Passing Away of Ego-Self in Islam

May 15, 2018 Bryce HaymondLeave a comment

In Sufism, which is the mystical approach to God within Islam, an "inward dimension of Islam," there are many teachings about the path of sacrificing and transcending the "self."

Posted in philosophy, proseTagged ego, ego death, fana, Islam, nafs, oneness, perfection, Rumi, Sufism, Tawhid

Only God Can See God

April 21, 2018 Bryce HaymondLeave a comment

Whenever someone has been graced to perceive the Ultimate, the Highest, the One, it is because their consciousness has been transfigured into that of God's consciousness, such that they look out through God's eyes onto God.

Posted in philosophy, psychologyTagged anatta, atone, atonement, Christ consciousness, consciousness, ego, ego death, fana, God, Joseph Smith, oneness, seer, seer stones, seership, theophany, theosis
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