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The Duality of Consciousness Remains Nondual: Jesus’ Intercessory Prayer, John 17 (BHT)
The duality of the world is nested within the nonduality or oneness of Ultimate Reality. Sages have been teaching and praying this for millennia, that we are this One, despite our apparent duality.
Have You Seen the Christ?
a poem
The Mysticism of “I See the Light” in Disney’s Tangled
This song is almost like a "First Vision" in itself, full of mystical allusions and symbols, suddenly realizing the Light, the Love, the One.
Gospel of Thomas 3 BHT: Knowing the Kingdom in Your Self
A translation of a non-canonical saying from Jesus about the location of the kingdom and how to find it there.
Is There Free Will in Mysticism?
Mystical experience seems to reveal that there is no separate self. What implications does this have for free will?
What Will I Feel Like After Death?
The answer may be found in the question, in the identification of the "I." Who we think we are and who we really are affects how we consider life after death, and what we will thus "feel" there.
Do we Give Birth to God’s Children? A Mystical Interpretation
Did we live before our mortal lives? Was there a premortality? Do we bring God's children into the world? Yes, but not literally.
#43 Douglas Harding’s “First Vision” Account
Harding's experience of having no head parallels Joseph Smith's First Vision experience in remarkable ways.
Coming Out as our True Self
What masks do we wear? What roles do we play? What self do we think we are? It is probably not the true Self. Coming out goes deep within.