Shedding illusions and discovering the uncharted Self. (3 min 39 sec)
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1. Recognizing second-hand existence.
We are people who adopt pre-existing ideas and behaviors. While we might attempt to deny this reality, doing so would be self-deception. Our quest is to discover authenticity.
2. The essence of originality.
"Reality is original."
"God is original."
"The present moment is original."
"Now is original."
None of the above are colored by thoughts, opinions, beliefs, the past, the future...who did what to whom...it's original.
3. The freedom of an original mind.
An original mind is a free mind not encumbered by the past or the future. A free mind looks, observes, and learns but it does not judge.
4. Liberating oneself.
"Don't belong to anything."
"No church."
"Have no beliefs."
5. Go beyond thought and authority.
A man who really wants to find out if there is an Eternal, The Nameless, God, Source, and what is beyond all thought, must naturally set aside everything built on thought.
6. Discard external authorities.
Get rid of the saviors, masters, gurus, knowledge, and all of that. Deny the spiritual authority of every kind to be free.
7. The limitations of expressing God in words.
Expressing God through language confines God's boundless nature. Attempting to articulate God's essence diminishes its infinite nature.
8. The fear of freedom.
If we cannot not be free (as defined here) what are we frightened about? Are we frightened of authority? Of getting it wrong spiritually? But as it stands in the world now, we are completely wrong on how we live. We have no meaning."
9. Rediscovering innocence.
The status quo is deeply flawed, and rooted in wrongdoing, but it's acceptable to make mistakes because they signify learning. What does genuine freedom entail, and how can you rid yourself of external influences? Recognize your innocence and liberate your mind.
10. The limitation of thought.
The mind, distinct from the physical human brain, is never hurt and is immune to harm. This is what innocence means. Your concerns revolve around the body, which you are not, and it's this aspect that consumes much of your protective efforts.
11. Living beyond thought.
Let us take a journey on the cessation of everything that thought has put together. Thought is time. Thought is matter. And if we are only living in the field of thoughts, we will never experience freedom - we are living in the past.
12. The illusion of living in the present.
We may think we are living in the present but we are actually living in the past when thought is in operation because thought is a response of memory, knowledge, and experience stored up in the brain.
And that knowledge and experience are an expression of thought.
Unless we understand this truth and know the limitation of thought, we cannot enter into the field that we call God - Love - Oneness - Unity.
Without grasping this fundamental concept, our ability to comprehend and discuss any written material is limited.
This foundational understanding precedes our capacity to engage with all forms of literature.
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