[Welcome continued...]
On the so-called 'material' level, we know [through our
own science] that we are all made up of the same Cosmic DNA - the
building blocks of all life as we perceive it. Essentially
we are made up of Stardust!
Everything in the Universe is made up of this Cosmic DNA -
the elements that
are birthed through the stars and create life. This is no small
matter or coincidence. This cosmic connection is quite profound.
We are connected with everything in the Universe through our DNA.
Furthermore, we ARE everything, including the Divine Source
of All. That can be very difficult to wrap our physical
mind around. Our mind is 'keeper of the veil'- of the misunderstanding,
the "illusion" so-to-speak,
that we are simply human beings in individual bodies separate
from everyone and everything else. The Absolute Truth is that
'no man is truly an island' unto himself. Our True state, which
is evidenced not only by what our living mystics and masters
have told us since earliest recorded times, but also by what
science has uncovered and will continue to uncover about the
nature of Reality and our interconnection with all that IS.
To understand and know this truth is not a matter of doing
anything. It is a matter of perception, awareness, and Realizing
[uncovering, rediscovering, remembering etc.] our Beingness,
our true Self.
For some of us a profound mystical experience reveals this
is no uncertain terms. For others, it is a matter of faith.
As science moves into alignment with what the mystics,
masters and others have understood and known, there will be
even more of a paradigm shift as our consciousness reflects
All as truly connected, not merely on this
most basic mundane level, but on all levels. I Am that I Am,
we are the One Infinte Source of Beingness; we are the "I" of
I Am. We are "It".
We are ONE. As the modern master Lester
Levenson once quipped
before an impromptu speech, "Should I talk about
you? Or talk about me? Then I remembered, what's
the difference?!"
I [mu] came to this understanding through a series of 'mystical'
experiences that began many years ago. These experiences
are what I believe are known as 'satori' experiences in Zen.
I came away from the second experience literally speechless and
unable to express or communicate what I had experienced, as is typical
of such experiences. D.T.
Suzuki spoke of this direct mystical experience as, "the
most startling event that could ever happen in the realm of
human consciousness ... upsetting every form of standardized
experience." It took me many years to process and integrate
the experience[s] into my being - and it is still an ongoing
process, which truthfully, is at times a struggle.
The mind is quite literally
"blown" - and without any mind-altering substances in my case!
I do not see or experience this life the same way since the
first 'experience' even though I was primed for it from very
early in my life when I was compelled to contemplate God,
and other great 'mysteries' such as the theory of Infinity,
and the meaning of life. I was only eight years old, but as
the questions haunted me, I intuitively knew there was something
just under the surface of my awareness; my consciousness that
I was missing or not seeing about it all. Not until I had the
first 'experience', was that intuition confirmed for me. As Swami
Muktananda says, once the mystical path is taken, there is no turning
back. Once the state of Self [or
no-self] is experienced, forget about life as you knew it before
ever being the same. Those who have not experienced Self
cannot 'see' it, so it is fruitless to explain or debate It
with anyone. It is all perfection exactly as it is anyway.
I know I am not alone in having had a deep desire to share
the experience with others, but it does in many ways seem impossible.
It is beyond language. Our brains just don't have the equipment for
it. Suzuki says, "The contradiction so puzzling to the ordinary
way of thinking comes from the fact that we have to use language
to communicate our inner experience which in its very nature
transcends linguistics." Still
we try.
What I know absolutely is that there is no separation
in Reality; there is no 'other' or 'other than'; and no purpose
or reason for perpetuating any thoughts, ideals, purposes or
activities that serve that thinking. I realize it is all perfect
as it is on the Absolute level, and on the relative level,
I believe it serves humanity and our planet to remember that
there is 'Truth' in ALL things [beliefs, religions, philosophies,
worldviews etc.] and that Ultimately, there really is no 'other'.
One of the ways this has the potential to manifest is that
as more people remember, uncover, or recognize Selfhood, the energy
of this/their/our experience in totality will radically shift. There
will just naturally be less and less people who desire or 'need' to
view 'others' as 'other', as threats, or as the source of perceived
injustices or problems. Where this shift is taking us is a Divine Mystery
that We are Creating at this very moment.
It is with this vision and hope that I have developed OneTemple.org -
that it may serve this Awareness of Self -
of Oneness; that I may offer sources [articles, books, and
other resources] that support this beautiful Beingness; that
it be a forum for visitors to share experiences; and for others
an opportunity to investigate, perhaps remember, experience,
or Realize the Divine Essence of who they/We really are.
OneTemple.org
is a project of love that will be continuing to evolve over
time as we add more information, features and content. If
you resonate with and/or enjoy what you experience here,
please pass the word along and return again soon.
With profound gratitude, peace and love, thank you for visiting
this little oasis on the web.
ONE,
mu
