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But the secret which my story slips over to the child is that the Ultimate Ground of Being is you. Not, of course, the everyday you which the Ground is assuming, or “pretending” to be, but that inmost Self which escapes inspection because it’s always the inspector. This, then, is the taboo of taboos: you’re IT! Yet in our culture this is the
... See moreAlan Watts • The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Again, Moses stated, “I am that I am.” Now here is something to always bear in mind. You cannot put new wine in old bottles or new patches upon old garments. That is; you cannot take with you into the new consciousness any part of the old man. All of your present beliefs, fears and limitations are weights that bind you to your present level of
... See moreNeville Goddard • The Neville Goddard Deluxe Collection
“Power, prestige, wealth, adulation, six pack abs, sure, whatever defines us. However we describe ourselves, think of ourselves, project ourselves. Every feature, trait, characteristic, feeling, belief, opinion. All of it. Self-ness.” “It’s all just, like… worthless? Is that what you’re saying? Like… a person is just a costume?” “A costume, yes.
... See moreJed McKenna • Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing (The Enlightenment Trilogy Book 1)
To me, the ultimate spiritual question is: Who am I following? The thoughts that just passed through my mind—where did they come from? What is guiding me through life? Is it authenticity, true nature, all that is, the present moment? Or is it egocentricity, conditioning, a subtle yet urgent hungry ghost? The Buddha began the journey that led to his
... See moreCheri Huber • How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Kena Upanishad: “Brahman is unknown to those who know It, and is known to those who do not know It at all.” This knowing of Reality by unknowing is the psychological state of the man whose ego is no longer split or dissociated from its experiences, who no longer feels himself as an isolated embodiment of logic and consciousness, separate from the
... See moreAlan W. Watts • Become What You Are: Expanded Edition
This is the most invisible thing of all. You are not imprisoned by your past or by your parents or teachers or children or even society at large. You are kept in a prison of mental limitations by that most transparent of all jailers-the voice inside your head.Eat "should" and die"That voice inside your head is not the voice of God-it just sounds
... See moreMichael Neill • You Can Have What You Want: Proven Strategies for Inner and Outer Success
The concept is this: You are not who you think you are. Whoever you happen to think you are, I assure you, you are not that. I suggest that you remind yourself of this often, because it makes this work easier. When you brush your teeth in the morning, think to yourself, “I'm not at all who I imagine myself to be. I'm something entirely different
... See moreCarolyn Elliott • Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power (A method for getting what you want by getting off on what you don't)
Nothing exists. All is a dream. God—man—the world—the sun, the moon, the wilderness of stars—a dream, all a dream; they have no existence. Nothing exists save empty space—and you…. And you are not you—you have no body, no blood, no bones, you are but a thought. MARK TWAIN
Blake Crouch • Dark Matter: A Novel
No one is more influential in your life than you are, because no one talks to you more than you do.