Collapsing the Distance Between God and Ourself

Rupert Spira・14 minutes read

The speaker ponders the duality between their consciousness and God's existence, exploring mystical experiences and questioning the logic behind this separation. While feeling a connection to God, they hesitate to claim to be God, delving into the eternal and aware nature of God and the implications of claiming to be a separate entity from God.

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  • The speaker grapples with a complex duality between their consciousness and what they perceive as God's existence, highlighting the intricate relationship between the two entities.
  • There is a profound emphasis on the eternal, ever-present nature of oneself in relation to God, with a deep exploration of the concept of being versus existence, ultimately questioning the boundaries and interconnectedness between human consciousness and the divine presence.

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Recent questions

  • What is the speaker's relationship with God?

    The speaker feels a connection to God but hesitates to claim they are God.

  • How does the speaker view the concept of duality?

    The speaker resists collapsing the duality between consciousness and God's existence.

  • What does the speaker contemplate about being and existence?

    The speaker emphasizes the eternal nature of oneself.

  • How does the speaker view the concept of claiming to be a person?

    Claiming to be a person is considered blasphemous.

  • What is encouraged in the exploration of oneself and God?

    Exploring the relationship between oneself and God is encouraged.

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Summary

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"Exploring Consciousness and God's Existence"

  • The speaker experiences a duality between their consciousness and what they refer to as God's existence.
  • Mystical experiences of beauty, power, and love confirm the presence of something they associate with God.
  • Ordinary human experiences confirm the speaker's consciousness.
  • The speaker acknowledges a separation between their existence and God's existence, but questions the logic of this duality.
  • There is a resistance to collapsing the duality between the speaker's consciousness and God's existence.
  • The speaker feels a connection to God but hesitates to claim they are God.
  • Exploring the relationship between oneself and God is encouraged.
  • The speaker delves into the distinction between being and existence, emphasizing the eternal and ever-present nature of oneself.
  • The discussion shifts to exploring what God might be, focusing on God's eternal and aware nature.
  • The speaker contemplates the possibility that the sense of being in each individual's mind is a manifestation of God's infinite being.

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Rejecting finite existence for infinite being.

  • Claiming to be a person is considered blasphemous as it implies a separate existence from God, limiting God's infinite being, denying the presence of God, and asserting oneself as a finite being, thus rejecting the concept of infinite being.
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