| "Everything in the universe is a pitcher
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| | complete and total awareness. Ananda is
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| brimming with wisdom and beauty."
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| | bliss. It is utter and indefinable peace
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| -Rumi, 13th Century Sufi Poet and Mystic
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| | and joy. This is who we are in our
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| Is the universe friendly? On the surface
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| | essence. And because we are this at a
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| this seems an absurd statement. Looking
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| | non-dual level, we must accept that
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| deeper, your response might be to say no
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| | reality as we know it is a massive
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| after reviewing all the calamities of
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| | hallucination. On the quantum level of
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| your own life, the often-vicious response
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| | reality, particles are merely dancing in
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| of governments around the world to
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| | and out of existence. Furthermore, they
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| perceived threats to their power, the
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| | are not made of anything. They are
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| narcissistic military and industrial
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| | non-things. So, on a literal level, the
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| complex that constitutes what we call
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| | entire world as we know it is as real as
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| civilization, the awkward and
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| | the movies we see projected on a screen,
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| dysfunctional personalities that you have
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| | which as we all know is nothing but a
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| to deal with daily, the devastation of
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| | dance of light in various shades. On the
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| natural storms, the cruelty of the animal
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| | cosmic level of reality, we are spiritual
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| kingdom, and the bloody history of our
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| | beings having a human experience. We are
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| species. Yet despite chaos, horror, and
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| | literally dreaming the world into being;
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| the imminent possibility of terror, I
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| | projecting it from the thoughts and
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| hold to the belief that the universe is
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| | feelings we have about it. Remove your
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| friendly. It is friendly because we are
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| | mind from the world and the world itself
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| not this game of chance that we see all
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| | collapses into nothingness. The entire
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| around us. We are, in fact, not victims
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| | purpose of life is to shed the illusion
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| of linear time. Our home is in the
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| | by awakening our souls to the realization
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| non-linear dimension. And we reside there
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| | that we are not victims of the projection
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| as magnificent beings. In fact, we are an
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| | of our minds. We can, in fact, begin the
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| expression of an invisible and invincible
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| | spiritual journey at any time to
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| force that we call God. And this God has
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| | extricate ourselves from the illusions
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| three characteristics which are our own.
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| | that make us so unhappy. Somewhere along
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| In Sanskrit, the three characteristics
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| | that journey, the veil of matter will
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| are known as "sat-chit-ananda." Sat is
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| | fall. It is then that you will realize
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| beingness. It is pure and absolute
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| | that the universe is friendly after all.
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| presence. Chit is knowingness. It is
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