Who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear. – Isa Upanishad, Hindu Scripture
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Elva Thompson – The above quote from the Buddha is enlightening when viewed from an esoteric viewpoint. We may understand the world is an illusion with our intellect, but mental understanding is a very different state of affairs from listening with the heart.
The Buddha’s words allow an understanding of a simple truth that is contrary to our programming, in fact, to say the world is not real could be called counter-intuitive, but never the less, truth can so easily be misconstrued by our counterfeit ego self. Continue reading