The mystical Jesus and non-dualism — Unadulterated Love
Nondualism - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.orgJesus (a good person) still had to die for the Christ (the universal presence) to arise. It is the pattern of transformation . . . What has to die is not usually bad; in fact, it will often feel good and necessary.2
Can you see the necessity of healthy and mature religion? Why else would you take the jump from a safe, comfortable sense of self into
... See morenon-dual thinking. This is the way the saints and mystics think, not either-or but both-and. It is the inner hardware which makes them able to forgive, overlook offenses, show mercy to all, care for the poor, and even to love their enemies. Most of us know we should do these things, but frankly we do not know how.
Richard Rohr • Wondrous Encounters : Scripture for Lent
For when the mind is brought to stillness, and all our strategies of acquisition have dropped, a deeper truth presents itself: we are and have always been one with God and we are all one in God (Jn 17:21).