Beyond the Mind
May 13, 2008 By Tom
The latest Quote of the Week from my spiritual teacher, Andrew Cohen:
“From the perspective of the rational mind, a human life is a linear, limited event, defined by the movement of time. But when you penetrate beyond the mind through the serious practice of meditation, you get glimpses into a mystery that transcends time in an instant. You begin to directly see, know, and feel that instead of merely being an individual body, mind, and personality that was born and is going to die, the deepest part of you is the empty Ground of Being that has never become anything. The degree to which you have realized that who you are at the deepest level is that timeless, spaceless ground will reveal itself in how much spontaneous freedom you are able to manifest through your human personality, in time and space. If your meditation is powerful and profound, then the way you relate to life will constantly demonstrate a freedom that extends far beyond the fears and desires of your own ego. Your very being will become a portal for that primordial depth that transcends life and death.”
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