“The assumption that the egoless condition, or union of self and God, is man's final goal and ultimate destiny is a great mistake. My purpose here is to affirm that the unitive state is a hidden path in itself, a movement in its own right that ultimately leads to no-self (no true-self and no-union). In short, the unitive state is the hidden path to no-self.” MenSelfStatesPurposeGoalMistakeDestinyPathConditionsMovementUltimateUnionsFinalsAssumptionTrue SelfGreat Mistakes Book:The Path to No-Self: Life at the Center Source: The Path to No-Self: Life at the Center
“It is one step, and a giant one, to see clearly and participate in the love that flows between the persons of the Trinity, but even here, God is seen as the object of his own love. It is yet another step to realize that God is beyond all subject and object and is Himself love without subject or object. This is the step beyond our highest experiences of love and union, a step in which self is not around to divide, separate, objectify or claim anything for itself. Self does not know God; it cannot love him, and from the beginning has never done so.” KnowsLovePersonsDoeSelfDoneRealizingStepsSubjectsObjectsSelf LoveHighestFlowExperienceClaimsUnionsGiantsDividesKnowing GodTrinity Book:The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey Source: The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey
“This journey then, is nothing more, yet nothing less than a period of acclimating to a new way of seeing, a time of transition and revelation as it gradually comes upon "that" which remains when there is no self. this is not a journey for those who expect love and bliss, rather, it is for the hardy who have been tried by fire and have come to rest in a tough, immovable trust in "that" which lies beyond the known, beyond the self, beyond union and even beyond love and trust itself” WayLoveLifeInspirationalHas BeensSelfSpiritualLyingTimeKnownFireSeeingJourneyTrustInspirational LifeSelf LovePeriodsExpectationsToughTransformationRemainsUnionsBlissRevelationsTransitionExpectingNew WaysHardySpiritual TransformationLove And TrustTimes Of TransitionBeyond Love Author:Bernadette Roberts
“......at this point the self has obviously outworn its function; it is no longer needed or useful, and life can go on without it. we are ready to move on, to go beyond the self, beyond even its most intimate union with God, and this is where we enter yet another new life- a life best categorized, perhaps, as a life without a self.” SelfMovingReadyGoes OnNeededFunctionUnionsIntimateNew LifeReady To Move On Book:The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey Source: The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey
