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“Furthermore, it is not that Spirit is present but you need to be enlightened in order to see it. It is not that you are one with Spirit but just don't know it yet. Because that would also imply that there is some place Spirit is not. No, according to Dzogchen, you are always already one with Spirit, and that awareness is always already fully present, right now. You are looking directly at Spirit, with Spirit, in every act of awareness. There is nowhere Spirit is not.”

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Book:Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber

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Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber

Grace and Grit delves into the profound spirituality and healing practices that shaped Treya Killam Wilber's life, highlighting her personal journey and the impact of her experiences on her spirituality and well-being. more

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Ken Wilber

Ken Wilber is an American writer and philosopher, born on January 31, 1949. He is the founder of Integral Theory, which aims to integrate human knowledge, philosophy, psychology, and religion. Wilber's work covers a wide range of fields, including personal growth, spiritual development, and cultural studies. more

“Further, if Spirit has any meaning at all, then it must be eternal, or without beginning or end. If Spirit had a beginning in time, then it would be strictly temporal, it would not be timeless and eternal. And this means, as regards your own awareness, that you cannot become enlightened. You cannot attain enlightenment. If you could attain enlightenment, then that state would have a beginning in time, and so it would not be true enlightenment.”

Ifs Mean Ends States Would Be Spirit Awareness Eternal Enlightenment Regard Being True Enlightened Timeless

Author:Ken Wilber

“Rather, Spirit, and enlightement, has to be something that you are fully aware of right now. Something you are already looking at right now... We are all already looking directly at Spirit, we just don't recognize it. We have all the necessary cognition, but not the recognition.”

Spirit Right Now Recognition Cognition

Book:Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber

Source: Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber

“So spirit is both the highest "level" in the holarchy, but it's also the paper on which the entire holarchy is written. It's the highest rung in the ladder, but it's also the wood out of which the entire ladder is made.”

Made Spirit Levels Written Paper Highest Woods Ladders

Book:A Brief History of Everything

Source: A Brief History of Everything

“The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.”