agree on all counts except I think while all is consciousness, vibrating consciousness (energy) can be called both real and unreal, for consciousness is ultimately perfectly static

this is so important. those who have attained the highest state one can in life dwell in pure consciousness, so it is left for those behind to argue on such matters. in truth, only God knows.

nervermind I dont like kabir anymore

this just strikes me as an attachment to separateness (from God and from other souls) and an attachment to a a certain familiar kind of relationship with God. it is noble to desire separateness from God in this way though, no?

thanks I hate it

it strikes me as so utterly strange how the Vedas (not including the upanishads) can be so revered yet so regarded as inferior to the later religion of hinduism

sophistry or fair point? I'd say its true, God is beyond matter and beyond thought. God is pure consciousness (chit) and is thus best worshipped as pure consciousness (in samadhi)...

pretty sure God genuinely hates the formula used for "awakening the statue." His Presence is already everywhere, including in the statue. and ishvara cannot be commanded... its not like saying "this is my body" about the host, using Gods own words to reveal his divine immanence especially in regard to the Holiness of sacraments.

this is a huge reason that its a benefit to have many forms of a Supreme God or Supreme Goddess in your religion

I dislike this!! 1. bhakti yoga is more than loving hearing about God, its loving God so much you want to be close to God. 2. a perfect love of God can only be cultivated by knowing the Brahman within, which is the Atman. samadhi is only without object because it is the unitive state, and all is Brahman! Brahman is the object and the subject, and both are one! 3. for bhkatas, wanting to be liberated is an expression of wanting to be closer to God. it is thus not selfish. if they want to BE God, it is selfish and demoniacal. if they want Union with God for Gods sake without a hint of selfness, it is not selfish. 4. I would argue that since the mind proceeds from ahamkara (the ego), desiring to be lost in sweet thoughts of God can actually be selfish.

how can the bliss of loving God be greater than the bliss of Gods own ananda? aren't they both infinite beyond all numbering, for Gods love is infinite and to know the atman is to have Gods own heart? (or the heart of a Buddha) makes me think these bhaktas werent fully enlightened... questions...

I do however agree that lack of concern with liberation is incredibly noble!

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not a fan of this guy lemme tell ya. not just his dualism and his lack of universalism but his view on grace as being necessarily won through various merits. his claiming to be an avatar despite not ever being enlightened. and the "miracles he performed" are all super weird!

he said it again. fuckin huxley

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more mahayana propaganda

yes.... hahahaha... yes!

huxley is pissing me off with this whole chapter on egregores. God is immanent in all His creation! it seems he does not truly understand the Bhagavad Gita which he quotes from in calling all worship except of God within "idolatry". all worship is of Krishna... and all powers are from Him, so who cares about egregores and what counts as magick? plus some things are genuinely revealed by God and thus closer to Him and thus very sacred... smdh

I really fucking hate how huxley keeps calling it the "cosmic intelligence test"