All	is	One;	there	is	no	‘here’	or	‘there’,	no	subject
or	no	object,	no	‘me’	or	‘you’. The	mind	is	stilled	forever. There	is	no
individual	self. All	Is	by	virtue	of	its	own	essence	and	shines	forth
spontaneously	in	absolute	perfection. There	is	no	causality;	everything
already	is. The	body	is	mainly	an	‘it’,	a	karmic	wind-up	toy	that	goes
about	its	destiny	on	its	own. It	never	needed	a	‘me’	to	run	it	at	all. How
could	such	a	thought	have	arisen	and	held	sway? There	is	nothing	morewonderful	than	arriving	back	home	again	to	one’s	Source. Q:	How	does	one	resolve	the	identification	with	body	and	mind? A:	The	ego	identifies	itself	as	the	doer	and	the	experiencer	and,	therefore,	the
core	of	the	body	and	mind. This	is	reinforced	constantly	in	thought	and
language	in	which	all	actions	are	prefixed	by	the	word	‘I’. With	practice,
one	can	retrain	the	mind	to	think	in	a	language	according	to	the	facts	of
Reality. This	is	done	by	using	the	term	‘the’	instead	of	‘I’. Thus,	in
actuality,	it	is	‘the’	body	or	‘the’	mind,	not	‘my’	body	or	‘my’	mind. ‘The’
mind	has	feelings	and	thoughts,	and	‘the’	body	acts. Possessions	can	also
be	referred	to	as	‘the’	car	instead	of	‘my’	car,	rug,	house,	etc. Although	the
forms	of	the	body/mind/ego	are	actually	included	within	the	Allness	of	the
Self,	the	ego	uses	the	term	‘I’	in	its	illusory	sense. Both	the	body	and	the
mind	are	actually	‘its’. Q:	How	can	one	detach	from	possessions? A:	The	very	word	‘possessions’	is	illusory. Relationship	in	the	world	of	form
is	expressed	in	words	and	concepts,	the	existence	of	which	is	merely
operational	and	linguistic. Because	of	the	ego’s	tendency	toward
concreteness,	it	goes	on	to	believe	that	the	term	must	therefore	have	some
independent,	objective	existence. All	relationships	are	merely	conventional	social	understandings	and
arrangements. Because	they	have	no	independent	reality,	they	can	also	be
extinguished	or	canceled	by	changes	in	agreements. For	instance,	to	‘own’
anything	is	really	an	impossibility. What	we	mean	is	that,	in	actuality,
there	is	a	legal	right	to	use	or	possess	something,	but	that	is	external	to	the
actual	relationship	between	an	object	and	its	supposed	owner. The	‘right’
to	own	is	merely	a	social	contract. One	can	grasp	an	object,	use	it,	and	put
it	somewhere	for	safekeeping,	but	to	‘own’	is	merely	an	abstract	concept. To	own	in	radical	Reality	would	mean	that	one	actually	would	have	to	be
the	object. In	native	cultures,	the	land	belongs	to	everyone,	and	nobody	claims	to
personally	own	any	part	of	it. Tribal	lands	are	held	by	the	tribe	for	all,	and
use	of	a	particular	area	is	by	mutual	agreement. To	be	able	to	actually	own,
one	would	have	to	have	absolute,	unconditional	control,	whereas,	in	fact,
we	merely	have	temporary	domain. These	same	conditions	apply	to	so-called	‘rights’.They	are	all	merely
political,	contractual,	or	legal	arrangements	that	rest	on	the	shifting	sands
of	popular	opinion	and	court	decisions. Many	socalled	rights	are	merely
arbitrary	conventions	that	are	nothing	but	passing	popularities. At	best,society	grants	only	temporary	stewardship. Q:	What	do	you	mean	by	‘the	Radical	Now’? A:	Like	the	notes	of	music	that	fade	away	as	soon	as	they	are	sounded,	the
experiences	of	life	are	fleeting	and	ephemeral. Each	moment	is	already	in
the	process	of	ceasing	at	the	very	instant	it	arises. The	focus	of	awareness
is	like	a	moving	flashlight	in	the	night	that	briefly	illuminates	each	object
and	then	quickly	moves	on. They	appear	and	disappear. To	the	observer,
life	is	therefore	merely	a	procession	of	appearances	and	disappearances. Therefore,	nothing	can	be	said	to	be	happening	because	of	this	constant
sequencing	of	attention. Focus	is	therefore	an	arbitrary	positionality	and
accounts	for	the	so-called	Dance	of	Shiva. Like	all	of	time,	even	the	‘now’	is	an	evanescent	illusion. To	merely
notice	something	does	not	create	some	self-existent,	objective	reality
called	‘now’. There	is	neither	‘now’	nor	‘then’,	‘past’	nor	future’. For
example,a	road	is	already	complete	from	beginning	to	end. The	traveler
does	not	create	some	special	place	in	space	that	becomes	‘here’. Q:	If	the	‘now’	disappears,	then	the	infinity	of	Always	takes	its	place. If
the	‘now’	is	an	illusion,	then	when	does	one	supposedly	have
existence? A:	Even	to	think	‘exist’	is	to	grab	at	a	passing	split	second	in	consciousness. The	absolute	Reality	is	beyond	even	existence. To	‘exist’	is	again	a	passing
notion. There	is	a	presumption	that	some	independent,	objective	reality	is
depicted	by	that	statement. All	such	statements	are	merely	products	of
consciousness. Reality	is	beyond	even	existence	itself. Existence	is	only
possible	as	an	evanescent	experience	in	consciousness	within
consciousness	itself,	with	no	independent	beingness	or	independent	reality. Q:	If	there	is	no	actual	‘now’	or	‘past’	or	‘present’	and	Reality	is
completely	outside	of	time,	then	when	does	the	‘I’	exist? A:	The	answer	now	is	obvious;	it	does	not. The	absolute	Reality	is	forever,
always. Note	that	the	words	‘is’,	‘was’,	‘exists’,	and	‘beingness’	are	all
denotations	of	time. All	these	statements	are	merely	mental	categories	of
thought. Q:	Can	you	please	explain	more	about	identity? A:	The	ego	fears	dissolution	and	therefore	resists	giving	up	the	illusion	of	a
separate	existence	in	an	imaginary	‘here’	and	an	imaginary	‘now’. It	fears
it	will	dissolve	into	being	nothing,	and,	therefore,	the	conscious	awareness
will	also	cease. With	examination,	it	will	become	clear	that	one’s	reality	isnot	a	‘who’	at	all	but	instead	is	an	intensely	loving	Allness	that	is	realized
and	known	to	be	much	closer	and	more	comforting	and	fulfilling	than	the
prior	sense	of	‘I’. In	the	evolution	of	consciousness,	the	sense	of	the	small	‘I’	is	replaced
by	a	more	profound,	invulnerable,	and	nontransitory	sense	of	Universal
Presence. The	sense	of	‘I’	is	now	infinite,	grander,	gentler,	more	aware,
and	more	gratifying	than	the	sense	of	the	little	‘I’	had	been. The	small	‘I’	is
like	a	penny	whistle	compared	to	the	full	symphony	of	the	Self. Q:	What	does	the	Self	feel	like? A:	It	is	like	the	ultimate	completion	of	being	home. There	is	a	knowingness	of
finality,	conclusion,	completion,	fulfillment,	satisfaction,	perfection,	and
beauty. The	quality	of	Love	dissolves	all	possibility	of	suffering	or
wanting. No	mentation	occurs,	nor	is	it	necessary. A	profound	sense	of
certainty	prevails. Divinity	is	unmistakable. There	is	absolutely	nothing	in	ordinary	human	experience	to	compare
with	the	joy	of	the	presence	of	the	Love	of	God. No	sacrifice	is	too	great
nor	effort	too	much	in	order	to	realize	that	Presence. Q:	What	is	the	ultimate	truth	of	one’s	reality? A:	One’s	absolute	reality	is	beyond	consciousness	itself. It	is	the	substrate	of
consciousness;	it	is	beyond	Allness	or	Voidness. It	is	prior	to	Creation,
beyond	the	manifest	and	the	unmanifest. It	is	prior	to	existence,	beingness,
or	is-ness. It	is	beyond	identity,	yet	out	of	it	arises	the	Self. It	is	neither
transcendent	nor	imminent,	yet	both. It	is	the	infinite	potentiality	out	of
which	the	All	and	the	One	arise. The	Self	is	the	Presence	expressed	as
existence,	and	out	of	that	consciousness	arises	the	sense	of	Existence. Q:	Where	or	when	could	enlightenment	occur? If	there	is	no	reality	such
as	time,	or	here	or	now,	or	a	real	‘me’	to	become	enlightened,	how	can
it	be	possible? A:	If	it	were	a	phenomenon	that	had	to	occur	at	a	certain	time	or	place,	then
indeed	it	would	not	be	a	possibility. The	only	explanation	is	that	the	state
or	condition	termed	enlightenment	already	is	a	reality	and	therefore	needs
only	to	be	allowed	to	be	realized	in	order	to	prevail. What	already	‘is’
requires	no	future. Acceptance	is	an	ever-present	option. Complete
surrender	to	God	unveils	the	Truth. Nothing	is	hidden;	only	the	ego	is
blind. Reality	lies	just	beyond	the	mind. Out	of	the	fear	of	becoming
nothing,	consciousness	denies	its	only	reality	that	it	is	everything—the
infinite,	everlasting	Allness	out	of	which	existence	itself	arises. Truth	prevails	when	falsity	is	surrendered. To	do	this,	however,	requires
great	dedication,	courage,	and	faith,	which	are	supplied	by	divine
inspiration	in	response	to	surrender. The	trigger	is	the	consent	of	the	will. Q:	Can	you	say	more	about	where	and	when	God	is	realizable? A:	The	doorway	to	Divinity	is	located	and	available	as	a	direct	experience	in
the	exact	split	second	of	‘now’,	which	is	discernible	between	two
thoughts. To	the	mind,	this	instant	arises	and	passes. Between	the	arising
and	the	passing	away	is	the	aperture	that	allows	consciousness	to	become
aware	of	the	everpresent,	infinite,	timeless	Reality. The	arising	of	this
instant	is	the	unfolding	of	God	as	Creation. The	universe	is	the	historical
record	of	God’s	creation. Remember	that	the	‘is’	of	‘now’	becomes	the
‘was’	of	the	next	instant. There	is	no	separation	between	Creator	and	created,	no	subject	or
object;	they	are	one	and	the	same. Such	terms	as	‘new’	or	‘old’	are	only
nonexistent	points	of	view,	like	‘now’	or	‘then’. We	are	the	constant
witness	to	Creation	at	the	very	moment	of	Creation	itself. What	we
witness	is	the	Hand	of	God	as	experience. Awareness	is	the	‘Eye’	or
witness,	and	Creation	is	the	handiwork	of	the	infinite	Self. The	truth	of	the	ongoingness	of	the	unfoldment	of	Creation	is	hidden
behind	the	beliefs,	perceptions,	and	illusions	of	causality. The	miracle	of
Creation	is	continuous,	and	its	appearance	is	the	scintillation	of
appearance. Q:	What	of	the	duality	of	ego	versus	spirit? A:	This	is	one	of	the	prime	sets	of	opposites	that	have	to	be	transcended. It	is
helpful	to	look	at	the	two	concepts	operationally. In	the	state	of	being	at
One	with	the	Spirit,	the	Self,by	virtue	of	one	of	its	innate	qualities,	knows
at	all	times. In	the	world	of	form,	the	ego	is	hard	set	to	duplicate	this
effortless,	instantaneous	performance,	and	over	time,	it	has	thus	evolved
an	extremely	complex	set	of	operations. The	ego	could	be	called	the
central	processing	and	planning	center,	the	integrative,	executive	strategic
and	tactical	focus	that	orchestrates,	copes,	sorts,	stores,	and	retrieves. In
addition,	it	chooses	among	options	and	evaluates,	weighs,	compares,	and
categorizes	those	options. To	do	this,	it	requires	abstractions,	symbols,
hierarchies	of	meanings	and	values,	prioritization,	and	selection. This	is	made	more	effective	by	constant	acquisition	of	facts	and	their
realignment	into	modified	strata	of	meaning	and	significance	in	order	to
effect	endless	detail,	and	at	the	same	time,	overall,	to	seek	pleasure	and
survival	and	avoid	that	which	lacks	pleasure	or	is	painful. This	complexperformance	requires	extreme	degrees	of	education,	training,	and
development	of	tools	of	cognition	and	mentation,	called	intelligence	and
logic. Another	overriding	function	of	the	ego	is	to	analyze,	correlate,
integrate,	synthesize,	memorize,	subordinate,	arrange,	and	develop
complex	programs	of	faculties,	skills,	and	behavioral	patterns. Behind	this	dazzling	performance	is	‘the	great	Oz’,	called	the	‘I’. The
existence	of	this	‘I’	is	hypothecated	because	the	performance	of	the	ego
has	to	do	with	form,	and	it	integrates	all	its	experience	under	the	belief
system	called	‘causality’. Therefore,	the	great	Oz	is	the	central	focus	of
this	causality	and,	as	in	sentence	structure,	the	‘I’	becomes	the	imputed
subject	and	the	‘me’	the	imputed	object	of	actions	and	experience. Q:	As	one	advances	in	consciousness,	the	question	arises,	is	the	great	Oz
the	‘I’,	a	‘who’,	or	a	‘what’? A:	Because	the	ego	deals	in	form	and	definition,	it	cannot	comprehend	the
Self,	which	is	beyond	all	form	but	without	which	form	would	not	appear	to
exist. In	Reality,	there	is	neither	subject	nor	object;	therefore,	there	is	no
relationship	to	be	explained. No	causality	is	necessary,	which	then
precludes	time	and	space,	or	doer	versus	experiencer. In	a	peculiar	way,	the	ego	is	caught	in	the	famous	dyad	of	perpetrator
versus	victim. As	the	subject,	it	imputes	itself	as	cause	and	therefore
perpetrator. If	it	disowns	that	definition,	it	then	becomes	the	object	and
therefore	the	martyr	or	victim. The	ego	thinks,	“If	I’m	not	causing
something,	then	something	out	there	is	doing	it	to	me.”	This	is	the	primary
concept	of	today’s	construction	of	social	interaction	in	which	society	is
seen	as	the	alteration	between	victim	and	victimizer. Q:	How	can	one	get	out	of	this	trap? A:	Although	various	methods	have	been	described,	one	that	is	helpful	is	to
cease	having	opinions	about	anything. Because	all	opinions	are	vanities,
they	are	based	on	duality	and	tend	to	reinforce	it. It	is	observable,	for
instance,	that	spiritual	organizations	that	have	a	very	high	calibrated	rating
have	‘no	opinions	on	outside	matters’. Q:	After	what	has	been	called	Enlightenment,	what	remains	of	the
former	personal	self? A:	The	inner	state	is	similar	to	sleep	in	that	there	is	silence,	peace,	and
stillness. There	are	no	volition,	movement,	or	form. There	is	an	absence	of
thoughts	or	mental	activity. It	takes	volition	and	energy	to	focus	attention	from	the	formlessness	ofthe	Self	to	the	processing	of	information. Consciousness	in	its	higher	states
merely	notes	the	interaction	of	essences,	presences,	and	significances	as
they	are	prevailingly	held	by	the	world. To	pay	attention	to	detail	and	form
takes	more	energy	and	is	accomplished	only	by	an	act	of	the	will	as	a
response	to	the	value	of	life. What	is	left	of	what	the	world	would	consider
the	personal	self	is	a	shadow	of	the	former	persona,	but	it	has	no	desires,
wishes,	or	needs. It	has	no	desire	to	control	events,	circumstances,	or
people. It	lacks	nothing	within	itself;	therefore,	it	does	not	seek	gain
inasmuch	as	all	is	complete	at	every	moment. There	is	not	even	a	desire
for	continuance. There	is	nothing	one	needs	or	wants	to	experience. The	Presence	is	all	fulfilling. Because	one	already	is	the	All,	there	is
nothing	left	to	desire	as	there	is	no	separation. There	is	no	future	to
anticipate. There	is	no	interest	in	acquisition	or	physicality. Eating	or
maintaining	the	body	arises	primarily	from	the	interest	of	others	in	the
world,	whose	love	sustains	the	ongoingness	of	the	physicality. There	is	a
delay	in	processing	speech,	events,	or	details	of	form	into	a	level	that	is
more	formless	and	meaningful. This	translation	is	performed	by	an	aspect
of	the	Self	called	the	Holy	Spirit	that	replaces	what	was	formerly	volition,
selection,	or	mentation. The	activation	of	the	Holy	Spirit	seems	to	occur	as
a	result	of	volition	and	will,	which	are	associated	with	choice. The	central	focus	of	the	ego,	which	was	relinquished,	was	replaced	by
the	more	pervasive	and	powerful	effect	of	the	presence	of	the	Holy	Spirit
that	effortlessly	orchestrates	simultaneity	and	synchronicity	as	it
automatically	sorts	out	the	irrelevant	from	the	relevant	because	it	interacts
only	with	Reality. Thus,	what	appears	to	be	a	miracle	is	merely	the	action
of	the	Holy	Spirit	sorting	out	the	false	from	the	true	so	that	what	appeared
to	be	imperfection	is	revealed	as	perfection. To	the	ego,	which	deals	in
causality,	no	such	occurrence	is	logical	or	possible,	but	to	the	Spirit,	this
quality	is	automatic	and	inherent	to	Reality. Q:	We	often	hear	the	rationalization	that	a	person	needs	some	form	of
ego	in	order	to	survive. What	is	the	truth	about	that? A:	This	is	an	understandable	question	and	rises	from	the	belief	in	causality. The	ego	as	we	know	it	has	a	large	number	of	complex	operations. It
imagines	that	there	is	an	‘I’	behind	these	operations. In	actuality,	these
operations	are	autonomous	and	do	not	require	an	‘I’.The	main	transition
occurs	when	one	no	longer	identifies	with	these	operations	and	no	longer
assumes	there	is	a	volitional,	independent	entity	behind	them. This	is	easy	to	understand	if	one	looks	at	one’s	relationship	to	the	body. Although	people	loosely	call	it	‘me’,	they	do	not	refer	to	their	knee	as‘me’;	they	call	it	‘mine’. The	knee	is	a	physicality	that	operates	without
thinking. The	operations	of	the	body	are	extremely	complex,	similar	to
those	of	the	ego,	and	occur	autonomously. When	one	stops	identifying
with	either	the	body	or	the	mind,	the	functions	continue	autonomously	but
merely	without	an	identification	as	‘myself’. The	sense	of	authorship
disappears. Ongoing	survival	is	autonomous,	and	continuance	is	an
expression	of	consciousness	in	its	alliance	with	the	Holy	Spirit. The
prevailing	conditions	are	related	to	karma	and	operate	impersonally. Karma	then	becomes	part	of	the	impersonal	conditions	that	are	in	accord
as	appearance. By	analogy,	one	can	enjoy	beautiful	music	without	the	ego’s	claiming
authorship	for	the	origination	of	the	music	itself. The	enjoyment	is
spontaneous. If	one	claims	authorship	for	the	music,	then	many	anxieties
and	feelings	arise	that	have	to	do	with	belief	systems	about	perfection,
approval,	desirability,	and	acceptance.CHAPTER	20
Duality	versus	Nonduality	Science	versus	Spirit
Q:	How	can	one	clarify	the	relationship	between	science	and	spirituality? A:	It	entails	simply	being	aware	that	all	life	can	be	described	from	two
different	approaches	or	categories	of	thought:	linear	versus	nonlinear. The	domain	of	ordinary	consciousness	(linear)	is	concerned	with	form,
logical	sequence,	and	perception,	which	separate,	define,	and	categorize. The	scientific	world	is	thus	contained	within	the	Newtonian	paradigm	of
reality	and	its	languaging	and	expressions	as	mathematics,	science,	and
technology. Explanations	in	the	Newtonian	paradigm	are	based	upon	the
presumption	of	the	hypothecated	process	called	‘causality’. It	deals	with
forces	and	measurements,	such	as	time,	duration,	distance,	speed,	weight,
and	dimension. This	mode	of	perception	and	its	languaging	allow	for
relatively	accurate	prediction. When	events	fall	outside	the	predictable	and
comprehensible	or	that	which	is	explicable	by	differential	calculus	or
measurement,	the	data	have	been	traditionally	ignored	or	discarded	as
noise	or	chaos. The	Newtonian	universe	is	therefore	definable,	logical,
predictable,	and	coincides	with	linguistics,	conventional	semantics,	and
explanations	by	reason	of	causality. This	is	also	the	realm	of	the	ego	where	perception	sets	up	the	categories
of	the	‘opposites’. The	underlying	weakness	of	this	paradigm	is	that	it
projects	the	mental	mechanisms	of	cognition	onto	a	presumed	and
purportedly	self-existent	‘objective’	universe	that	exists	independently	of
the	observer. This	paradigm	fails	to	recognize	the	crucial	and	ever-present
substratum	of	subjectivity	that	is	the	basis	of	all	experience	and
observation	or	so-called	scientific	description. Therefore,	this	deficiency
reveals	an	underlying	epistemological	flaw	in	that	all	purported	objectivity
rests	solely	upon	subjectivity	that	is	present	as	a	necessary	substrate	of	all
that	is	‘objectively’	possible. To	merely	state	that	objectivity	exists	is	already	a	subjective	statement. All	information,	knowledge,	and	the	totality	of	all	experience	are	the
product	of	subjectivity,	which	is	an	absolute	requirement	intrinsic	to	life,
awareness,	existence,	and	thought. It	is	not	possible	to	make	any	statement	that	is	not	inherently	subjective
as	its	substratum. Based	on	perception	are	the	animal	world,	sensation,	and
the	human	emotions	and	motivations	of	like	and	dislike. Thesesubsequently	elaborate	into	psychological	mechanisms,	attitudes,	and
individuality. In	the	world	of	perception,	differences	are	all-important,	all-
defining,	and	spell	out	value,	desirability,	and	pleasure/displeasure	within
the	contrasting	sets	of	opposites	of	attraction	and	aversion. This	leads	to
either	seeking	or	avoidance	and	the	determination	of	value	and	desirability
that	then	become	the	mainspring	of	society. In	contrast	to	the	tangible	and	visible	linear,	sequential	world	of	cause,
effect,	and	form	based	on	perception,	there	is	the	infinite,	all-
encompassing	domain	described	as	‘nonlinear’. It	has	only	recently	been
addressed	by	science	in	the	fields	now	labeled	‘chaos	theory’	and
‘nonlinear	dynamics’. The	study	of	nonlinear	dynamics	was	only	recently
occasioned	by	the	advent	of	rapid	modern	computers	which	could	detect
ultra-minute	events	that	had	previously	been	ignored	as	stochastic
(meaningless),	indefinable,	and	outside	the	world	of	predictable	order. In	order	to	be	‘objective’,	science	excluded	the	essentially	human
elements	of	experience	other	than	intellections. In	contrast,	psychiatry	and
psychoanalysis	dealt	with	the	unseen	domain	of	feelings,	options,
meaning,	value,	significance,	and	the	very	essence	of	life	itself. All	life	in
its	essence	is	nonlinear,	nonmeasurable,	and	nondefinable. It	is	purely
subjective. All	that	is	really	meaningful	and	significant	in	human	life	is	nonlinear,
invisible,	and	unmeasurable. It	is	the	domain	of	spirituality,	life,
consciousness,	awareness,	and	existence	itself. It	is	the	domain	of	the
subjective	and	the	capacity	for	experiencing	without	which	knowledge
would	have	no	value. This	profound	substrate	has	been	ignored	by	science,
which	relegated	it	to	the	‘lesser’	significance	or	importance	of	philosophy,
metaphysics,	and	mysticism. Qualities	of	experience	that	are	of	crucial	importance	to	human	life,
such	as	love,	inspiration,	respect,	joy,	happiness,	peace,	satisfaction,
completion,	and	fulfillment,	have	been	relegated	by	science	to	the	‘warm
and	fuzzy’	questionable	realities. It	was	therefore	thought	that	such
subjects	were	‘unscientific’	and	thereby	consigned	to	philosophy	and
literature. Even	psychology	was	downsized	to	experimental	data	and	the
Skinner	and	Pavlovian	theories	where	white	mice	and	levers	produced
comforting	data	of	reasonable	statistical	significance	of	stimulus	and
response	in	the	pristine	atmosphere	of	the	academic	laboratory. The	nonlinear	domain	is	invisible,	without	form,	and	beyond	time,
dimension,	or	measurement. It	includes	qualities	and	meanings,	and	power
emanates	from	its	intrinsic	essence. The	source	of	power	and	creation	is	in
the	invisible,	nonlinear	domain	and	by	the	exercise	of	will	can	result	inform. The	visible	world	is	therefore	the	world	of	effects	and	the	interaction
of	forces. It	is	out	of	inspiration	and	volition	that	action	arises	by	assent	of
the	will,	which	has	the	capacity	to	activate	possibilities	or	options. For	simplification,	the	characteristics	of	linear	as	compared	to
nonlinear	can	be	listed. It	is	to	be	realized,	however,	that	they	are	not
separate	but	mutually	inclusive,	and	that	the	linear	is	contained	within	the
nonlinear,	just	as	all	form	is	included	within	the	formless. These	are,
therefore,	not	two	different	realms	but	are	the	same	viewed	from	two
different	points. In	common	parlance,	we	speak	of	digital	versus	analog,
left	brain	versus	right	brain,	holistic	versus	specific,	or	limited	versus
unlimited	to	imply	that	there	are	two	different,	contrasting	approaches	to
reality. Newtonian
Linear
Nonlinear
Duality
Nonduality
Form
Formless
Ego
Spirit
Material
Nonmaterial
Visible
Invisible
Force
Power
Time
Timeless
Location
Nonlocal
Limited
Unlimited
Duration
Eternal
Perception
Vision
Quality
Essence
Know	about
Be
Dimension
Immeasurable
Tangible
Intangible
Desire
Inspire
Material
Spiritual
Local
Diffuse
Motion
Immobile
Move
Still
Audible
Silent
Mathematical
UnpredictableTravel
Stationery
Fact
Meaning
Difference
Sameness
Separate
Oneness
Distinct
Diffuse
Start	–	Stop
Continuous
Finite
Infinite
Duration
Timeless
Structure
Quality
Effect
Source
Sequential
Simultaneous
Precise
General
Controllable
Useable
Exhaustible
Inexhaustible
Depleted
Ever	Present
Observe
Know
Content
Context
Material
Life
Object
Subject
Without
Within
Exclusive
Inclusive
Physical
Metaphysical
Thing
Witness
Object
Observer
Either	–	Or
Both
Here	–	There
Everywhere
Divided
United
Part
Whole
Forcing
Facilitating
Adrenaline
Endorphin
Desire
Fulfill
Tension
Relaxation
Incomplete
Complete
Caesar
God
Cost
Value
It
IDependent
Independent
Illusion
Reality
Temporal
Infinite
Secular
Spiritual
Describable
Ineffable
Deplete
Sustain
Observed
Awareness
Desire
Motivate
Change
Unchanging
Vulnerable
Invulnerable
Thought
Consciousness
Want
Satisfaction
Conflict
Peace
Stress
Ease
Proof
Self-evident
Price
Value
Impulsive
Spontaneous
Relative
Absolute
Past	–	Future
Now
Limited
Transcendent
Scientific
Mystical
Object
Field
Receive
Give
Definition
Meaning
Q:	How	does	one	transcend	the	opposites? A:	Consciousness	does	so	automatically	when	understanding	occurs	through
reflection,	familiarity,	prayer,	meditation,	or	inspiration. It	is	also
facilitated	by	the	words	or	level	of	consciousness	of	the	teacher. What	is
impossible	at	one	level	of	consciousness	becomes	obvious	and	simple	at	a
higher	one. A	human	being	is	both	spirit	and	body;	therefore,	it	is	at	all
times	actually	existing	in	both	the	linear	and	the	nonlinear	domains. The
body,	unless	imbued	with	consciousness	and	subjective	awareness,	is	not
aware	of	its	own	existence. It	takes	action	only	when	it	is	motivated	and
presented	with	value,	such	as	the	desire	for	enjoyment	in	the	experience	of
life. When	a	person	or	animal	becomes	‘dispirited’,	it	dies. When	the	lifeforce	or	spirit	no	longer	energizes	the	body,	the	spirit	then	leaves	and	goes
to	a	different	dimension. Although	it	is	in	a	different	dimension,	the
consciousness	level	of	the	spirit	can	still	be	calibrated	by	the	simple
muscle	test. Some	spirits	leave	the	body	in	a	state	of	joy,	ecstasy,	or	bliss. Others	do	so	in	the	lower	states	of	despondency,	such	as	anger,	guilt,	or
hatred. These	states	will	then	obviously	affect	the	destination	of	the	spirit,
which	has	been	traditionally	called	the	soul	or	nonmaterial	aspect	of	life. When	the	spirit	leaves	the	body,	its	destination	correlates	with	its	specific
level	of	consciousness	as	determined	by	its	calibrated	frequency,	which
one	can	presume	leads	to	the	different	levels	of	hell,	purgatory,	limbo,
heavens,	and	celestial	realms	as	well	as	astral	levels	(‘inner	planes’)	or
discarnate	states. Like	a	cork	in	water	or	a	balloon	in	the	atmosphere,	each	spirit	rises	to
its	own	level	of	buoyancy	within	the	infinite	realms	of	energy	fields	of
consciousness. No	external	‘judgment’	or	divine	coercion	is	involved. Each	being	radiates	forth	its	essence	and	so	determines	its	own	destiny. Thus	is	divine	justice	perfect. By	choice,	each	spirit	becomes	what	it	has
chosen. Within	all	realms	there	exists	the	moment-to-moment	choice	of
the	absolute	reality	that	is	ever	present	and	whose	absolute	choice	results
in	liberation. By	analogy	we	could	say	that	the	soul,	united	with	a	physical	body	or
not,	is	somewhat	like	a	small	particle	within	an	electromagnetic	field. The
attractions	and	repulsions	of	the	particle	depend	on	its	size,	charge,
polarity,	and	position	within	a	larger	field	that	includes	gradations	of
energy,	power,	and	different	qualities	to	which	the	particle	would	be
attracted	or	repelled. All	possibilities	and	eventualities	are	therefore	a
reflection	of	the	state	of	consciousness	or	level	of	evolution	of	the
individual	within	the	All. It	is	inescapable	because	the	individual	is	an
essential	‘part’	of	the	All. One	could	say	that	each	level	of	consciousness
is	represented	in	the	field	as	an	‘attractor’,	as	in	
chaos	theory
. This	design	is	observable	in	everyday	life	in	human	interaction	with	its
likes	and	dislikes,	along	with	its	attractions	and	repulsions	as	expressed	in
lifestyles,	occupational	choice,	social	behaviors,	habits,	frailties,	strengths,
and	group	identifications. Q:	Are	there	simple	devices	or	techniques	that	facilitate	this	progression? A:	Differentiate	the	‘this’	from	the	‘that’,	the	‘who’	from	the	‘what’,	the
‘volitional’	from	the	‘automatic’,	and	the	‘observer	from	the	‘observed’. The	bridge	is	afforded	by	delineating	the	observer/witness/	awareness	of
consciousness. It	is	like	differentiating	the	capacity	for	hearing	and	seeingfrom	what	is	seen	and	heard. The	Eye	of	the	I	is	the	Self	that	gives	the	self	its	capacity	for
awareness. Without	the	sun	shining	forth,	nothing	would	be	visible. Without	the	light	of	the	Self,	the	self	would	not	even	know	of	its	own
existence. Were	it	not	for	the	awareness	of	consciousness,	neither	the	body
nor	the	ego	would	know	that	the	other	exists. Holiness	reflects	that
Divinity	is	the	source	of	existence	of	All	That	Is,	including	the	Self. The	infinite,	timeless,	nondualistic	Self	shines	forth	in	the	world	of
duality	and	perception	as	self. It	is	characteristic	of	self	to	be	unaware	of
its	actual	source. The	ego,	in	fact,	primarily	refutes	its	source	and	instead
claims	it	to	be	separate,	autonomous,	self-activating,	and	independent. Once	the	ego	has	advanced	to	the	level	of	reason	and	intellectual	capacity,
it	reaches	its	limit	and	seeks	beyond	itself	for	answers. At	the	lower	levels
of	intellectual	evolution,	however,	the	intellect	tends	to	be	prideful,	it	tends
to	claim	credit	for	all	capacities	or	actions,	and	it	claims	authorship	and
sees	itself	as	the	pinnacle	of	evolution. The	mature	intellect,	at	some	point,	discerns	spiritual	information,
which	it	then	pursues. Again,	it	may	be	blinded	by	pride	and
positionalities. With	further	experience	and	serious	spiritual	work,
humility	lessens	the	grip	of	the	intellectual	ego	and	allows	for	the	more
profound	experiencing	of	progressively	higher	states	of	spiritual
awareness. This	threshold	is	a	gift	that	accompanies	the	willingness	to
love,	and	the	inspiration	that	ensues	leads	to	emergence	into	the	realms	of
peace	and	joy. Compassion	then	becomes	dominant	and	transforms
perception	into	vision. With	completion	of	the	process,	the	self	dissolves
into	the	Self. This	level,	which	calibrates	at	600,	marks	the	level	of
consciousness	that	the	world	has	traditionally	referred	to	as
Enlightenment. At	this	point,	bliss	may	bring	about	incapacitation	as	far	as
further	functioning;	however,	if	the	bliss	itself	is	then	surrendered	to	God,
the	state	of	the	Sage	ensues. As	this	stage	ripens,	there	may	or	may	not	be
a	return	to	the	world	where	the	Will	of	God	determines	all	that	follows. Q:	Does	the	sense	of	self	disappear? After	all,	the	ego	fears	death. A:	When	the	self	dissolves	into	the	Self,	it	is	experienced	as	a	great	expansion
from	limited,	transitory,	and	vulnerable	to	immortal,	infinite	Allness	that
transcends	all	worlds	and	universes. As	such,	the	Self	is	not	subject	to
death	or	birth,	as	it	exists	beyond	temporality. The	obscurity	of	the	Self
was	the	result	of	merely	misidentifying	perception	as	representing	all
Reality.Q:	What	of	physical	death? A:	It	may	sound	surprising,	but	no	one	actually	experiences	their	own	death. There	is,	of	course,	the	experience	of	the	conditions	that	precede	death,	but
when	actual	physical	‘death’	occurs,	one	instantly	leaves	the	body
effortlessly	and	merely	witnesses	the	body’s	death. With	separation	from
the	body,	the	former	experiencer	or	inhabitant	becomes	aware	that	it	is	a
spirit. Sometimes	at	this	point,	denial	sets	in. The	spirit	is	then	attracted	to
its	destination	by	the	actions	of	attraction	or	repulsion,	which	are	the
automatic	consequences	of	the	soul’s	evolution. Again,	the	freedom	to	choose	is	present. Salvation	is	assisted	by
devotion	to	spiritual	truth	and	its	teachers. The	mercy	of	God	is	infinite
and	unconditional. The	soul	alone	has	the	power	to	determine	its	own	fate. Each	soul	is	attracted	to	the	appropriate	level,	with	absolute	precision. That	which	is	omniscient	is	incapable	of	injustice	or	caprice. Thus	it	is	that
‘every	hair	on	one’s	head	is	counted’	by	virtue	of	the	infinite	knowingness
of	the	field. Nothing	escapes	detection	or	consequence. Q:	Whither	science? A:	The	understanding	of	the	basic	structure	of	the	material	world	has	reached
a	major	state	of	advancement	with	the	demonstration	and	discovery	of	the
last	remaining	elusive	‘tau	neutrino’. Science	will	probably	move	its
interest	to	epistemology	since	a	continuation	of	the	function	of	science
would	be	the	study	of	consciousness	itself. In	order	to	proceed,	it	will	be
necessary	to	be	very	clear	on	how	does	one	know	and	how	does	one	know
that	one	knows. The	universe	will	be	discovered	to	be	an	extrapolation	of	man’s
categories	of	concept	formation	and	processing. Eventually,	the	limits	of
the	Newtonian	paradigm	of	reality	(a	consciousness	level	of	499)	will	be
transcended,	which	opens	for	study	the	processes	of	Nature	and	life	itself,
which	are	beyond	logic,	form,	perception,	and	duality. Spiritual	inquiry	will	become	legitimate	and	investigation	will	look
within	instead	of	without. The	search	for	objective	reality	will	be
discovered	to	be	purely	subjective,	which	discovery	is	in	itself	the	road	to
Enlightenment. Mankind	will	be	lifted	to	greater	and	greater	heights	and
eventually	to	a	unity	in	which	each	lives	for	the	All. This	evolution	has	only	become	an	actual	possibility	in	very	recent
years. The	total	field	of	consciousness	of	humanity	is	rising. Of	major
importance	is	that	it	finally	crossed	over	the	critical	consciousness	level	of
Integrity	(Truth)	at	200,	and	rose	to	the	present	level	of	207. Every	act	of
kindness,	consideration,	forgiveness,	or	love	affects	everyone. Even	in	thephysical	world,	there	are	yet	more	dimensions	to	be	discovered,	e.g.,	the
speed	of	light	can	be	exceeded	(as	reported	by	Lijun	Wang	in	
Nature
,	July
20,	2000).The	universe	is	expanding	at	an	ever-increasing	rate. To	know
the	nature	of	consciousness	catapults	understanding	to	ever-expanding
capacities	and	discoveries. The	journey	is	from	knowing	to	Knowing,	from
perception	to	omniscience. The	true	scientist	sees	everything	as	equally
important. As	a	result,	today’s	real	scientists	will	become	the	mystics	of
the	future. The	dedication	to	truth	is	the	only	requirement. Developments	in	genetics	and	bionics	will	make	ethics	and
consciousness	increasingly	important. We	will	indeed	need	to	know	what
it	is	that	makes	a	human	being	a	human	being. Q:	How	does	transcending	these	apparent	opposites	relate	to	self-
realization	or	enlightenment? A:	Simply	put,	realization	or	enlightenment	is	the	condition	where	the	sense
of	self	moves	from	the	limited	linear	material	to	the	nonlinear	infinite	and
formless. The	‘me’	moves	from	the	visible	to	the	invisible. This	occurs	as
a	shift	of	awareness	and	identification	from	perception	of	form	as
objective	and	real	to	the	realization	of	the	purely	subjective	as	the	ultimate
reality. That	which	is	the	ultimate	and	eternal	transcends	both	objectivity	and
subjectivity	and	is	beyond	awareness. It	is	referred	to	in	the	ancient
spiritual	literature	as	the	Supreme	Spirit. Out	of	the	Supreme	arises	all	that
is	manifest	and	unmanifest;	all	consciousness	and	awareness;	all	existence;
All	That	Is,	either	form	or	nonform;	all	that	is	linear	and	all	that	is
nonlinear;	all	that	arises	out	of	creation;	all	possibility	and	actuality. The
Supreme	is	beyond	existence	or	nonexistence;	beyond	beingness	or	is-
ness;	beyond	all	gods,	heavens,	and	spiritual	forms;	beyond	all	names	or
definitions;	beyond	all	divinities	and	spiritual	denotations. It	is	out	of	the
Godhead	that	Divinity	arises,	and	out	of	the	Supreme	arises	the	Godhead.CHAPTER	21
Genesis:	Creation	and	Evolution
Q:	How	does	life	itself	originate	as	we	know	it? A:	It	is	obvious	that	life	originates	from	the	Infinite	Potentiality	of	the
Unmanifest,	which	alone	has	sufficient	power	to	create	life. The	material
world	of	form	is	an	effect	and	without	intrinsic	power,	much	less	the
power	of	Creation. Power	emanates	from	the	Supreme	Reality	that	is	itself
without	form	yet	intrinsic	to	it. When	the	Radiance	of	the	Infinite	Spirit/	God/Light	falls	upon	inert
matter,	there	originates	within	that	substance	an	organizational	influence,	a
potentiality,	that	is	an	effect	of	the	attractor	field	of	life	within
consciousness. Thus,	life	is	spawned	by	the	light	of	Divinity,	which	is	the
Ultimate	Source	of	all	existence. In	this	unfoldment,	consciousness	is	the
agent. Form	arises	in	appearance	as	the	‘this’	and	the	‘that’	of
substance/matter. Life,	however,	is	not	dyadic	but	triadic	because	between
the	‘this’	and	the	‘that’,	an	agent	is	necessary	for	growth	and	action. This
third	aspect	arises	as	an	attractor	pattern	in	Consciousness	and	manifests
as	basic,	alive	protoplasm. It	is	because	of	the	requirement	of	the	presence	of	the	Radiance	of
Divinity	that	life	cannot	arise	from	substance	alone. For	life	to	continue,
propagation	and	sustenance	are	necessary. The	attractor	patterns	of
Creation	are	triune	in	that	the	presence	of	God	activates	the	potentialities
wherever	conditions	are	favorable	(i.e.,‘	the	Breath	of	God’). In	the	beginning,	there	was	God	as	Light,	which	is	the	energy	of
Creation	and	all	life. In	the	beginning,	there	were	only	infinite	energy	and
potential,	and	this	energy	then	manifested	as	materiality	and	substance. Activation	of	the	basic	dyadic	of	structure	of	matter	was	enabled	by	the
addition	of	an	agent	that	enlivened	them	so	that	life	could	unfold. The	first	life	forms	were	extremely	simple	and	basic,	and	their	first	task
was	that	of	survival	and	duplication. Consciousness	was	the	activating
agent	of	evolution,	and	within	it,	attractor	fields	gave	pattern	to	form;	thus,
feedback	and	learning	were	made	possible. Evolution	occurred	within	the
attractor	fields	of	consciousness	that	manifested	as	more	complex	life
forms	with	basic	intrinsic	intelligence	and	the	capacity	for	data	storage. Motility	arose	along	with	other	adaptive	learning. The	requirement	fordata	storage	and	communication	resulted	in	the	creation	of	the	nervous
system	and	eventually	the	brain. Creation	includes	the	esthetics	of	intelligence	and	the	emergence	of	life
into	endless	displays	of	beauty	and	grace. Evolution	is	therefore	the	Grace
of	God	made	manifest	as	continuous	creation	that	is	patterned	by	the
intelligence	of	consciousness	itself. Life	is	the	radiance	of	God	made	manifest	as	the	universe	expressed
through	evolution. We	are	both	the	product	and	the	witness	of	Creation	as
a	continuous,	eternal	process. Science	addresses	solely	the	mechanisms	of	form,	but	life	is
comprehensible	only	from	the	viewpoint	of	the	nonlinear	domain	of
consciousness. This	is	why	there	is	now	such	interest	by	science	in
consciousness	itself	as	a	legitimate	subject	of	study. It	is	considered	that
the	science	of	consciousness	is	the	most	fruitful	area	for	investigation	to
further	man’s	evolution. Q:	Why	is	the	evolution	of	consciousness	so	important? A:	To	mankind,	this	expansion	of	awareness	is	crucial,	for	without	it,
humanity	has	been	at	an	impasse. The	main	area	in	which	man	has	evolved
in	the	last	thousand	years	has	been	in	technology. The	quality	of	life
improved	but	remained	at	an	impasse	for	the	majority	of	the	world’s
population. Humanity’s	most	basic	problems,	such	as	poverty,	crime,
addiction,	emotional	and	psychiatric	disorders,	war,	and	conflict,	have
predominated	continuously	for	thousands	of	years. In	just	this	lifetime,
there	have	been	two	world	wars,	the	Great	Depression,	disease	epidemics,
burgeoning	populations,	and	increasing	problems	with	crime,	drugs,	and
poverty. Primarily	in	the	area	of	medicine	has	real	progress	been	made,
with	the	elimination	of	disease	and	help	for	mental	illness. Until	1986,the	consciousness	of	mankind,	as	we	have	pointed	out,
remained	in	the	destructive,	negative	range	below	200. While	it	stood	at
190,	humanity	was	trapped	in	the	level	of	suffering. Popular	proposed
solutions	for	social	problems,	such	as	fascism,	communism,	dictatorships,
and	utopian	schemes,	all	turned	out	to	be	worse	than	the	original
conditions	for	which	they	were	proposed	to	solve. Even	religion	became	a
great	oppressor	and	was	embroiled	in	and	supportive	of	slaughter	and
cruelties	of	immense	proportion. The	corruption	of	power	invaded	every	area	of	human	activity. The
progress	that	did	occur	in	society	originated	from	and	was	sustained	by	the
minority	of	the	population	that	calculated	at	over	level	200. Thus,	we
could	suspect	that	medicine	and	science,	which	are	both	in	the	400s,	wouldbe	a	major	contributor	of	positive	benefits. Industry,	in	the	300s,	has	also
been	a	benefactor	to	society. In	contrast,	even	now,	it	is	significant	that	the
majority	of	the	world’s	population	still	calibrates	below	the	level	of
Integrity	at	200. This	mass	negativity	has	continued	to	be	counterbalanced	by	the	small
minority	of	the	population	that	is	in	the	very	high	positive	range. It	is
sufficient	to	counterbalance	the	gross	negativity	of	the	masses	that,	if	not
counterbalanced,	would	result	in	the	destruction	of	mankind. With	an	overall	consciousness	level	of	190,	nuclear	annihilation	of
mankind	was	not	only	a	possibility	but	also	a	likelihood. Bombs	that	could
annihilate	all	human	life	on	the	planet	were	actually	under	consideration
and	planning	by	militaristic	nations	to	use	as	a	vindictive	retaliation	in
case	of	a	military	defeat. The	prophesied	‘end	times’	came	very	close	to
manifesting. The	prophecy	signal	was	to	be	whether	the	great	bear	of	the
north,	that	is,	Russia	(the	USSR),	remained	atheist	or	turned	back	to	God. The	fall	of	monolithic,	atheistic	communism	signaled	a	shift	in	balance
from	190	to	207	for	all	mankind,	which	precluded	the	destruction	of
humanity. Although,	historically,	the	tendency	is	to	blame	specific	leaders	for	any
catastrophes,	in	actuality,	they	do	not	succeed	without	the	support	of	the
masses	who,	if	below	200,	are	vulnerable	to	distorted	concepts,	slogans,
propaganda,	and	mass	programming	by	hatred,	revenge,	pride,	anger,	and
greed. Therefore,	it	is	crucial	to	the	evolution	of	mankind	that	its	overall
consciousness	level	be	kept	above	200. In	contrast,	in	a	recent	opinion	poll	in	the	United	States,	seventy-nine
percent	of	the	respondents	favored	capital	punishment. This	is	so	even
though	it	is	blatantly	a	violation	of	all	major	spiritual	teachings. In
addition,	current	publicly	reported	studies	show	that	the	homicide	rate	is
highest	in	the	states	that	still	use	capital	punishment	and	lowest	in	the
states	that	have	stopped	it. All	of	this	opinion	occurs	in	a	society	that	has
increasingly	been	made	aware	of	the	frequency	with	which	innocent
people	have	been	put	to	death	to	such	a	degree	that	governors	have	been
declaring	a	moratorium	on	the	death	penalty. The	consciousness	level	of
America	is	currently	at	425. The	consciousness	level	that	supports	the	death	penalty	is	below	200
and	is	historically	associated	with	the	‘spleen’,	considered	the	seed	of
hatred,	vindictiveness,	cruelty,	and	revenge,	which	are,	interestingly,	the
same	level	as	that	of	murder	itself. Therefore,	the	consequences	in
consciousness	of	murder	are	apparently	the	same	whether	the	accused	is
deemed	innocent	or	guilty.Q:	Why	is	there	such	limited	understanding	and	confusion	about
Creation? A:	The	problem	is	merely	that	of	paradigms. In	the	linear	Newtonian
dimension	with	its	limitations	of	belief	in	linear	causality,	the	‘cause’	of
the	universe	is	sought	in	time	and	place. This,	of	course,	begs	the	question,
and	actually	is	an	insolvable	riddle,	as	it	would	lead	to	an	infinite
regression	of	what	would	be	the	cause	of	the	cause	of	the	primary	cause. Understanding	of	the	totality	requires	inclusion	of	understanding	from
both	the	linear	and	the	nonlinear	dimensions. Creation	bursts	forth	from
the	nonlinear	infinite	source	of	Creation	as	a	continuous	process	outside
time	and	space. In	this	unfoldment,	the	unmanifest	‘Transcendent’
becomes	the	manifest	‘Immanent’. The	immanent	then	powers
transformation	via	evolution,	which	is	merely	the	unfolding	of	the	forms
of	Creation	to	appearance. Thus,	the	universe	does	not	have	a	‘cause’	but
instead	has	its	Source	in	the	unmanifest. With	a	little	reflection,	it	is	quite	apparent	that	Creation	could	not
possibly	be	a	stationary	‘event’	in	time	or	the	Creator	would	also	have	to
be	limited	in	time	and	place. By	that	limitation	alone,	the	Creator	would	be
unable	to	create	because	of	limitation. Infinite	power	is	beyond	form. Only
the	formless	has	the	power	to	create	form. The	unenlightened	human	mind	is	incapable	of	comprehending	infinite
power. It	tries	to	capture	an	understanding	but	uses	the	wrong	tools	to	do
so. The	answers	cannot	be	found	in	the	paradigm	of	linear	causality,	which
is	a	paradigm	of	force	based	on	the	notion	of	‘causality’	as	an	explanation. Q:	In	the	ongoing,	endless	social	arguments	between	the	religious
creationists	and	the	evolutionists,	both	sides	are	incorrect? A:	That	is	apparently	the	reason	for	the	lack	of	resolution	of	the	conflict. Biblical	creationists	make	the	same	error	as	scientists	and	skeptics	in
assuming	there	was	a	‘roll	of	the	dice’	creator	who	created	the	whole
universe	in	time	and	place	and	then	withdrew	elsewhere	to	‘heaven’. Evolutionists	also	miss	the	whole	point	as	well. Creation	is	ongoing	and
continuous	due	to	the	omnipresence	of	God. Evolution	is	merely	the	style
of	expression	and	unfolding	of	the	ongoingness	of	Creation. It	is	obvious
that	that	which	is	the	Infinite	God	does	not	‘start’	and	‘stop’. That	which	is
beyond	all	dimensions	is	not	subject	to	limitation. According	to	current	science,	the	potential	energy	in	one	cubic
centimeter	of	‘empty’	space	is	greater	than	the	mass	of	the	entire	universe. What	has	not	yet	been	noted	is	that	the	potential	energy	in	every	cubic
centimeter	of	space	increases	continuously	at	an	infinite	rate. (The	powerof	the	unmanifest	would	be	equal	to	or	greater	than	that	of	the	manifest.) The	infinite	glory,	greatness,	and	power	of	God	has	been	severely	and
grossly	underestimated	and	not	comprehended	by	man. With	the
replacement	of	the	self	by	the	Self,	the	power	of	omnipotence	is	known	by
virtue	of	the	fact	that	the	Infinite	is	one’s	source	and	reality. There	is	no
limitation	to	God. An	allegorical	approximation	of	reality	would	be	to	state	that	the	entire
duration	of	all	time	of	infinity	takes	less	than	an	instant. At	this	point,	it
becomes	apparent	that	one	paradigm	cannot	be	stretched	to	include
another. Q:	What	is	the	truth	inherent	in	Genesis? A:	Interestingly,	Genesis	is	one	of	the	three	books	of	the	Old	Testament	that
test	strong	with	muscle	testing	(the	others	are	Psalms	and	Proverbs). It
states	that	Creation	arose	out	of	the	darkness,	the	formless	void	of	the
unmanifest	as	light	and	form	by	the	agency	of	the	Godhead,	the	spirit	of
God. The	light	created	matter	or	form	and	then	spawned	life	in	the
progressive	forms	of	vegetation,	fish,	then	birds,	and	other	animals. The	source	of	the	power	of	Creation	was	reiterated	as	‘light’. Each
animal	appearance	is	stated	to	be	an	expression	in	form	of	its	essence
‘according	to	its	kind’. Lastly,	man	was	created	to	have	greater	power	than
all	the	rest	of	living	creatures	and,	therefore,	dominion. Then	came	the
fateful	admonition	to	avoid	duality	and	the	nonreality	of	good	and	evil,
which	are	linked	with	perception	and	create	belief	in	the	unreal. This
admonition	was	necessary	because	man	was	a	limited	creature,	and	unlike
an	enlightened	deity,	was	unable	to	differentiate	between	truth	and
falsehood. Man	came	into	existence	in	form	(he	named	all	the	animals	of	the
earth). Man,	however,	had	sufficient	power	of	consciousness	to	create
belief. After	falling	into	the	pit	of	duality,	the	human	mind	gave	reality	to
falsity	and	then	believed	that	the	fallacious	had	an	independent	existence. By	creating	belief	in	the	pseudoreality	of	that	which	is	false,	man	became
subject	to	suffering	in	the	forms	of	shame,	guilt,	pride,	fratricide,	and	the
dread	of	punishment	and	fear. This	condition	brought	forth	from	the
heavens	the	appearance	of	Avatars	and	the	Buddhas	of	enlightenment	who
revealed	that	only	by	transcending	duality	(in	this	case,	good	and	evil)
could	the	realization	of	innate	innocence	be	retrieved. The	limitation	of	man’s	consciousness	to	a	level	that	is	vulnerable	to
error	is	historically	ascribed	to	the	vanity	of	the	desire	for	power	as
knowledge. Thus,	man,	shortly	after	his	creation,	became	unenlightenedand	subject	to	error. Actions	that	arise	from	consciousness	levels	below	200	are	historically
labeled	as	sin. All	the	great	spiritual	teachers	admonished	the	populace	to
avoid	sin	because	of	its	karmic	consequences	in	the	form	of	hells. It
appeared	that	man	could	not	arise	above	the	consciousness	level	of	200
without	help;	thus	the	need	for	saviors	whose	level	of	consciousness	was
so	high	that	mere	alignment	with	them	brought	one	over	the	200	level. Consciousness	levels	below	200	lack	power	and	therefore	substitute
force. But	to	ascend	spiritually	requires	power,	which	resides	in	the
invisible	level	of	the	spirit. The	saviors	therefore	rescue	the	lower	levels
by	virtue	of	the	power	of	Divine	Love	and	Truth	that	radiate	as	an	energy
field. The	value	then	of	a	religious	or	spiritual	commitment	by	prayer,
devotion,	or	worship	is	that	the	allegiance	qualifies	and	enables	the
follower	to	benefit	by	the	grace	of	God	as	it	radiates	through	the	divine
teachers. All	the	above	can	be	verified	by	muscle	testing. To	merely	think	or
image	a	divine	figure	makes	anyone	go	strong. Therefore,	prayer	and
religious	or	spiritual	devotions	have	a	very	quickly	demonstrable	positive
effect. Actually,	a	savior	is	necessary	for	all	people	who	calibrate	below
600,	which	means	that	mankind	as	a	whole	does	indeed	need	the
contribution	of	great	spiritual	teachers. In	accordance	with	the	above,	we	can	make	several	observations. A
universal	observation	made	by	thousands	of	clinicians	over	the	years	is
that	certain	stimuli	make	everyone	go	weak	with	muscle	testing. Thus,	to
demonstrate	this	research	method	to	large	audiences,	it	is	common	to	have
the	test	subjects	look	at	a	fluorescent	light	or	hold	a	pesticide	over	their
solar	plexus. These	stimuli	dependably	make	everyone	in	the	audience	go
weak. Even	to	look	at	a	pesticide-contaminated	apple	at	the	front	of	the
lecture	hall	makes	large	audiences	go	weak. (In	contrast,	imaging	a	divine
figure	makes	everyone	go	strong.) There	was	a	group	of	people	who	came	at	one	time	to	the	clinic	to	learn
about	muscle	testing	and,	surprisingly,	none	of	the	reliable	negative	stimuli
had	any	affect	on	them,	and	they	were	found	to	be	immune	to	external
negativity. Upon	questioning,	it	was	revealed	that	they	were	all	spiritual
aspirants	and	students	who,	in	this	particular	case,	had	studied	a	spiritual
course	of	instruction	called	A	Course	in	Miracles
®
. This	discovery	was
important	and	led	to	a	further	investigation	in	which	students	who
intended	to	do	the	one-year	
A	Course	in	Miracles
	workbook	were	tested
before	starting	the	course	and	serially	thereafter. By	the	time	the	students
were	up	to	about	Lesson	75,	they	had	lost	their	vulnerability	to	negativestimuli. (A	Course	in	Miracles	is	based	on	the	power	of	forgiveness.) This
enables	the	replacement	of	the	ego’s	perception	and	its	dualistic
positionality	with	truth	that	replaces	falsehood. The	critical	lesson	in	
A
Course	in	Miracles
	where	the	student	showed	this	shift	is	‘I	am	only
subject	to	what	I	hold	in	mind’. However,	for	this	lesson	to	become
absorbed,	the	preceding	seventy-four	lessons	had	to	be	taken	daily	and
sequentially	as	prescribed. (
A	Course	in	Miracles
	calibrates	at	600.) Another	interesting	observation	of	spiritual	power	is	accorded	by	a
study	of	the	spiritual	organization	of	Alcoholics	Anonymous	(AA),which
has	an	overall	organizational	energy	field	of	540	(Unconditional	Love). It
is	a	common	observation	that	so	long	as	the	recovering	person	remains
within	the	influence	of	that	powerful	energy	field,	they	remain	sober,	and
when	they	decide	they	are	going	to	‘go	it	on	their	own’	and	leave	AA,	they
relapse	quickly. Thus,	unless	a	participant’s	personal	level	of
consciousness	rises	to	540	or	above,	their	recovery	depends	on	the
spiritual	power	of	the	group	itself. It	is	comparable	to	iron	filings	being
held	within	a	powerful	electromagnetic	field. Q:	How	do	you	explain	the	miraculous? A:	The	term	‘miraculous’	stems	from	the	Newtonian	paradigm,	which	is
limited	to	the	confines	of	logic	in	material	form	and	the	assumption	of
causality. Miracles	are	only	comprehensible	from	the	nonlinear	domain. When	spiritual	power	becomes	focused	on	faulty	perception,	it	is	replaced
by	vision	of	the	underlying	reality,	which	is	not	within	the	realm	of	logic. In	mankind’s	experience,	forgiveness	is	probably	the	most	frequent
trigger	of	this	phenomenon	because	it	brings	about	healing	and	the	return
of	positive	spiritual	attributes	such	as	love. We	see	this	demonstrated
widely	by	the	veterans	of	World	War	II	and	subsequent	wars	where	former
fierce	enemies	have	long	since	forgiven	each	other,	and	their	hatred	has
been	replaced	by	respect	and	brotherhood. Q:	Carl	Jung	introduced	the	concept	of	synchronicity. Is	that	concept
now	more	understandable? A:	The	consciousness	level	of	the	genius	of	Freud	calibrates	at	499	and	that	of
Jung	at	540. Therefore,	Jung	could	see	and	comprehend	beyond	the
limitation	of	conventional	logic. This	leap	in	consciousness	allowed	Jung
to	intuit	that	the	visible	is	subject	to	the	invisible	where	true	power	resides. Attractor	fields	in	consciousness	can	therefore	simultaneously	influence
multiple	events	that	are	widely	separated	to	observation	with	no	apparent
mechanism	or	purported	cause	to	explain	the	phenomenon. Thissynchronicity	cannot	be	explained	within	the	linear	dimension. To	those
who	have	evolved	past	consciousness	level	600,	the	miraculous	and
synchronicity	are	the	prevailing	patterns	of	life. They	also	demonstrate	the
validity	of	the	often	spoken	characteristic	of	consciousness	that	“energy
follows	thought,”	or	that	“what	is	held	in	mind	tends	to	materialize.”
					With	this	understanding	as	a	basis,	the	usefulness	of	visualization	has
become	well	known. Synchronicity	signifies	a	‘quantum’	correlation	but
not	a	causality. The	correlation	is	a	pattern	in	the	unobservable	domain
that	simultaneously	manifests	in	an	apparently	divergent	time	and	place. Thus,	thousands	of	iron	filings	can	be	affected	by	a	single	electromagnetic
field	in	which	a	slight	change	would	then	bring	about	simultaneous	shifts
in	observable	events. Spiritual	power	has	the	capacity	in	its	expression	as	consciousness	to
influence	a	great	multitude	of	individual	minds	and	therefore	events. In
everyday	life,	although	sequences	are	ascribed	to	logic	and	intention,	in
truth,	everyone	realizes	that	they	come	about	as	a	result	of	the	intangibles
of	attitude,	viewpoint,	sentiment,	appeal,	and	inspiration. Life	as	we	observe	and	experience	it,	is	the	result	of	the	intangibles	in
the	invisible	domain	finding	arrangement	and	form	to	facilitate	intention
as	well	as	attraction	and	aversion. It	is	not	the	tangibles	but	what	they
mean	to	us	that	determine	the	quality	of	life. Happily,	a	loving	thought	is	enormously	more	powerful	than	a	negative
one. Were	it	not	so,	there	would	be	no	one	left	on	this	planet	to	tell	the
tale.Section	Five
Appendices
A:	Calibration	of	the	Truth	of	the	Chapters
B:	Map	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness
C:	How	to	Calibrate	the	Levels	of	Consciousness
D:	References
About	the	AuthorAPPENDIX	A
CALIBRATION	OF	LEVELS	OF	TRUTH	OF	THE
CHAPTERS
Section	One	The	Presence	of	God
Chapter	1		The	Presence
Chapter	2		Resumption	of	Earthly	Life
Section	Two	The	Spiritual	Process
Chapter	3		The	Nature	of	the	Quest
Chapter	4		The	Basics
Chapter	5		Circumventing	the	Ego
Chapter	6		The	Resolution	of	the	Ego
Section	Three	The	Pathway	of	Consciousness
Chapter	7		The	Mind
Chapter	8		Beyond	Causality
Chapter	9		Advanced	Awareness
Chapter	10	The	Nature	of	God
Section	Four	Discussions	and	Lectures
Chapter	11		Along	the	Pathway
Chapter	12		The	Search	for	Truth
Chapter	13		Explanations
Chapter	14		Body	and	Society
Chapter	15		Clarifications
Chapter	16		Karma,	Guru,	and	Sage
Chapter	17		Dialogues
Chapter	18		Truth	and	Error
Chapter	19		Commentaries	and	Examples
Chapter	20		Duality	vs.	Nonduality
Chapter	21		Creation	and	Evolution
The	Book		
The	Eye	of	the	I	
980.0APPENDIX	B
MAP	OF	THE	SCALE	OF	CONSCIOUSNESS
®
APPENDIX	C
HOW	TO	CALIBRATE	THE	LEVELS	OF	CONSCIOUSNESS
General	Information
The	energy	field	of	consciousness	is	infinite	in	dimension. Specific	levels
correlate	with	human	consciousness,	and	these	have	been	calibrated	from	“1”
to	“1,000.”	(See	
Appendix	B
:	Map	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness.) These
energy	fields	reflect	and	dominate	human	consciousness. Everything	in	the	universe	radiates	a	specific	frequency	or	minute	energy
field	that	remains	in	the	field	of	consciousness	permanently. Thus,	every
person	or	being	whoever	lived	and	anything	about	them,	including	any	event,
thought,	deed,	feeling,	or	attitude,	is	recorded	forever	and	can	be	retrieved	at
any	time	in	the	present	or	the	future. Technique
The	muscle-testing	response	is	a	simple	“yes”	or	“not	yes”	(no)	response
to	a	specific	stimulus. It	is	usually	done	by	the	subject’s	holding	out	an
extended	arm	and	the	tester	pressing	down	on	the	wrist	of	the	extended	arm,
using	two	fingers	and	light	pressure. Usually	the	subject	holds	a	substance	to
be	tested	over	their	solar	plexus	with	the	other	hand. The	tester	says	to	the	test
subject,	“Resist,”	and	if	the	substance	being	tested	is	beneficial	to	the	subject,
the	arm	will	be	strong. If	it	is	not	beneficial	or	has	an	adverse	effect,	the	arm
will	go	weak. The	response	is	
very	quick	and	brief. It	is	important	to	note	that	the	intention,	as	well	as	both	the	tester	and
the	one	being	tested,	must	calibrate	over	200	in	order	to	obtain	accurate
responses. The	higher	the	levels	of	consciousness	of	the	test	team,	the	more	accurate
are	the	results. The	best	attitude	is	one	of	clinical	detachment,	posing	a
statement	with	the	prefix	statement,	“In	the	name	of	the	highest	good,
_______	calibrates	as	true. Over	100. Over	200,”	etc. The	contextualization
“in	the	highest	good”	increases	accuracy	because	it	transcends	self-serving
personal	interest	and	motives. For	many	years,	the	test	was	thought	to	be	a	local	response	of	the	body’s
acupuncture	or	immune	system. Later	research,	however,	has	revealed	that	the
response	is	not	a	local	response	to	the	body	at	all,	but	instead	is	a	general
response	of	consciousness	itself	to	the	energy	of	a	substance	or	a	statement.That	which	is	true,	beneficial,	or	pro-life	gives	a	positive	response	that	stems
from	the	impersonal	field	of	consciousness,	which	is	present	in	everyone
living. This	positive	response	is	indicated	by	the	body’s	musculature	going
strong. For	convenience,	the	deltoid	muscle	is	usually	the	one	best	used	as	an
indicator	muscle;	however,	any	of	the	muscles	of	the	body	can	be	used,	such
as	the	gastrocnemias,	which	are	often	used	by	practitioners	such	as
chiropractors. Before	a	question	(in	the	form	of	a	statement)	is	presented,	it	is	necessary
to	qualify	‘permission’;	that	is,	state	“I	have	permission	to	ask	about	what	I
am	holding	in	mind.”	(Yes/No)	Or,	“This	calibration	serves	the	highest	good.”
If	a	statement	is	false	or	a	substance	is	injurious,	the	muscles	go	weak
quickly	in	response	to	the	command	“Resist.”	This	indicates	the	stimulus	is
negative,	untrue,	anti-life,	or	the	answer	is	“no.”	The	response	is	fast	and	brief
in	duration. The	body	will	then	rapidly	recover	and	return	to	normal	muscle
tension. There	are	three	ways	of	doing	the	testing. The	one	that	is	used	in	research
and	also	most	generally	used	requires	two	people:	the	tester	and	the	test
subject. A	quiet	setting	is	preferred,	with	no	background	music. The	test
subject	closes	their	eyes. The	tester	must	phrase	the	‘question’	to	be	asked	in
the	form	of	a	statement
. The	statement	can	then	be	answered	as	“yes”	or	“not
yes”	(no)	by	the	muscle-testing	response. For	instance,	the	
incorrect
	form
would	be	to	ask,	“Is	this	a	healthy	horse?”	rather	than	make	the	statement,
“This	horse	is	healthy,”	or	its	corollary,	“This	horse	is	sick.”
After	making	the	statement,	the	tester	says	“Resist”	to	the	test	subject	who
is	holding	the	extended	arm	parallel	to	the	ground. The	tester	presses	down
with	two	fingers	on	the	wrist	of	the	extended	arm	sharply,	with	mild	force. The	test	subject’s	arm	will	either	stay	strong,	indicating	a	“yes,”	or	go	weak,
indicating	a	“not	yes”	(no).The	response	is	
very	short	and	immediate
. A	second	method	is	the	“O-ring”	method,	which	can	be	done	alone. The
thumb	and	middle	finger	of	the	same	hand	are	held	tightly	in	an	“O”
configuration,	and	the	hooked	forefinger	of	the	opposite	hand	is	used	to	try	to
pull	them	apart. There	is	a	noticeable	difference	of	the	strength	between	a
“yes”	and	a	“no”	response. (Rose,	2001). The	third	method	is	the	simplest,	yet,	like	the	others,	requires	some
practice. Simply	lift	a	heavy	object,	such	as	a	large	dictionary	or	merely	a
couple	of	bricks,	from	a	table	about	waist	high. Hold	in	mind	an	image	or	true
statement	to	be	calibrated	and	lift. Then,	for	contrast,	hold	in	mind	that	which
is	known	to	be	false. Note	the	ease	of	lifting	when	truth	is	held	in	mind	and
the	greater	effort	necessary	to	lift	the	load	when	the	issue	is	false	(not
true).The	results	can	be	verified	using	the	other	two	methodsCalibration	of	Specific	Levels
The	critical	point	between	positive	and	negative,	between	true	and	false,
or	between	that	which	is	constructive	or	destructive,	is	at	the	calibrated	level
of	200	(see	
Map
). Anything	above	200,	or	true,	makes	the	subject	go	strong;
anything	below	200,	or	false,	allows	the	arm	to	go	weak. Anything	past	or	present,	including	images	or	statements,	historical
events,	or	personages,	can	be	tested. They	need	not	be	verbalized. Numerical	Calibration
Example:	“Ramana	Maharshi’s	teachings	calibrate	over	700.”	(Y/N)
Or,	“Hitler	calibrated	over	200.”(Y/N)	“When	he	was	in	his	20s.”(Y/N)
“His	30s.”(Y/N)	“His	40s.”(Y/N)	“At	the	time	of	his	death.”	(Y/N)
Applications
Muscle	testing	cannot	be	used	to	foretell	the	future;	otherwise,	there	are
no	limits	as	to	what	can	be	asked. Consciousness	has	no	limits	in	time	or
space;	however,	permission	may	be	denied. All	current	or	historical	events	are
available	for	questioning. The	answers	are	impersonal	and	do	not	depend	on
the	belief	systems	of	either	the	tester	or	the	test	subject. For	example,
protoplasm	recoils	to	noxious	stimuli	and	flesh	bleeds. Those	are	the	qualities
of	these	test	materials	and	are	impersonal. Consciousness	actually	knows	only
truth	because	only	truth	has	actual	existence. It	does	not	respond	to	falsehood
because	falsehood	does	not	have	existence	in	Reality. It	will	also	not	respond
accurately	to	nonintegrous	or	egoistic	questions,	such	as	should	one	buy	a
certain	stock. Accurately	speaking,	the	muscle-testing	response	is	either	an	“on”
response	or	it	is	merely	“not	on.”	Like	the	electrical	switch,	we	say	the
electricity	is	“on,”	and	when	we	use	the	term	“off,”	we	just	mean	that	it	is	not
there. In	reality,	there	is	no	such	thing	as	“off-ness.”	This	is	a	subtle	statement
but	crucial	to	the	understanding	of	the	nature	of	consciousness. Consciousness
is	capable	of	recognizing	only	Truth. It	merely	fails	to	respond	to	falsehood. Similarly,	a	mirror	reflects	an	image	only	if	there	is	an	object	to	reflect. If	no
object	is	present	to	the	mirror,	there	is	no	reflected	image. To	Calibrate	A	Level
Calibrated	levels	are	relative	to	a	specific	reference	scale. To	arrive	at	the
same	figures	as	in	the	chart	in	
Appendix	A
,	reference	must	be	made	to	that
table	or	by	a	statement	such	as,	“On	a	scale	of	human	consciousness	from	1	to
1,000,	where	600	indicates	Enlightenment,	this	_____	calibrates	over	_____(a	number). ”	Or,“On	a	scale	of	consciousness	where	200	is	the	level	of	Truth
and	500	is	the	level	of	Love,	this	statement	calibrates	over	_____.”	(State	a
specific	number.) General	Information
People	generally	want	to	determine	truth	from	falsehood. Therefore,	the
statement	has	to	be	made	very	specifically. Avoid	using	general	terms	such	as
a	“good”	job	to	apply	for. “Good”	in	what	way? Pay	scale? Working
conditions? Promotional	opportunities? Fairness	of	the	boss? Expertise
Familiarity	with	the	test	brings	progressive	expertise. The	“right”
questions	to	ask	begin	to	spring	forth	and	can	become	almost	uncannily
accurate. If	the	same	tester	and	test	subject	work	together	for	a	period	of	time,
one	or	both	of	them	will	develop	what	can	become	an	amazing	accuracy	and
capability	of	pinpointing	just	what	specific	questions	to	ask,	even	though	the
subject	is	totally	unknown	by	either	one. For	instance,	the	tester	has	lost	an
object	and	begins	by	saying,	“I	left	it	in	my	office.”	(Answer:	No.) “I	left	it	in
the	car.”	(Answer:	No.) All	of	a	sudden,	the	test	subject	almost	‘sees’	the
object	and	says,	“Ask,	‘On	the	back	of	the	bathroom	door.’”	The	test	subject
says,	“The	object	is	hanging	on	the	back	of	the	bathroom	door.”(Answer:
Yes.) In	this	actual	case,	the	test	subject	did	not	even	know	that	the	tester	had
stopped	for	gas	and	left	the	jacket	in	the	restroom	of	a	gasoline	station. Any	information	can	be	obtained	about	anything	anywhere	in	current	or
past	time	or	space,	depending	on	receiving	prior	permission. (Sometimes	one
gets	a	‘no’,	perhaps	for	karmic	or	other	unknown	reasons.) By	cross-
checking,	accuracy	can	be	easily	confirmed. For	anyone	who	learns	the
technique,	more	information	is	available	instantaneously	than	can	be	held	in
all	the	computers	and	libraries	of	the	world. The	possibilities	are	therefore
obviously	unlimited,	and	the	prospects	breathtaking. Limitations
Approximately	ten	percent	of	the	population	is	not	able	to	use	the	muscle-
testing	technique	for	as	yet	unknown	reasons. The	test	is	accurate	only	if	the
test	subjects	themselves	calibrate	over	200	and	the	intention	of	the	use	of	the
test	is	integrous	and	also	calibrates	over	200. The	requirement	is	one	of
detached	objectivity	and	alignment	with	truth	rather	than	subjective	opinion.
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        All	is	One;	there	is	no	‘here’	or	‘there’,	no	subject
or	no	object,	no	‘me’	or	‘you’. The	mind	is	stilled	forever. There	is	no
individual	self. All	Is	by	virtue	of	its	own	essence	and	shines	forth
spontaneously	in	absolute	perfection. There	is	no	causality;	everything
already	is. The	body	is	mainly	an	‘it’,	a	karmic	wind-up	toy	that	goes
about	its	destiny	on	its	own. It	never	needed	a	‘me’	to	run	it	at	all. How
could	such	a	thought	have	arisen	and	held	sway. There	is	nothing	morewonderful	than	arriving	back	home	again	to	one’s	Source. Q:	How	does	one	resolve	the	identification	with	body	and	mind. A:	The	ego	identifies	itself	as	the	doer	and	the	experiencer	and,	therefore,	the
core	of	the	body	and	mind. This	is	reinforced	constantly	in	thought	and
language	in	which	all	actions	are	prefixed	by	the	word	‘I’. With	practice,
one	can	retrain	the	mind	to	think	in	a	language	according	to	the	facts	of
Reality. This	is	done	by	using	the	term	‘the’	instead	of	‘I’. Thus,	in
actuality,	it	is	‘the’	body	or	‘the’	mind,	not	‘my’	body	or	‘my’	mind. ‘The’
mind	has	feelings	and	thoughts,	and	‘the’	body	acts. Possessions	can	also
be	referred	to	as	‘the’	car	instead	of	‘my’	car,	rug,	house,	etc. Although	the
forms	of	the	body/mind/ego	are	actually	included	within	the	Allness	of	the
Self,	the	ego	uses	the	term	‘I’	in	its	illusory	sense. Both	the	body	and	the
mind	are	actually	‘its’. Q:	How	can	one	detach	from	possessions. A:	The	very	word	‘possessions’	is	illusory. Relationship	in	the	world	of	form
is	expressed	in	words	and	concepts,	the	existence	of	which	is	merely
operational	and	linguistic. Because	of	the	ego’s	tendency	toward
concreteness,	it	goes	on	to	believe	that	the	term	must	therefore	have	some
independent,	objective	existence. All	relationships	are	merely	conventional	social	understandings	and
arrangements. Because	they	have	no	independent	reality,	they	can	also	be
extinguished	or	canceled	by	changes	in	agreements. For	instance,	to	‘own’
anything	is	really	an	impossibility. What	we	mean	is	that,	in	actuality,
there	is	a	legal	right	to	use	or	possess	something,	but	that	is	external	to	the
actual	relationship	between	an	object	and	its	supposed	owner. The	‘right’
to	own	is	merely	a	social	contract. One	can	grasp	an	object,	use	it,	and	put
it	somewhere	for	safekeeping,	but	to	‘own’	is	merely	an	abstract	concept. To	own	in	radical	Reality	would	mean	that	one	actually	would	have	to	be
the	object. In	native	cultures,	the	land	belongs	to	everyone,	and	nobody	claims	to
personally	own	any	part	of	it. Tribal	lands	are	held	by	the	tribe	for	all,	and
use	of	a	particular	area	is	by	mutual	agreement. To	be	able	to	actually	own,
one	would	have	to	have	absolute,	unconditional	control,	whereas,	in	fact,
we	merely	have	temporary	domain. These	same	conditions	apply	to	so-called	‘rights’. They	are	all	merely
political,	contractual,	or	legal	arrangements	that	rest	on	the	shifting	sands
of	popular	opinion	and	court	decisions. Many	socalled	rights	are	merely
arbitrary	conventions	that	are	nothing	but	passing	popularities. At	best,society	grants	only	temporary	stewardship. Q:	What	do	you	mean	by	‘the	Radical	Now’. A:	Like	the	notes	of	music	that	fade	away	as	soon	as	they	are	sounded,	the
experiences	of	life	are	fleeting	and	ephemeral. Each	moment	is	already	in
the	process	of	ceasing	at	the	very	instant	it	arises. The	focus	of	awareness
is	like	a	moving	flashlight	in	the	night	that	briefly	illuminates	each	object
and	then	quickly	moves	on. They	appear	and	disappear. To	the	observer,
life	is	therefore	merely	a	procession	of	appearances	and	disappearances. Therefore,	nothing	can	be	said	to	be	happening	because	of	this	constant
sequencing	of	attention. Focus	is	therefore	an	arbitrary	positionality	and
accounts	for	the	so-called	Dance	of	Shiva. Like	all	of	time,	even	the	‘now’	is	an	evanescent	illusion. To	merely
notice	something	does	not	create	some	self-existent,	objective	reality
called	‘now’. There	is	neither	‘now’	nor	‘then’,	‘past’	nor	future’. For
example,a	road	is	already	complete	from	beginning	to	end. The	traveler
does	not	create	some	special	place	in	space	that	becomes	‘here’. Q:	If	the	‘now’	disappears,	then	the	infinity	of	Always	takes	its	place. If
the	‘now’	is	an	illusion,	then	when	does	one	supposedly	have
existence. A:	Even	to	think	‘exist’	is	to	grab	at	a	passing	split	second	in	consciousness. The	absolute	Reality	is	beyond	even	existence. To	‘exist’	is	again	a	passing
notion. There	is	a	presumption	that	some	independent,	objective	reality	is
depicted	by	that	statement. All	such	statements	are	merely	products	of
consciousness. Reality	is	beyond	even	existence	itself. Existence	is	only
possible	as	an	evanescent	experience	in	consciousness	within
consciousness	itself,	with	no	independent	beingness	or	independent	reality. Q:	If	there	is	no	actual	‘now’	or	‘past’	or	‘present’	and	Reality	is
completely	outside	of	time,	then	when	does	the	‘I’	exist. A:	The	answer	now	is	obvious;	it	does	not. The	absolute	Reality	is	forever,
always. Note	that	the	words	‘is’,	‘was’,	‘exists’,	and	‘beingness’	are	all
denotations	of	time. All	these	statements	are	merely	mental	categories	of
thought. Q:	Can	you	please	explain	more	about	identity. A:	The	ego	fears	dissolution	and	therefore	resists	giving	up	the	illusion	of	a
separate	existence	in	an	imaginary	‘here’	and	an	imaginary	‘now’. It	fears
it	will	dissolve	into	being	nothing,	and,	therefore,	the	conscious	awareness
will	also	cease. With	examination,	it	will	become	clear	that	one’s	reality	isnot	a	‘who’	at	all	but	instead	is	an	intensely	loving	Allness	that	is	realized
and	known	to	be	much	closer	and	more	comforting	and	fulfilling	than	the
prior	sense	of	‘I’. In	the	evolution	of	consciousness,	the	sense	of	the	small	‘I’	is	replaced
by	a	more	profound,	invulnerable,	and	nontransitory	sense	of	Universal
Presence. The	sense	of	‘I’	is	now	infinite,	grander,	gentler,	more	aware,
and	more	gratifying	than	the	sense	of	the	little	‘I’	had	been. The	small	‘I’	is
like	a	penny	whistle	compared	to	the	full	symphony	of	the	Self. Q:	What	does	the	Self	feel	like. A:	It	is	like	the	ultimate	completion	of	being	home. There	is	a	knowingness	of
finality,	conclusion,	completion,	fulfillment,	satisfaction,	perfection,	and
beauty. The	quality	of	Love	dissolves	all	possibility	of	suffering	or
wanting. No	mentation	occurs,	nor	is	it	necessary. A	profound	sense	of
certainty	prevails. Divinity	is	unmistakable. There	is	absolutely	nothing	in	ordinary	human	experience	to	compare
with	the	joy	of	the	presence	of	the	Love	of	God. No	sacrifice	is	too	great
nor	effort	too	much	in	order	to	realize	that	Presence. Q:	What	is	the	ultimate	truth	of	one’s	reality. A:	One’s	absolute	reality	is	beyond	consciousness	itself. It	is	the	substrate	of
consciousness;	it	is	beyond	Allness	or	Voidness. It	is	prior	to	Creation,
beyond	the	manifest	and	the	unmanifest. It	is	prior	to	existence,	beingness,
or	is-ness. It	is	beyond	identity,	yet	out	of	it	arises	the	Self. It	is	neither
transcendent	nor	imminent,	yet	both. It	is	the	infinite	potentiality	out	of
which	the	All	and	the	One	arise. The	Self	is	the	Presence	expressed	as
existence,	and	out	of	that	consciousness	arises	the	sense	of	Existence. Q:	Where	or	when	could	enlightenment	occur. If	there	is	no	reality	such
as	time,	or	here	or	now,	or	a	real	‘me’	to	become	enlightened,	how	can
it	be	possible. A:	If	it	were	a	phenomenon	that	had	to	occur	at	a	certain	time	or	place,	then
indeed	it	would	not	be	a	possibility. The	only	explanation	is	that	the	state
or	condition	termed	enlightenment	already	is	a	reality	and	therefore	needs
only	to	be	allowed	to	be	realized	in	order	to	prevail. What	already	‘is’
requires	no	future. Acceptance	is	an	ever-present	option. Complete
surrender	to	God	unveils	the	Truth. Nothing	is	hidden;	only	the	ego	is
blind. Reality	lies	just	beyond	the	mind. Out	of	the	fear	of	becoming
nothing,	consciousness	denies	its	only	reality	that	it	is	everything—the
infinite,	everlasting	Allness	out	of	which	existence	itself	arises. Truth	prevails	when	falsity	is	surrendered. To	do	this,	however,	requires
great	dedication,	courage,	and	faith,	which	are	supplied	by	divine
inspiration	in	response	to	surrender. The	trigger	is	the	consent	of	the	will. Q:	Can	you	say	more	about	where	and	when	God	is	realizable. A:	The	doorway	to	Divinity	is	located	and	available	as	a	direct	experience	in
the	exact	split	second	of	‘now’,	which	is	discernible	between	two
thoughts. To	the	mind,	this	instant	arises	and	passes. Between	the	arising
and	the	passing	away	is	the	aperture	that	allows	consciousness	to	become
aware	of	the	everpresent,	infinite,	timeless	Reality. The	arising	of	this
instant	is	the	unfolding	of	God	as	Creation. The	universe	is	the	historical
record	of	God’s	creation. Remember	that	the	‘is’	of	‘now’	becomes	the
‘was’	of	the	next	instant. There	is	no	separation	between	Creator	and	created,	no	subject	or
object;	they	are	one	and	the	same. Such	terms	as	‘new’	or	‘old’	are	only
nonexistent	points	of	view,	like	‘now’	or	‘then’. We	are	the	constant
witness	to	Creation	at	the	very	moment	of	Creation	itself. What	we
witness	is	the	Hand	of	God	as	experience. Awareness	is	the	‘Eye’	or
witness,	and	Creation	is	the	handiwork	of	the	infinite	Self. The	truth	of	the	ongoingness	of	the	unfoldment	of	Creation	is	hidden
behind	the	beliefs,	perceptions,	and	illusions	of	causality. The	miracle	of
Creation	is	continuous,	and	its	appearance	is	the	scintillation	of
appearance. Q:	What	of	the	duality	of	ego	versus	spirit. A:	This	is	one	of	the	prime	sets	of	opposites	that	have	to	be	transcended. It	is
helpful	to	look	at	the	two	concepts	operationally. In	the	state	of	being	at
One	with	the	Spirit,	the	Self,by	virtue	of	one	of	its	innate	qualities,	knows
at	all	times. In	the	world	of	form,	the	ego	is	hard	set	to	duplicate	this
effortless,	instantaneous	performance,	and	over	time,	it	has	thus	evolved
an	extremely	complex	set	of	operations. The	ego	could	be	called	the
central	processing	and	planning	center,	the	integrative,	executive	strategic
and	tactical	focus	that	orchestrates,	copes,	sorts,	stores,	and	retrieves. In
addition,	it	chooses	among	options	and	evaluates,	weighs,	compares,	and
categorizes	those	options. To	do	this,	it	requires	abstractions,	symbols,
hierarchies	of	meanings	and	values,	prioritization,	and	selection. This	is	made	more	effective	by	constant	acquisition	of	facts	and	their
realignment	into	modified	strata	of	meaning	and	significance	in	order	to
effect	endless	detail,	and	at	the	same	time,	overall,	to	seek	pleasure	and
survival	and	avoid	that	which	lacks	pleasure	or	is	painful. This	complexperformance	requires	extreme	degrees	of	education,	training,	and
development	of	tools	of	cognition	and	mentation,	called	intelligence	and
logic. Another	overriding	function	of	the	ego	is	to	analyze,	correlate,
integrate,	synthesize,	memorize,	subordinate,	arrange,	and	develop
complex	programs	of	faculties,	skills,	and	behavioral	patterns. Behind	this	dazzling	performance	is	‘the	great	Oz’,	called	the	‘I’. The
existence	of	this	‘I’	is	hypothecated	because	the	performance	of	the	ego
has	to	do	with	form,	and	it	integrates	all	its	experience	under	the	belief
system	called	‘causality’. Therefore,	the	great	Oz	is	the	central	focus	of
this	causality	and,	as	in	sentence	structure,	the	‘I’	becomes	the	imputed
subject	and	the	‘me’	the	imputed	object	of	actions	and	experience. Q:	As	one	advances	in	consciousness,	the	question	arises,	is	the	great	Oz
the	‘I’,	a	‘who’,	or	a	‘what’. A:	Because	the	ego	deals	in	form	and	definition,	it	cannot	comprehend	the
Self,	which	is	beyond	all	form	but	without	which	form	would	not	appear	to
exist. In	Reality,	there	is	neither	subject	nor	object;	therefore,	there	is	no
relationship	to	be	explained. No	causality	is	necessary,	which	then
precludes	time	and	space,	or	doer	versus	experiencer. In	a	peculiar	way,	the	ego	is	caught	in	the	famous	dyad	of	perpetrator
versus	victim. As	the	subject,	it	imputes	itself	as	cause	and	therefore
perpetrator. If	it	disowns	that	definition,	it	then	becomes	the	object	and
therefore	the	martyr	or	victim. The	ego	thinks,	“If	I’m	not	causing
something,	then	something	out	there	is	doing	it	to	me. ”	This	is	the	primary
concept	of	today’s	construction	of	social	interaction	in	which	society	is
seen	as	the	alteration	between	victim	and	victimizer. Q:	How	can	one	get	out	of	this	trap. A:	Although	various	methods	have	been	described,	one	that	is	helpful	is	to
cease	having	opinions	about	anything. Because	all	opinions	are	vanities,
they	are	based	on	duality	and	tend	to	reinforce	it. It	is	observable,	for
instance,	that	spiritual	organizations	that	have	a	very	high	calibrated	rating
have	‘no	opinions	on	outside	matters’. Q:	After	what	has	been	called	Enlightenment,	what	remains	of	the
former	personal	self. A:	The	inner	state	is	similar	to	sleep	in	that	there	is	silence,	peace,	and
stillness. There	are	no	volition,	movement,	or	form. There	is	an	absence	of
thoughts	or	mental	activity. It	takes	volition	and	energy	to	focus	attention	from	the	formlessness	ofthe	Self	to	the	processing	of	information. Consciousness	in	its	higher	states
merely	notes	the	interaction	of	essences,	presences,	and	significances	as
they	are	prevailingly	held	by	the	world. To	pay	attention	to	detail	and	form
takes	more	energy	and	is	accomplished	only	by	an	act	of	the	will	as	a
response	to	the	value	of	life. What	is	left	of	what	the	world	would	consider
the	personal	self	is	a	shadow	of	the	former	persona,	but	it	has	no	desires,
wishes,	or	needs. It	has	no	desire	to	control	events,	circumstances,	or
people. It	lacks	nothing	within	itself;	therefore,	it	does	not	seek	gain
inasmuch	as	all	is	complete	at	every	moment. There	is	not	even	a	desire
for	continuance. There	is	nothing	one	needs	or	wants	to	experience. The	Presence	is	all	fulfilling. Because	one	already	is	the	All,	there	is
nothing	left	to	desire	as	there	is	no	separation. There	is	no	future	to
anticipate. There	is	no	interest	in	acquisition	or	physicality. Eating	or
maintaining	the	body	arises	primarily	from	the	interest	of	others	in	the
world,	whose	love	sustains	the	ongoingness	of	the	physicality. There	is	a
delay	in	processing	speech,	events,	or	details	of	form	into	a	level	that	is
more	formless	and	meaningful. This	translation	is	performed	by	an	aspect
of	the	Self	called	the	Holy	Spirit	that	replaces	what	was	formerly	volition,
selection,	or	mentation. The	activation	of	the	Holy	Spirit	seems	to	occur	as
a	result	of	volition	and	will,	which	are	associated	with	choice. The	central	focus	of	the	ego,	which	was	relinquished,	was	replaced	by
the	more	pervasive	and	powerful	effect	of	the	presence	of	the	Holy	Spirit
that	effortlessly	orchestrates	simultaneity	and	synchronicity	as	it
automatically	sorts	out	the	irrelevant	from	the	relevant	because	it	interacts
only	with	Reality. Thus,	what	appears	to	be	a	miracle	is	merely	the	action
of	the	Holy	Spirit	sorting	out	the	false	from	the	true	so	that	what	appeared
to	be	imperfection	is	revealed	as	perfection. To	the	ego,	which	deals	in
causality,	no	such	occurrence	is	logical	or	possible,	but	to	the	Spirit,	this
quality	is	automatic	and	inherent	to	Reality. Q:	We	often	hear	the	rationalization	that	a	person	needs	some	form	of
ego	in	order	to	survive. What	is	the	truth	about	that. A:	This	is	an	understandable	question	and	rises	from	the	belief	in	causality. The	ego	as	we	know	it	has	a	large	number	of	complex	operations. It
imagines	that	there	is	an	‘I’	behind	these	operations. In	actuality,	these
operations	are	autonomous	and	do	not	require	an	‘I’. The	main	transition
occurs	when	one	no	longer	identifies	with	these	operations	and	no	longer
assumes	there	is	a	volitional,	independent	entity	behind	them. This	is	easy	to	understand	if	one	looks	at	one’s	relationship	to	the	body. Although	people	loosely	call	it	‘me’,	they	do	not	refer	to	their	knee	as‘me’;	they	call	it	‘mine’. The	knee	is	a	physicality	that	operates	without
thinking. The	operations	of	the	body	are	extremely	complex,	similar	to
those	of	the	ego,	and	occur	autonomously. When	one	stops	identifying
with	either	the	body	or	the	mind,	the	functions	continue	autonomously	but
merely	without	an	identification	as	‘myself’. The	sense	of	authorship
disappears. Ongoing	survival	is	autonomous,	and	continuance	is	an
expression	of	consciousness	in	its	alliance	with	the	Holy	Spirit. The
prevailing	conditions	are	related	to	karma	and	operate	impersonally. Karma	then	becomes	part	of	the	impersonal	conditions	that	are	in	accord
as	appearance. By	analogy,	one	can	enjoy	beautiful	music	without	the	ego’s	claiming
authorship	for	the	origination	of	the	music	itself. The	enjoyment	is
spontaneous. If	one	claims	authorship	for	the	music,	then	many	anxieties
and	feelings	arise	that	have	to	do	with	belief	systems	about	perfection,
approval,	desirability,	and	acceptance. CHAPTER	20
Duality	versus	Nonduality	Science	versus	Spirit
Q:	How	can	one	clarify	the	relationship	between	science	and	spirituality. A:	It	entails	simply	being	aware	that	all	life	can	be	described	from	two
different	approaches	or	categories	of	thought:	linear	versus	nonlinear. The	domain	of	ordinary	consciousness	(linear)	is	concerned	with	form,
logical	sequence,	and	perception,	which	separate,	define,	and	categorize. The	scientific	world	is	thus	contained	within	the	Newtonian	paradigm	of
reality	and	its	languaging	and	expressions	as	mathematics,	science,	and
technology. Explanations	in	the	Newtonian	paradigm	are	based	upon	the
presumption	of	the	hypothecated	process	called	‘causality’. It	deals	with
forces	and	measurements,	such	as	time,	duration,	distance,	speed,	weight,
and	dimension. This	mode	of	perception	and	its	languaging	allow	for
relatively	accurate	prediction. When	events	fall	outside	the	predictable	and
comprehensible	or	that	which	is	explicable	by	differential	calculus	or
measurement,	the	data	have	been	traditionally	ignored	or	discarded	as
noise	or	chaos. The	Newtonian	universe	is	therefore	definable,	logical,
predictable,	and	coincides	with	linguistics,	conventional	semantics,	and
explanations	by	reason	of	causality. This	is	also	the	realm	of	the	ego	where	perception	sets	up	the	categories
of	the	‘opposites’. The	underlying	weakness	of	this	paradigm	is	that	it
projects	the	mental	mechanisms	of	cognition	onto	a	presumed	and
purportedly	self-existent	‘objective’	universe	that	exists	independently	of
the	observer. This	paradigm	fails	to	recognize	the	crucial	and	ever-present
substratum	of	subjectivity	that	is	the	basis	of	all	experience	and
observation	or	so-called	scientific	description. Therefore,	this	deficiency
reveals	an	underlying	epistemological	flaw	in	that	all	purported	objectivity
rests	solely	upon	subjectivity	that	is	present	as	a	necessary	substrate	of	all
that	is	‘objectively’	possible. To	merely	state	that	objectivity	exists	is	already	a	subjective	statement. All	information,	knowledge,	and	the	totality	of	all	experience	are	the
product	of	subjectivity,	which	is	an	absolute	requirement	intrinsic	to	life,
awareness,	existence,	and	thought. It	is	not	possible	to	make	any	statement	that	is	not	inherently	subjective
as	its	substratum. Based	on	perception	are	the	animal	world,	sensation,	and
the	human	emotions	and	motivations	of	like	and	dislike. Thesesubsequently	elaborate	into	psychological	mechanisms,	attitudes,	and
individuality. In	the	world	of	perception,	differences	are	all-important,	all-
defining,	and	spell	out	value,	desirability,	and	pleasure/displeasure	within
the	contrasting	sets	of	opposites	of	attraction	and	aversion. This	leads	to
either	seeking	or	avoidance	and	the	determination	of	value	and	desirability
that	then	become	the	mainspring	of	society. In	contrast	to	the	tangible	and	visible	linear,	sequential	world	of	cause,
effect,	and	form	based	on	perception,	there	is	the	infinite,	all-
encompassing	domain	described	as	‘nonlinear’. It	has	only	recently	been
addressed	by	science	in	the	fields	now	labeled	‘chaos	theory’	and
‘nonlinear	dynamics’. The	study	of	nonlinear	dynamics	was	only	recently
occasioned	by	the	advent	of	rapid	modern	computers	which	could	detect
ultra-minute	events	that	had	previously	been	ignored	as	stochastic
(meaningless),	indefinable,	and	outside	the	world	of	predictable	order. In	order	to	be	‘objective’,	science	excluded	the	essentially	human
elements	of	experience	other	than	intellections. In	contrast,	psychiatry	and
psychoanalysis	dealt	with	the	unseen	domain	of	feelings,	options,
meaning,	value,	significance,	and	the	very	essence	of	life	itself. All	life	in
its	essence	is	nonlinear,	nonmeasurable,	and	nondefinable. It	is	purely
subjective. All	that	is	really	meaningful	and	significant	in	human	life	is	nonlinear,
invisible,	and	unmeasurable. It	is	the	domain	of	spirituality,	life,
consciousness,	awareness,	and	existence	itself. It	is	the	domain	of	the
subjective	and	the	capacity	for	experiencing	without	which	knowledge
would	have	no	value. This	profound	substrate	has	been	ignored	by	science,
which	relegated	it	to	the	‘lesser’	significance	or	importance	of	philosophy,
metaphysics,	and	mysticism. Qualities	of	experience	that	are	of	crucial	importance	to	human	life,
such	as	love,	inspiration,	respect,	joy,	happiness,	peace,	satisfaction,
completion,	and	fulfillment,	have	been	relegated	by	science	to	the	‘warm
and	fuzzy’	questionable	realities. It	was	therefore	thought	that	such
subjects	were	‘unscientific’	and	thereby	consigned	to	philosophy	and
literature. Even	psychology	was	downsized	to	experimental	data	and	the
Skinner	and	Pavlovian	theories	where	white	mice	and	levers	produced
comforting	data	of	reasonable	statistical	significance	of	stimulus	and
response	in	the	pristine	atmosphere	of	the	academic	laboratory. The	nonlinear	domain	is	invisible,	without	form,	and	beyond	time,
dimension,	or	measurement. It	includes	qualities	and	meanings,	and	power
emanates	from	its	intrinsic	essence. The	source	of	power	and	creation	is	in
the	invisible,	nonlinear	domain	and	by	the	exercise	of	will	can	result	inform. The	visible	world	is	therefore	the	world	of	effects	and	the	interaction
of	forces. It	is	out	of	inspiration	and	volition	that	action	arises	by	assent	of
the	will,	which	has	the	capacity	to	activate	possibilities	or	options. For	simplification,	the	characteristics	of	linear	as	compared	to
nonlinear	can	be	listed. It	is	to	be	realized,	however,	that	they	are	not
separate	but	mutually	inclusive,	and	that	the	linear	is	contained	within	the
nonlinear,	just	as	all	form	is	included	within	the	formless. These	are,
therefore,	not	two	different	realms	but	are	the	same	viewed	from	two
different	points. In	common	parlance,	we	speak	of	digital	versus	analog,
left	brain	versus	right	brain,	holistic	versus	specific,	or	limited	versus
unlimited	to	imply	that	there	are	two	different,	contrasting	approaches	to
reality. Newtonian
Linear
Nonlinear
Duality
Nonduality
Form
Formless
Ego
Spirit
Material
Nonmaterial
Visible
Invisible
Force
Power
Time
Timeless
Location
Nonlocal
Limited
Unlimited
Duration
Eternal
Perception
Vision
Quality
Essence
Know	about
Be
Dimension
Immeasurable
Tangible
Intangible
Desire
Inspire
Material
Spiritual
Local
Diffuse
Motion
Immobile
Move
Still
Audible
Silent
Mathematical
UnpredictableTravel
Stationery
Fact
Meaning
Difference
Sameness
Separate
Oneness
Distinct
Diffuse
Start	–	Stop
Continuous
Finite
Infinite
Duration
Timeless
Structure
Quality
Effect
Source
Sequential
Simultaneous
Precise
General
Controllable
Useable
Exhaustible
Inexhaustible
Depleted
Ever	Present
Observe
Know
Content
Context
Material
Life
Object
Subject
Without
Within
Exclusive
Inclusive
Physical
Metaphysical
Thing
Witness
Object
Observer
Either	–	Or
Both
Here	–	There
Everywhere
Divided
United
Part
Whole
Forcing
Facilitating
Adrenaline
Endorphin
Desire
Fulfill
Tension
Relaxation
Incomplete
Complete
Caesar
God
Cost
Value
It
IDependent
Independent
Illusion
Reality
Temporal
Infinite
Secular
Spiritual
Describable
Ineffable
Deplete
Sustain
Observed
Awareness
Desire
Motivate
Change
Unchanging
Vulnerable
Invulnerable
Thought
Consciousness
Want
Satisfaction
Conflict
Peace
Stress
Ease
Proof
Self-evident
Price
Value
Impulsive
Spontaneous
Relative
Absolute
Past	–	Future
Now
Limited
Transcendent
Scientific
Mystical
Object
Field
Receive
Give
Definition
Meaning
Q:	How	does	one	transcend	the	opposites. A:	Consciousness	does	so	automatically	when	understanding	occurs	through
reflection,	familiarity,	prayer,	meditation,	or	inspiration. It	is	also
facilitated	by	the	words	or	level	of	consciousness	of	the	teacher. What	is
impossible	at	one	level	of	consciousness	becomes	obvious	and	simple	at	a
higher	one. A	human	being	is	both	spirit	and	body;	therefore,	it	is	at	all
times	actually	existing	in	both	the	linear	and	the	nonlinear	domains. The
body,	unless	imbued	with	consciousness	and	subjective	awareness,	is	not
aware	of	its	own	existence. It	takes	action	only	when	it	is	motivated	and
presented	with	value,	such	as	the	desire	for	enjoyment	in	the	experience	of
life. When	a	person	or	animal	becomes	‘dispirited’,	it	dies. When	the	lifeforce	or	spirit	no	longer	energizes	the	body,	the	spirit	then	leaves	and	goes
to	a	different	dimension. Although	it	is	in	a	different	dimension,	the
consciousness	level	of	the	spirit	can	still	be	calibrated	by	the	simple
muscle	test. Some	spirits	leave	the	body	in	a	state	of	joy,	ecstasy,	or	bliss. Others	do	so	in	the	lower	states	of	despondency,	such	as	anger,	guilt,	or
hatred. These	states	will	then	obviously	affect	the	destination	of	the	spirit,
which	has	been	traditionally	called	the	soul	or	nonmaterial	aspect	of	life. When	the	spirit	leaves	the	body,	its	destination	correlates	with	its	specific
level	of	consciousness	as	determined	by	its	calibrated	frequency,	which
one	can	presume	leads	to	the	different	levels	of	hell,	purgatory,	limbo,
heavens,	and	celestial	realms	as	well	as	astral	levels	(‘inner	planes’)	or
discarnate	states. Like	a	cork	in	water	or	a	balloon	in	the	atmosphere,	each	spirit	rises	to
its	own	level	of	buoyancy	within	the	infinite	realms	of	energy	fields	of
consciousness. No	external	‘judgment’	or	divine	coercion	is	involved. Each	being	radiates	forth	its	essence	and	so	determines	its	own	destiny. Thus	is	divine	justice	perfect. By	choice,	each	spirit	becomes	what	it	has
chosen. Within	all	realms	there	exists	the	moment-to-moment	choice	of
the	absolute	reality	that	is	ever	present	and	whose	absolute	choice	results
in	liberation. By	analogy	we	could	say	that	the	soul,	united	with	a	physical	body	or
not,	is	somewhat	like	a	small	particle	within	an	electromagnetic	field. The
attractions	and	repulsions	of	the	particle	depend	on	its	size,	charge,
polarity,	and	position	within	a	larger	field	that	includes	gradations	of
energy,	power,	and	different	qualities	to	which	the	particle	would	be
attracted	or	repelled. All	possibilities	and	eventualities	are	therefore	a
reflection	of	the	state	of	consciousness	or	level	of	evolution	of	the
individual	within	the	All. It	is	inescapable	because	the	individual	is	an
essential	‘part’	of	the	All. One	could	say	that	each	level	of	consciousness
is	represented	in	the	field	as	an	‘attractor’,	as	in	
chaos	theory. This	design	is	observable	in	everyday	life	in	human	interaction	with	its
likes	and	dislikes,	along	with	its	attractions	and	repulsions	as	expressed	in
lifestyles,	occupational	choice,	social	behaviors,	habits,	frailties,	strengths,
and	group	identifications. Q:	Are	there	simple	devices	or	techniques	that	facilitate	this	progression. A:	Differentiate	the	‘this’	from	the	‘that’,	the	‘who’	from	the	‘what’,	the
‘volitional’	from	the	‘automatic’,	and	the	‘observer	from	the	‘observed’. The	bridge	is	afforded	by	delineating	the	observer/witness/	awareness	of
consciousness. It	is	like	differentiating	the	capacity	for	hearing	and	seeingfrom	what	is	seen	and	heard. The	Eye	of	the	I	is	the	Self	that	gives	the	self	its	capacity	for
awareness. Without	the	sun	shining	forth,	nothing	would	be	visible. Without	the	light	of	the	Self,	the	self	would	not	even	know	of	its	own
existence. Were	it	not	for	the	awareness	of	consciousness,	neither	the	body
nor	the	ego	would	know	that	the	other	exists. Holiness	reflects	that
Divinity	is	the	source	of	existence	of	All	That	Is,	including	the	Self. The	infinite,	timeless,	nondualistic	Self	shines	forth	in	the	world	of
duality	and	perception	as	self. It	is	characteristic	of	self	to	be	unaware	of
its	actual	source. The	ego,	in	fact,	primarily	refutes	its	source	and	instead
claims	it	to	be	separate,	autonomous,	self-activating,	and	independent. Once	the	ego	has	advanced	to	the	level	of	reason	and	intellectual	capacity,
it	reaches	its	limit	and	seeks	beyond	itself	for	answers. At	the	lower	levels
of	intellectual	evolution,	however,	the	intellect	tends	to	be	prideful,	it	tends
to	claim	credit	for	all	capacities	or	actions,	and	it	claims	authorship	and
sees	itself	as	the	pinnacle	of	evolution. The	mature	intellect,	at	some	point,	discerns	spiritual	information,
which	it	then	pursues. Again,	it	may	be	blinded	by	pride	and
positionalities. With	further	experience	and	serious	spiritual	work,
humility	lessens	the	grip	of	the	intellectual	ego	and	allows	for	the	more
profound	experiencing	of	progressively	higher	states	of	spiritual
awareness. This	threshold	is	a	gift	that	accompanies	the	willingness	to
love,	and	the	inspiration	that	ensues	leads	to	emergence	into	the	realms	of
peace	and	joy. Compassion	then	becomes	dominant	and	transforms
perception	into	vision. With	completion	of	the	process,	the	self	dissolves
into	the	Self. This	level,	which	calibrates	at	600,	marks	the	level	of
consciousness	that	the	world	has	traditionally	referred	to	as
Enlightenment. At	this	point,	bliss	may	bring	about	incapacitation	as	far	as
further	functioning;	however,	if	the	bliss	itself	is	then	surrendered	to	God,
the	state	of	the	Sage	ensues. As	this	stage	ripens,	there	may	or	may	not	be
a	return	to	the	world	where	the	Will	of	God	determines	all	that	follows. Q:	Does	the	sense	of	self	disappear. After	all,	the	ego	fears	death. A:	When	the	self	dissolves	into	the	Self,	it	is	experienced	as	a	great	expansion
from	limited,	transitory,	and	vulnerable	to	immortal,	infinite	Allness	that
transcends	all	worlds	and	universes. As	such,	the	Self	is	not	subject	to
death	or	birth,	as	it	exists	beyond	temporality. The	obscurity	of	the	Self
was	the	result	of	merely	misidentifying	perception	as	representing	all
Reality. Q:	What	of	physical	death. A:	It	may	sound	surprising,	but	no	one	actually	experiences	their	own	death. There	is,	of	course,	the	experience	of	the	conditions	that	precede	death,	but
when	actual	physical	‘death’	occurs,	one	instantly	leaves	the	body
effortlessly	and	merely	witnesses	the	body’s	death. With	separation	from
the	body,	the	former	experiencer	or	inhabitant	becomes	aware	that	it	is	a
spirit. Sometimes	at	this	point,	denial	sets	in. The	spirit	is	then	attracted	to
its	destination	by	the	actions	of	attraction	or	repulsion,	which	are	the
automatic	consequences	of	the	soul’s	evolution. Again,	the	freedom	to	choose	is	present. Salvation	is	assisted	by
devotion	to	spiritual	truth	and	its	teachers. The	mercy	of	God	is	infinite
and	unconditional. The	soul	alone	has	the	power	to	determine	its	own	fate. Each	soul	is	attracted	to	the	appropriate	level,	with	absolute	precision. That	which	is	omniscient	is	incapable	of	injustice	or	caprice. Thus	it	is	that
‘every	hair	on	one’s	head	is	counted’	by	virtue	of	the	infinite	knowingness
of	the	field. Nothing	escapes	detection	or	consequence. Q:	Whither	science. A:	The	understanding	of	the	basic	structure	of	the	material	world	has	reached
a	major	state	of	advancement	with	the	demonstration	and	discovery	of	the
last	remaining	elusive	‘tau	neutrino’. Science	will	probably	move	its
interest	to	epistemology	since	a	continuation	of	the	function	of	science
would	be	the	study	of	consciousness	itself. In	order	to	proceed,	it	will	be
necessary	to	be	very	clear	on	how	does	one	know	and	how	does	one	know
that	one	knows. The	universe	will	be	discovered	to	be	an	extrapolation	of	man’s
categories	of	concept	formation	and	processing. Eventually,	the	limits	of
the	Newtonian	paradigm	of	reality	(a	consciousness	level	of	499)	will	be
transcended,	which	opens	for	study	the	processes	of	Nature	and	life	itself,
which	are	beyond	logic,	form,	perception,	and	duality. Spiritual	inquiry	will	become	legitimate	and	investigation	will	look
within	instead	of	without. The	search	for	objective	reality	will	be
discovered	to	be	purely	subjective,	which	discovery	is	in	itself	the	road	to
Enlightenment. Mankind	will	be	lifted	to	greater	and	greater	heights	and
eventually	to	a	unity	in	which	each	lives	for	the	All. This	evolution	has	only	become	an	actual	possibility	in	very	recent
years. The	total	field	of	consciousness	of	humanity	is	rising. Of	major
importance	is	that	it	finally	crossed	over	the	critical	consciousness	level	of
Integrity	(Truth)	at	200,	and	rose	to	the	present	level	of	207. Every	act	of
kindness,	consideration,	forgiveness,	or	love	affects	everyone. Even	in	thephysical	world,	there	are	yet	more	dimensions	to	be	discovered,	e. g. ,	the
speed	of	light	can	be	exceeded	(as	reported	by	Lijun	Wang	in	
Nature
,	July
20,	2000). The	universe	is	expanding	at	an	ever-increasing	rate. To	know
the	nature	of	consciousness	catapults	understanding	to	ever-expanding
capacities	and	discoveries. The	journey	is	from	knowing	to	Knowing,	from
perception	to	omniscience. The	true	scientist	sees	everything	as	equally
important. As	a	result,	today’s	real	scientists	will	become	the	mystics	of
the	future. The	dedication	to	truth	is	the	only	requirement. Developments	in	genetics	and	bionics	will	make	ethics	and
consciousness	increasingly	important. We	will	indeed	need	to	know	what
it	is	that	makes	a	human	being	a	human	being. Q:	How	does	transcending	these	apparent	opposites	relate	to	self-
realization	or	enlightenment. A:	Simply	put,	realization	or	enlightenment	is	the	condition	where	the	sense
of	self	moves	from	the	limited	linear	material	to	the	nonlinear	infinite	and
formless. The	‘me’	moves	from	the	visible	to	the	invisible. This	occurs	as
a	shift	of	awareness	and	identification	from	perception	of	form	as
objective	and	real	to	the	realization	of	the	purely	subjective	as	the	ultimate
reality. That	which	is	the	ultimate	and	eternal	transcends	both	objectivity	and
subjectivity	and	is	beyond	awareness. It	is	referred	to	in	the	ancient
spiritual	literature	as	the	Supreme	Spirit. Out	of	the	Supreme	arises	all	that
is	manifest	and	unmanifest;	all	consciousness	and	awareness;	all	existence;
All	That	Is,	either	form	or	nonform;	all	that	is	linear	and	all	that	is
nonlinear;	all	that	arises	out	of	creation;	all	possibility	and	actuality. The
Supreme	is	beyond	existence	or	nonexistence;	beyond	beingness	or	is-
ness;	beyond	all	gods,	heavens,	and	spiritual	forms;	beyond	all	names	or
definitions;	beyond	all	divinities	and	spiritual	denotations. It	is	out	of	the
Godhead	that	Divinity	arises,	and	out	of	the	Supreme	arises	the	Godhead. CHAPTER	21
Genesis:	Creation	and	Evolution
Q:	How	does	life	itself	originate	as	we	know	it. A:	It	is	obvious	that	life	originates	from	the	Infinite	Potentiality	of	the
Unmanifest,	which	alone	has	sufficient	power	to	create	life. The	material
world	of	form	is	an	effect	and	without	intrinsic	power,	much	less	the
power	of	Creation. Power	emanates	from	the	Supreme	Reality	that	is	itself
without	form	yet	intrinsic	to	it. When	the	Radiance	of	the	Infinite	Spirit/	God/Light	falls	upon	inert
matter,	there	originates	within	that	substance	an	organizational	influence,	a
potentiality,	that	is	an	effect	of	the	attractor	field	of	life	within
consciousness. Thus,	life	is	spawned	by	the	light	of	Divinity,	which	is	the
Ultimate	Source	of	all	existence. In	this	unfoldment,	consciousness	is	the
agent. Form	arises	in	appearance	as	the	‘this’	and	the	‘that’	of
substance/matter. Life,	however,	is	not	dyadic	but	triadic	because	between
the	‘this’	and	the	‘that’,	an	agent	is	necessary	for	growth	and	action. This
third	aspect	arises	as	an	attractor	pattern	in	Consciousness	and	manifests
as	basic,	alive	protoplasm. It	is	because	of	the	requirement	of	the	presence	of	the	Radiance	of
Divinity	that	life	cannot	arise	from	substance	alone. For	life	to	continue,
propagation	and	sustenance	are	necessary. The	attractor	patterns	of
Creation	are	triune	in	that	the	presence	of	God	activates	the	potentialities
wherever	conditions	are	favorable	(i. e. ,‘	the	Breath	of	God’). In	the	beginning,	there	was	God	as	Light,	which	is	the	energy	of
Creation	and	all	life. In	the	beginning,	there	were	only	infinite	energy	and
potential,	and	this	energy	then	manifested	as	materiality	and	substance. Activation	of	the	basic	dyadic	of	structure	of	matter	was	enabled	by	the
addition	of	an	agent	that	enlivened	them	so	that	life	could	unfold. The	first	life	forms	were	extremely	simple	and	basic,	and	their	first	task
was	that	of	survival	and	duplication. Consciousness	was	the	activating
agent	of	evolution,	and	within	it,	attractor	fields	gave	pattern	to	form;	thus,
feedback	and	learning	were	made	possible. Evolution	occurred	within	the
attractor	fields	of	consciousness	that	manifested	as	more	complex	life
forms	with	basic	intrinsic	intelligence	and	the	capacity	for	data	storage. Motility	arose	along	with	other	adaptive	learning. The	requirement	fordata	storage	and	communication	resulted	in	the	creation	of	the	nervous
system	and	eventually	the	brain. Creation	includes	the	esthetics	of	intelligence	and	the	emergence	of	life
into	endless	displays	of	beauty	and	grace. Evolution	is	therefore	the	Grace
of	God	made	manifest	as	continuous	creation	that	is	patterned	by	the
intelligence	of	consciousness	itself. Life	is	the	radiance	of	God	made	manifest	as	the	universe	expressed
through	evolution. We	are	both	the	product	and	the	witness	of	Creation	as
a	continuous,	eternal	process. Science	addresses	solely	the	mechanisms	of	form,	but	life	is
comprehensible	only	from	the	viewpoint	of	the	nonlinear	domain	of
consciousness. This	is	why	there	is	now	such	interest	by	science	in
consciousness	itself	as	a	legitimate	subject	of	study. It	is	considered	that
the	science	of	consciousness	is	the	most	fruitful	area	for	investigation	to
further	man’s	evolution. Q:	Why	is	the	evolution	of	consciousness	so	important. A:	To	mankind,	this	expansion	of	awareness	is	crucial,	for	without	it,
humanity	has	been	at	an	impasse. The	main	area	in	which	man	has	evolved
in	the	last	thousand	years	has	been	in	technology. The	quality	of	life
improved	but	remained	at	an	impasse	for	the	majority	of	the	world’s
population. Humanity’s	most	basic	problems,	such	as	poverty,	crime,
addiction,	emotional	and	psychiatric	disorders,	war,	and	conflict,	have
predominated	continuously	for	thousands	of	years. In	just	this	lifetime,
there	have	been	two	world	wars,	the	Great	Depression,	disease	epidemics,
burgeoning	populations,	and	increasing	problems	with	crime,	drugs,	and
poverty. Primarily	in	the	area	of	medicine	has	real	progress	been	made,
with	the	elimination	of	disease	and	help	for	mental	illness. Until	1986,the	consciousness	of	mankind,	as	we	have	pointed	out,
remained	in	the	destructive,	negative	range	below	200. While	it	stood	at
190,	humanity	was	trapped	in	the	level	of	suffering. Popular	proposed
solutions	for	social	problems,	such	as	fascism,	communism,	dictatorships,
and	utopian	schemes,	all	turned	out	to	be	worse	than	the	original
conditions	for	which	they	were	proposed	to	solve. Even	religion	became	a
great	oppressor	and	was	embroiled	in	and	supportive	of	slaughter	and
cruelties	of	immense	proportion. The	corruption	of	power	invaded	every	area	of	human	activity. The
progress	that	did	occur	in	society	originated	from	and	was	sustained	by	the
minority	of	the	population	that	calculated	at	over	level	200. Thus,	we
could	suspect	that	medicine	and	science,	which	are	both	in	the	400s,	wouldbe	a	major	contributor	of	positive	benefits. Industry,	in	the	300s,	has	also
been	a	benefactor	to	society. In	contrast,	even	now,	it	is	significant	that	the
majority	of	the	world’s	population	still	calibrates	below	the	level	of
Integrity	at	200. This	mass	negativity	has	continued	to	be	counterbalanced	by	the	small
minority	of	the	population	that	is	in	the	very	high	positive	range. It	is
sufficient	to	counterbalance	the	gross	negativity	of	the	masses	that,	if	not
counterbalanced,	would	result	in	the	destruction	of	mankind. With	an	overall	consciousness	level	of	190,	nuclear	annihilation	of
mankind	was	not	only	a	possibility	but	also	a	likelihood. Bombs	that	could
annihilate	all	human	life	on	the	planet	were	actually	under	consideration
and	planning	by	militaristic	nations	to	use	as	a	vindictive	retaliation	in
case	of	a	military	defeat. The	prophesied	‘end	times’	came	very	close	to
manifesting. The	prophecy	signal	was	to	be	whether	the	great	bear	of	the
north,	that	is,	Russia	(the	USSR),	remained	atheist	or	turned	back	to	God. The	fall	of	monolithic,	atheistic	communism	signaled	a	shift	in	balance
from	190	to	207	for	all	mankind,	which	precluded	the	destruction	of
humanity. Although,	historically,	the	tendency	is	to	blame	specific	leaders	for	any
catastrophes,	in	actuality,	they	do	not	succeed	without	the	support	of	the
masses	who,	if	below	200,	are	vulnerable	to	distorted	concepts,	slogans,
propaganda,	and	mass	programming	by	hatred,	revenge,	pride,	anger,	and
greed. Therefore,	it	is	crucial	to	the	evolution	of	mankind	that	its	overall
consciousness	level	be	kept	above	200. In	contrast,	in	a	recent	opinion	poll	in	the	United	States,	seventy-nine
percent	of	the	respondents	favored	capital	punishment. This	is	so	even
though	it	is	blatantly	a	violation	of	all	major	spiritual	teachings. In
addition,	current	publicly	reported	studies	show	that	the	homicide	rate	is
highest	in	the	states	that	still	use	capital	punishment	and	lowest	in	the
states	that	have	stopped	it. All	of	this	opinion	occurs	in	a	society	that	has
increasingly	been	made	aware	of	the	frequency	with	which	innocent
people	have	been	put	to	death	to	such	a	degree	that	governors	have	been
declaring	a	moratorium	on	the	death	penalty. The	consciousness	level	of
America	is	currently	at	425. The	consciousness	level	that	supports	the	death	penalty	is	below	200
and	is	historically	associated	with	the	‘spleen’,	considered	the	seed	of
hatred,	vindictiveness,	cruelty,	and	revenge,	which	are,	interestingly,	the
same	level	as	that	of	murder	itself. Therefore,	the	consequences	in
consciousness	of	murder	are	apparently	the	same	whether	the	accused	is
deemed	innocent	or	guilty. Q:	Why	is	there	such	limited	understanding	and	confusion	about
Creation. A:	The	problem	is	merely	that	of	paradigms. In	the	linear	Newtonian
dimension	with	its	limitations	of	belief	in	linear	causality,	the	‘cause’	of
the	universe	is	sought	in	time	and	place. This,	of	course,	begs	the	question,
and	actually	is	an	insolvable	riddle,	as	it	would	lead	to	an	infinite
regression	of	what	would	be	the	cause	of	the	cause	of	the	primary	cause. Understanding	of	the	totality	requires	inclusion	of	understanding	from
both	the	linear	and	the	nonlinear	dimensions. Creation	bursts	forth	from
the	nonlinear	infinite	source	of	Creation	as	a	continuous	process	outside
time	and	space. In	this	unfoldment,	the	unmanifest	‘Transcendent’
becomes	the	manifest	‘Immanent’. The	immanent	then	powers
transformation	via	evolution,	which	is	merely	the	unfolding	of	the	forms
of	Creation	to	appearance. Thus,	the	universe	does	not	have	a	‘cause’	but
instead	has	its	Source	in	the	unmanifest. With	a	little	reflection,	it	is	quite	apparent	that	Creation	could	not
possibly	be	a	stationary	‘event’	in	time	or	the	Creator	would	also	have	to
be	limited	in	time	and	place. By	that	limitation	alone,	the	Creator	would	be
unable	to	create	because	of	limitation. Infinite	power	is	beyond	form. Only
the	formless	has	the	power	to	create	form. The	unenlightened	human	mind	is	incapable	of	comprehending	infinite
power. It	tries	to	capture	an	understanding	but	uses	the	wrong	tools	to	do
so. The	answers	cannot	be	found	in	the	paradigm	of	linear	causality,	which
is	a	paradigm	of	force	based	on	the	notion	of	‘causality’	as	an	explanation. Q:	In	the	ongoing,	endless	social	arguments	between	the	religious
creationists	and	the	evolutionists,	both	sides	are	incorrect. A:	That	is	apparently	the	reason	for	the	lack	of	resolution	of	the	conflict. Biblical	creationists	make	the	same	error	as	scientists	and	skeptics	in
assuming	there	was	a	‘roll	of	the	dice’	creator	who	created	the	whole
universe	in	time	and	place	and	then	withdrew	elsewhere	to	‘heaven’. Evolutionists	also	miss	the	whole	point	as	well. Creation	is	ongoing	and
continuous	due	to	the	omnipresence	of	God. Evolution	is	merely	the	style
of	expression	and	unfolding	of	the	ongoingness	of	Creation. It	is	obvious
that	that	which	is	the	Infinite	God	does	not	‘start’	and	‘stop’. That	which	is
beyond	all	dimensions	is	not	subject	to	limitation. According	to	current	science,	the	potential	energy	in	one	cubic
centimeter	of	‘empty’	space	is	greater	than	the	mass	of	the	entire	universe. What	has	not	yet	been	noted	is	that	the	potential	energy	in	every	cubic
centimeter	of	space	increases	continuously	at	an	infinite	rate. (The	powerof	the	unmanifest	would	be	equal	to	or	greater	than	that	of	the	manifest. ) The	infinite	glory,	greatness,	and	power	of	God	has	been	severely	and
grossly	underestimated	and	not	comprehended	by	man. With	the
replacement	of	the	self	by	the	Self,	the	power	of	omnipotence	is	known	by
virtue	of	the	fact	that	the	Infinite	is	one’s	source	and	reality. There	is	no
limitation	to	God. An	allegorical	approximation	of	reality	would	be	to	state	that	the	entire
duration	of	all	time	of	infinity	takes	less	than	an	instant. At	this	point,	it
becomes	apparent	that	one	paradigm	cannot	be	stretched	to	include
another. Q:	What	is	the	truth	inherent	in	Genesis. A:	Interestingly,	Genesis	is	one	of	the	three	books	of	the	Old	Testament	that
test	strong	with	muscle	testing	(the	others	are	Psalms	and	Proverbs). It
states	that	Creation	arose	out	of	the	darkness,	the	formless	void	of	the
unmanifest	as	light	and	form	by	the	agency	of	the	Godhead,	the	spirit	of
God. The	light	created	matter	or	form	and	then	spawned	life	in	the
progressive	forms	of	vegetation,	fish,	then	birds,	and	other	animals. The	source	of	the	power	of	Creation	was	reiterated	as	‘light’. Each
animal	appearance	is	stated	to	be	an	expression	in	form	of	its	essence
‘according	to	its	kind’. Lastly,	man	was	created	to	have	greater	power	than
all	the	rest	of	living	creatures	and,	therefore,	dominion. Then	came	the
fateful	admonition	to	avoid	duality	and	the	nonreality	of	good	and	evil,
which	are	linked	with	perception	and	create	belief	in	the	unreal. This
admonition	was	necessary	because	man	was	a	limited	creature,	and	unlike
an	enlightened	deity,	was	unable	to	differentiate	between	truth	and
falsehood. Man	came	into	existence	in	form	(he	named	all	the	animals	of	the
earth). Man,	however,	had	sufficient	power	of	consciousness	to	create
belief. After	falling	into	the	pit	of	duality,	the	human	mind	gave	reality	to
falsity	and	then	believed	that	the	fallacious	had	an	independent	existence. By	creating	belief	in	the	pseudoreality	of	that	which	is	false,	man	became
subject	to	suffering	in	the	forms	of	shame,	guilt,	pride,	fratricide,	and	the
dread	of	punishment	and	fear. This	condition	brought	forth	from	the
heavens	the	appearance	of	Avatars	and	the	Buddhas	of	enlightenment	who
revealed	that	only	by	transcending	duality	(in	this	case,	good	and	evil)
could	the	realization	of	innate	innocence	be	retrieved. The	limitation	of	man’s	consciousness	to	a	level	that	is	vulnerable	to
error	is	historically	ascribed	to	the	vanity	of	the	desire	for	power	as
knowledge. Thus,	man,	shortly	after	his	creation,	became	unenlightenedand	subject	to	error. Actions	that	arise	from	consciousness	levels	below	200	are	historically
labeled	as	sin. All	the	great	spiritual	teachers	admonished	the	populace	to
avoid	sin	because	of	its	karmic	consequences	in	the	form	of	hells. It
appeared	that	man	could	not	arise	above	the	consciousness	level	of	200
without	help;	thus	the	need	for	saviors	whose	level	of	consciousness	was
so	high	that	mere	alignment	with	them	brought	one	over	the	200	level. Consciousness	levels	below	200	lack	power	and	therefore	substitute
force. But	to	ascend	spiritually	requires	power,	which	resides	in	the
invisible	level	of	the	spirit. The	saviors	therefore	rescue	the	lower	levels
by	virtue	of	the	power	of	Divine	Love	and	Truth	that	radiate	as	an	energy
field. The	value	then	of	a	religious	or	spiritual	commitment	by	prayer,
devotion,	or	worship	is	that	the	allegiance	qualifies	and	enables	the
follower	to	benefit	by	the	grace	of	God	as	it	radiates	through	the	divine
teachers. All	the	above	can	be	verified	by	muscle	testing. To	merely	think	or
image	a	divine	figure	makes	anyone	go	strong. Therefore,	prayer	and
religious	or	spiritual	devotions	have	a	very	quickly	demonstrable	positive
effect. Actually,	a	savior	is	necessary	for	all	people	who	calibrate	below
600,	which	means	that	mankind	as	a	whole	does	indeed	need	the
contribution	of	great	spiritual	teachers. In	accordance	with	the	above,	we	can	make	several	observations. A
universal	observation	made	by	thousands	of	clinicians	over	the	years	is
that	certain	stimuli	make	everyone	go	weak	with	muscle	testing. Thus,	to
demonstrate	this	research	method	to	large	audiences,	it	is	common	to	have
the	test	subjects	look	at	a	fluorescent	light	or	hold	a	pesticide	over	their
solar	plexus. These	stimuli	dependably	make	everyone	in	the	audience	go
weak. Even	to	look	at	a	pesticide-contaminated	apple	at	the	front	of	the
lecture	hall	makes	large	audiences	go	weak. (In	contrast,	imaging	a	divine
figure	makes	everyone	go	strong. ) There	was	a	group	of	people	who	came	at	one	time	to	the	clinic	to	learn
about	muscle	testing	and,	surprisingly,	none	of	the	reliable	negative	stimuli
had	any	affect	on	them,	and	they	were	found	to	be	immune	to	external
negativity. Upon	questioning,	it	was	revealed	that	they	were	all	spiritual
aspirants	and	students	who,	in	this	particular	case,	had	studied	a	spiritual
course	of	instruction	called	A	Course	in	Miracles
®. This	discovery	was
important	and	led	to	a	further	investigation	in	which	students	who
intended	to	do	the	one-year	
A	Course	in	Miracles
	workbook	were	tested
before	starting	the	course	and	serially	thereafter. By	the	time	the	students
were	up	to	about	Lesson	75,	they	had	lost	their	vulnerability	to	negativestimuli. (A	Course	in	Miracles	is	based	on	the	power	of	forgiveness. ) This
enables	the	replacement	of	the	ego’s	perception	and	its	dualistic
positionality	with	truth	that	replaces	falsehood. The	critical	lesson	in	
A
Course	in	Miracles
	where	the	student	showed	this	shift	is	‘I	am	only
subject	to	what	I	hold	in	mind’. However,	for	this	lesson	to	become
absorbed,	the	preceding	seventy-four	lessons	had	to	be	taken	daily	and
sequentially	as	prescribed. (
A	Course	in	Miracles
	calibrates	at	600. ) Another	interesting	observation	of	spiritual	power	is	accorded	by	a
study	of	the	spiritual	organization	of	Alcoholics	Anonymous	(AA),which
has	an	overall	organizational	energy	field	of	540	(Unconditional	Love). It
is	a	common	observation	that	so	long	as	the	recovering	person	remains
within	the	influence	of	that	powerful	energy	field,	they	remain	sober,	and
when	they	decide	they	are	going	to	‘go	it	on	their	own’	and	leave	AA,	they
relapse	quickly. Thus,	unless	a	participant’s	personal	level	of
consciousness	rises	to	540	or	above,	their	recovery	depends	on	the
spiritual	power	of	the	group	itself. It	is	comparable	to	iron	filings	being
held	within	a	powerful	electromagnetic	field. Q:	How	do	you	explain	the	miraculous. A:	The	term	‘miraculous’	stems	from	the	Newtonian	paradigm,	which	is
limited	to	the	confines	of	logic	in	material	form	and	the	assumption	of
causality. Miracles	are	only	comprehensible	from	the	nonlinear	domain. When	spiritual	power	becomes	focused	on	faulty	perception,	it	is	replaced
by	vision	of	the	underlying	reality,	which	is	not	within	the	realm	of	logic. In	mankind’s	experience,	forgiveness	is	probably	the	most	frequent
trigger	of	this	phenomenon	because	it	brings	about	healing	and	the	return
of	positive	spiritual	attributes	such	as	love. We	see	this	demonstrated
widely	by	the	veterans	of	World	War	II	and	subsequent	wars	where	former
fierce	enemies	have	long	since	forgiven	each	other,	and	their	hatred	has
been	replaced	by	respect	and	brotherhood. Q:	Carl	Jung	introduced	the	concept	of	synchronicity. Is	that	concept
now	more	understandable. A:	The	consciousness	level	of	the	genius	of	Freud	calibrates	at	499	and	that	of
Jung	at	540. Therefore,	Jung	could	see	and	comprehend	beyond	the
limitation	of	conventional	logic. This	leap	in	consciousness	allowed	Jung
to	intuit	that	the	visible	is	subject	to	the	invisible	where	true	power	resides. Attractor	fields	in	consciousness	can	therefore	simultaneously	influence
multiple	events	that	are	widely	separated	to	observation	with	no	apparent
mechanism	or	purported	cause	to	explain	the	phenomenon. Thissynchronicity	cannot	be	explained	within	the	linear	dimension. To	those
who	have	evolved	past	consciousness	level	600,	the	miraculous	and
synchronicity	are	the	prevailing	patterns	of	life. They	also	demonstrate	the
validity	of	the	often	spoken	characteristic	of	consciousness	that	“energy
follows	thought,”	or	that	“what	is	held	in	mind	tends	to	materialize. ”
					With	this	understanding	as	a	basis,	the	usefulness	of	visualization	has
become	well	known. Synchronicity	signifies	a	‘quantum’	correlation	but
not	a	causality. The	correlation	is	a	pattern	in	the	unobservable	domain
that	simultaneously	manifests	in	an	apparently	divergent	time	and	place. Thus,	thousands	of	iron	filings	can	be	affected	by	a	single	electromagnetic
field	in	which	a	slight	change	would	then	bring	about	simultaneous	shifts
in	observable	events. Spiritual	power	has	the	capacity	in	its	expression	as	consciousness	to
influence	a	great	multitude	of	individual	minds	and	therefore	events. In
everyday	life,	although	sequences	are	ascribed	to	logic	and	intention,	in
truth,	everyone	realizes	that	they	come	about	as	a	result	of	the	intangibles
of	attitude,	viewpoint,	sentiment,	appeal,	and	inspiration. Life	as	we	observe	and	experience	it,	is	the	result	of	the	intangibles	in
the	invisible	domain	finding	arrangement	and	form	to	facilitate	intention
as	well	as	attraction	and	aversion. It	is	not	the	tangibles	but	what	they
mean	to	us	that	determine	the	quality	of	life. Happily,	a	loving	thought	is	enormously	more	powerful	than	a	negative
one. Were	it	not	so,	there	would	be	no	one	left	on	this	planet	to	tell	the
tale. Section	Five
Appendices
A:	Calibration	of	the	Truth	of	the	Chapters
B:	Map	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness
C:	How	to	Calibrate	the	Levels	of	Consciousness
D:	References
About	the	AuthorAPPENDIX	A
CALIBRATION	OF	LEVELS	OF	TRUTH	OF	THE
CHAPTERS
Section	One	The	Presence	of	God
Chapter	1		The	Presence
Chapter	2		Resumption	of	Earthly	Life
Section	Two	The	Spiritual	Process
Chapter	3		The	Nature	of	the	Quest
Chapter	4		The	Basics
Chapter	5		Circumventing	the	Ego
Chapter	6		The	Resolution	of	the	Ego
Section	Three	The	Pathway	of	Consciousness
Chapter	7		The	Mind
Chapter	8		Beyond	Causality
Chapter	9		Advanced	Awareness
Chapter	10	The	Nature	of	God
Section	Four	Discussions	and	Lectures
Chapter	11		Along	the	Pathway
Chapter	12		The	Search	for	Truth
Chapter	13		Explanations
Chapter	14		Body	and	Society
Chapter	15		Clarifications
Chapter	16		Karma,	Guru,	and	Sage
Chapter	17		Dialogues
Chapter	18		Truth	and	Error
Chapter	19		Commentaries	and	Examples
Chapter	20		Duality	vs. Nonduality
Chapter	21		Creation	and	Evolution
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MAP	OF	THE	SCALE	OF	CONSCIOUSNESS
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APPENDIX	C
HOW	TO	CALIBRATE	THE	LEVELS	OF	CONSCIOUSNESS
General	Information
The	energy	field	of	consciousness	is	infinite	in	dimension. Specific	levels
correlate	with	human	consciousness,	and	these	have	been	calibrated	from	“1”
to	“1,000. ”	(See	
Appendix	B
:	Map	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness. ) These
energy	fields	reflect	and	dominate	human	consciousness. Everything	in	the	universe	radiates	a	specific	frequency	or	minute	energy
field	that	remains	in	the	field	of	consciousness	permanently. Thus,	every
person	or	being	whoever	lived	and	anything	about	them,	including	any	event,
thought,	deed,	feeling,	or	attitude,	is	recorded	forever	and	can	be	retrieved	at
any	time	in	the	present	or	the	future. Technique
The	muscle-testing	response	is	a	simple	“yes”	or	“not	yes”	(no)	response
to	a	specific	stimulus. It	is	usually	done	by	the	subject’s	holding	out	an
extended	arm	and	the	tester	pressing	down	on	the	wrist	of	the	extended	arm,
using	two	fingers	and	light	pressure. Usually	the	subject	holds	a	substance	to
be	tested	over	their	solar	plexus	with	the	other	hand. The	tester	says	to	the	test
subject,	“Resist,”	and	if	the	substance	being	tested	is	beneficial	to	the	subject,
the	arm	will	be	strong. If	it	is	not	beneficial	or	has	an	adverse	effect,	the	arm
will	go	weak. The	response	is	
very	quick	and	brief. It	is	important	to	note	that	the	intention,	as	well	as	both	the	tester	and
the	one	being	tested,	must	calibrate	over	200	in	order	to	obtain	accurate
responses. The	higher	the	levels	of	consciousness	of	the	test	team,	the	more	accurate
are	the	results. The	best	attitude	is	one	of	clinical	detachment,	posing	a
statement	with	the	prefix	statement,	“In	the	name	of	the	highest	good,
_______	calibrates	as	true. Over	100. Over	200,”	etc. The	contextualization
“in	the	highest	good”	increases	accuracy	because	it	transcends	self-serving
personal	interest	and	motives. For	many	years,	the	test	was	thought	to	be	a	local	response	of	the	body’s
acupuncture	or	immune	system. Later	research,	however,	has	revealed	that	the
response	is	not	a	local	response	to	the	body	at	all,	but	instead	is	a	general
response	of	consciousness	itself	to	the	energy	of	a	substance	or	a	statement. That	which	is	true,	beneficial,	or	pro-life	gives	a	positive	response	that	stems
from	the	impersonal	field	of	consciousness,	which	is	present	in	everyone
living. This	positive	response	is	indicated	by	the	body’s	musculature	going
strong. For	convenience,	the	deltoid	muscle	is	usually	the	one	best	used	as	an
indicator	muscle;	however,	any	of	the	muscles	of	the	body	can	be	used,	such
as	the	gastrocnemias,	which	are	often	used	by	practitioners	such	as
chiropractors. Before	a	question	(in	the	form	of	a	statement)	is	presented,	it	is	necessary
to	qualify	‘permission’;	that	is,	state	“I	have	permission	to	ask	about	what	I
am	holding	in	mind. ”	(Yes/No)	Or,	“This	calibration	serves	the	highest	good. ”
If	a	statement	is	false	or	a	substance	is	injurious,	the	muscles	go	weak
quickly	in	response	to	the	command	“Resist. ”	This	indicates	the	stimulus	is
negative,	untrue,	anti-life,	or	the	answer	is	“no. ”	The	response	is	fast	and	brief
in	duration. The	body	will	then	rapidly	recover	and	return	to	normal	muscle
tension. There	are	three	ways	of	doing	the	testing. The	one	that	is	used	in	research
and	also	most	generally	used	requires	two	people:	the	tester	and	the	test
subject. A	quiet	setting	is	preferred,	with	no	background	music. The	test
subject	closes	their	eyes. The	tester	must	phrase	the	‘question’	to	be	asked	in
the	form	of	a	statement. The	statement	can	then	be	answered	as	“yes”	or	“not
yes”	(no)	by	the	muscle-testing	response. For	instance,	the	
incorrect
	form
would	be	to	ask,	“Is	this	a	healthy	horse. ”	rather	than	make	the	statement,
“This	horse	is	healthy,”	or	its	corollary,	“This	horse	is	sick. ”
After	making	the	statement,	the	tester	says	“Resist”	to	the	test	subject	who
is	holding	the	extended	arm	parallel	to	the	ground. The	tester	presses	down
with	two	fingers	on	the	wrist	of	the	extended	arm	sharply,	with	mild	force. The	test	subject’s	arm	will	either	stay	strong,	indicating	a	“yes,”	or	go	weak,
indicating	a	“not	yes”	(no). The	response	is	
very	short	and	immediate. A	second	method	is	the	“O-ring”	method,	which	can	be	done	alone. The
thumb	and	middle	finger	of	the	same	hand	are	held	tightly	in	an	“O”
configuration,	and	the	hooked	forefinger	of	the	opposite	hand	is	used	to	try	to
pull	them	apart. There	is	a	noticeable	difference	of	the	strength	between	a
“yes”	and	a	“no”	response. (Rose,	2001). The	third	method	is	the	simplest,	yet,	like	the	others,	requires	some
practice. Simply	lift	a	heavy	object,	such	as	a	large	dictionary	or	merely	a
couple	of	bricks,	from	a	table	about	waist	high. Hold	in	mind	an	image	or	true
statement	to	be	calibrated	and	lift. Then,	for	contrast,	hold	in	mind	that	which
is	known	to	be	false. Note	the	ease	of	lifting	when	truth	is	held	in	mind	and
the	greater	effort	necessary	to	lift	the	load	when	the	issue	is	false	(not
true). The	results	can	be	verified	using	the	other	two	methodsCalibration	of	Specific	Levels
The	critical	point	between	positive	and	negative,	between	true	and	false,
or	between	that	which	is	constructive	or	destructive,	is	at	the	calibrated	level
of	200	(see	
Map
). Anything	above	200,	or	true,	makes	the	subject	go	strong;
anything	below	200,	or	false,	allows	the	arm	to	go	weak. Anything	past	or	present,	including	images	or	statements,	historical
events,	or	personages,	can	be	tested. They	need	not	be	verbalized. Numerical	Calibration
Example:	“Ramana	Maharshi’s	teachings	calibrate	over	700. ”	(Y/N)
Or,	“Hitler	calibrated	over	200. ”(Y/N)	“When	he	was	in	his	20s. ”(Y/N)
“His	30s. ”(Y/N)	“His	40s. ”(Y/N)	“At	the	time	of	his	death. ”	(Y/N)
Applications
Muscle	testing	cannot	be	used	to	foretell	the	future;	otherwise,	there	are
no	limits	as	to	what	can	be	asked. Consciousness	has	no	limits	in	time	or
space;	however,	permission	may	be	denied. All	current	or	historical	events	are
available	for	questioning. The	answers	are	impersonal	and	do	not	depend	on
the	belief	systems	of	either	the	tester	or	the	test	subject. For	example,
protoplasm	recoils	to	noxious	stimuli	and	flesh	bleeds. Those	are	the	qualities
of	these	test	materials	and	are	impersonal. Consciousness	actually	knows	only
truth	because	only	truth	has	actual	existence. It	does	not	respond	to	falsehood
because	falsehood	does	not	have	existence	in	Reality. It	will	also	not	respond
accurately	to	nonintegrous	or	egoistic	questions,	such	as	should	one	buy	a
certain	stock. Accurately	speaking,	the	muscle-testing	response	is	either	an	“on”
response	or	it	is	merely	“not	on. ”	Like	the	electrical	switch,	we	say	the
electricity	is	“on,”	and	when	we	use	the	term	“off,”	we	just	mean	that	it	is	not
there. In	reality,	there	is	no	such	thing	as	“off-ness. ”	This	is	a	subtle	statement
but	crucial	to	the	understanding	of	the	nature	of	consciousness. Consciousness
is	capable	of	recognizing	only	Truth. It	merely	fails	to	respond	to	falsehood. Similarly,	a	mirror	reflects	an	image	only	if	there	is	an	object	to	reflect. If	no
object	is	present	to	the	mirror,	there	is	no	reflected	image. To	Calibrate	A	Level
Calibrated	levels	are	relative	to	a	specific	reference	scale. To	arrive	at	the
same	figures	as	in	the	chart	in	
Appendix	A
,	reference	must	be	made	to	that
table	or	by	a	statement	such	as,	“On	a	scale	of	human	consciousness	from	1	to
1,000,	where	600	indicates	Enlightenment,	this	_____	calibrates	over	_____(a	number). ”	Or,“On	a	scale	of	consciousness	where	200	is	the	level	of	Truth
and	500	is	the	level	of	Love,	this	statement	calibrates	over	_____. ”	(State	a
specific	number. ) General	Information
People	generally	want	to	determine	truth	from	falsehood. Therefore,	the
statement	has	to	be	made	very	specifically. Avoid	using	general	terms	such	as
a	“good”	job	to	apply	for. “Good”	in	what	way. Pay	scale. Working
conditions. Promotional	opportunities. Fairness	of	the	boss. Expertise
Familiarity	with	the	test	brings	progressive	expertise. The	“right”
questions	to	ask	begin	to	spring	forth	and	can	become	almost	uncannily
accurate. If	the	same	tester	and	test	subject	work	together	for	a	period	of	time,
one	or	both	of	them	will	develop	what	can	become	an	amazing	accuracy	and
capability	of	pinpointing	just	what	specific	questions	to	ask,	even	though	the
subject	is	totally	unknown	by	either	one. For	instance,	the	tester	has	lost	an
object	and	begins	by	saying,	“I	left	it	in	my	office. ”	(Answer:	No. ) “I	left	it	in
the	car.
How	can	one	clarify	the	relationship	between	science	and	spirituality? A:	It	entails	simply	being	aware	that	all	life	can	be	described	from	two
How	does	one	transcend	the	opposites? A:	Consciousness	does	so	automatically	when	understanding	occurs	through
Calibration	of	the	Truth	of	the	Chapters
How	does	life	itself	originate	as	we	know	it? A:	It	is	obvious	that	life	originates	from	the	Infinite	Potentiality	of	the
One's absolute reality is beyond consciousness itself. It is the substrate of existence, and it is prior to Creation, beyond the manifest and unmanifest. It is prior to existence, beingness, or is-ness. It is beyond identity, yet out of it arises the Self.
What is the ultimate truth of one's reality?
It is like the ultimate completion of being home. There is a knowingness of finality, conclusion, completion, fulfillment, satisfaction, and perfection, and then a profound sense of peace, joy, and bliss.
What does the Self feel like?
Differentiate the 'this' from the 'that', the 'who' from the 'what', the 'volitional' from the 'automatic', and the 'observer' from the 'observed'.
How can one transcend the duality of ego versus spirit?
The very word 'possessions' is illusory. Relationship in the world of form is expressed in words and concepts, the existence of which is merely operational and linguistic. Because of the ego's tendency toward concreteness, it goes on to believe that the term must therefore have some independent, objective existence.
Can one get out of this trap?