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Rays of the Absolute - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

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THE ABSOLUTE IS WITHOUT<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without any associations.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> meaning or<br />

purpose.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> will, intention,<br />

or attention.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> source,<br />

distance, or location.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> I, Me, or Mine.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> I Am or<br />

beingness or presence.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> a body.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> has no body.<br />

The Nameless <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> subtle body <strong>of</strong> thoughts, memory, emotions,<br />

associations, perceptions, a perceiver, or a body image.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is prior to consciousness-emptiness-voidsupreme<br />

witness-awareness.<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> a path, system,<br />

philosophy, or school, or dharma.<br />

Buddhism The Diamond Sutra: “Forsake all dharmas.”<br />

The <strong>Absolute</strong> is without <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> model, a map, a<br />

technique.<br />

Nisargadatta Maharaj:<br />

I do not believe in spiritual paths…<br />

all paths lead to unreality…<br />

while reality lies prior to it.<br />

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