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

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Nisargadatta Maharaj,<br />

“My words if planted in you will destroy all<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r words and concepts.”<br />

A thorn to remove a thorn.<br />

Consciousness is <strong>the</strong> substratum, or substance that all<br />

that appears to exist or be is made <strong>of</strong>.<br />

Everything that appears to exist is made <strong>of</strong><br />

consciousness,<br />

any “perceptions” that demonstrate apparent<br />

differences from this underlying whole are illusions.<br />

Consciousness, is <strong>the</strong> substratum <strong>of</strong> all perceivables<br />

and conceivables,<br />

as such metaphorically consciousness has many names<br />

and is called The Self <strong>of</strong> All, One Sole Being, or <strong>the</strong><br />

SELF.<br />

Siddharameshwar calls Consciousness <strong>the</strong> Supra-casual<br />

body.<br />

Consciousness is <strong>the</strong> basic substance <strong>of</strong> all that<br />

appears to exist,<br />

prior to words and concepts,<br />

prior to <strong>the</strong> I Am or beingness,<br />

impossible to grasp through <strong>the</strong> vehicle <strong>of</strong> language.<br />

There is only consciousness,<br />

Anything that appears separate from consciousness is<br />

an illusion,<br />

Everything that appears to exist is made <strong>of</strong><br />

consciousness,<br />

a bubble, a ripple on <strong>the</strong> ocean <strong>of</strong> consciousness.<br />

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