Further Reflections on Psychotic Knowledge (cont.)
By Shunyamurti
The choice
to lead one’s life according to the highest Dharma (whether it
be Buddha-Dharma, Sat Yoga Dharma, or some other similarly sattvic
set of disciplines, such as those of Christian monastic orders,
Sufi or Shiite religious orders, or Jewish halakha) must be
made only with the highest degree of seriousness of purpose and
determination. To a certain point, the greater the renunciation, the
greater the rewards—but that is true only if one’s
intention is pure and wholehearted. If the decision lacks
authenticity or maturity, then it is likely to backfire. But clearly
the more one’s actions are in alignment with what is highest
and most vital and virtuous within one, the greater are the blessings
of ascension on the stairway to heavenly consciousness.
The
conscious choice of one’s life purpose should be considered
carefully before stumbling into karmic entanglements that can swallow
one up for a lifetime. This is especially true now, as we near the
end of civilization, as we know it. If we are not clear about where
we are in the destiny vortex of our planet, then that should be
studied in depth as well. None of these epistemological and
ontological issues would be of such intense concern if not for the
urgency of our existential situation.
What
should be clear to all is that the end point of the trajectory of
consciousness lies beyond what is currently called knowledge, beyond
language, beyond the mirage of duality, beyond the world of Maya to
the realization that this entire cosmos is only the dreamlike
manifestation of the One Supreme Being. If we start with that
recognition, even if it is only conceptual to begin with, we will be
able to open our hearts to the higher reality of love. All paths are
in agreement that love is the gateway to the Infinite. May we
recognize our oneness in the indescribable Emptiness of ego that is
the Fullness of the Absolute, and which is manifest always in the
form of unconditional divine love. Love or psychosis: we must choose.
Namaste,
Shunyamurti
See part one of this two article series: The Ascendancy of Psychotic Knowledge, by Shunyamurti
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