To understand Self Realization, visualize a lake. Beneath the surface of the water is the unknowable Self. e surface of the water, just the surface, is contemplation. We are going to dive through pure consciousness into the Self. We will call the physical body awareness. First, we prepare. A ention! We walk around the pool and get ready for this great dive. Concentration! We focus on our objective. Meditation! We examine the lake, studying out what and how and where we are going to dive. Contemplation! We stand on the edge of the water, on the brink of the Absolute. And then we jump into the source of all. e body disappears. e emotions disappear. e mind disappears into the Self that is the real us! After this Self Realization, we have a new way of looking at everything. We will never be the same.
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