Jesus told us very clearly: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7: 7–11). God loves His children more than we can imagine. That’s why, when we awaken, anything is possible. The only limit is our imagination…
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(4) Celestine Prophecy. Directed by Armand Mastroianni. 2006.
(5) Cube. Directed by Vincenzo Natali. 1997.
(6) Dark City. Directed by Alex Proyas. 1998.
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(9) Open Your Eyes (Abre los Ojos). Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, 1997.
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(20) What the Bleep Do We Know? Directed by Mark Vicente et al. 2004.
A day is near when the most holy word one can utter will not be “God,” but “You.”
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When we understand that there is no final attainment, no ultimate answer or stopping place, when our mind is free of warring emotions and the belief in separateness, then we will have no fear.
No matter where we are on the spiritual path, whether we are just beginning or have practiced for years, we’re always stepping further into groundlessness. Enlightenment is not the end of anything. Being completely awake is just the beginning of fully entering into the Unknown.
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[1] Since this book is addressed primarily to Christian readers, I will use the traditional masculine pronoun “H
e” for God, but please remember that it is just a convention, not an accurate description of the Ultimate Reality.
[2] According to Gnostic tradition, Jesus did not really die on the cross. The Apocalypse of Peter describes Jesus laughing while standing next to his body hanging on the cross. Similar stories have been passed on in the Muslim tradition.
[3] Entheogenic means: “Evoking God within” – it is a term used interchangeably with “psychedelic” or “hallucinogenic” to describe more accurately the properties of certain sacred plants utilized by shamans throughout the globe. These include sacred mushrooms in Central America, ayahuasca in South America, peyote in North America, and iboga in Africa. In the modern era, several syncretic churches use entheogenic plants such as ayahuasca or peyote as sacraments that enable the faithful to have mystical experiences during ritual gatherings (e.g., Native American Church, União do Vegetal, and Santo Daime).
[4] A historical note: The couch mentioned in this saying is an equivalent of a modern chair, not a bed. In Roman times meals were consumed while reclining on a couch, instead of sitting.
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