January 19, 2022

 A bit more about this "new sense" reference and how it's not new, but simply overlooked so subtly is it incorporated into our orientation. "I am" or the sense of being is and has always been incessant but under our radar, so to speak. Just as the "seeing" sense merges into what is seen, all of our senses merge invisibly into what is sensed. The sense of "being" is no different. Being has a "taste" every bit as distinct as salt or sugar, but it has no objective source like something salty or sweet. Being might be considered the first or primary sense before all others. For us, being is the first ripple emerging from the unmanifest, pure consciousness. It is "felt" as a singular clarity, omnipresent and all-pervading, peaceful, undisturbed. It is prior to the mental and bodily distortions of our normal mode of experience--and I am telling you it is beautiful and the journey of a lifetime to access and establish oneself in that state.

 In the end, of course, being always was, is and will be Parabrahman Nirguna, but so long as consciousness prevails, learning to abide in that "prior to" or pure consciousness should be our life's goal.  Take away all boundaries, all edges, all limitations, and what have you got? One, a singularity, a "not-two." Be cognizant of who it was that imposed those boundaries on this singular reality. Always seek peace. For me it comes most deeply through Advaitan-flavored meditation. A single sentence of Nisargadatta puts me over the illusory top. I urge you to find self-realization in this lifetime. It's beyond worth it.