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Intelligence can only come from the whole, and when one accurately perceives the whole, one reflects that intelligence, which has nothing to do with the mind. One may be very clever, one may have a sharp intellect and a vast store of knowledge, but if one is not directly connected to the consciousness of the whole, one misses everything. You may know everything of this world, but if you do not know the essence of yourself, you remain ignorant and you sustain the misery of ignorance which is the bondage of human existence on this earthly plane.

Everything of our world revolves around sensory perceptions which gives rise to the activity of mind. Anything else is mere speculation, something reserved for the mystics. Nothing of ethereal nature, such as a permanent state of clear consciousness, has any use for us living in this world. You may know about your own true nature - but this knowledge remains circumscribed by the walls of concepts if it is not directly integrated into a dynamic self-sustaining state of being.

What is time if not a concept of the mind?

In order to embrace the totality of being, one must be ready for one thing – one must be ready to surrender one's hold on that sense of false identity which is the mind. The later must be completely put aside, along with all expectations, desires, and fears. One must remain completely detached from all personal experiences and preconceived ideas. One must withdraw from all memory so as to be in a state of direct affiliation with what is real – the totality of life. One must be ready to move ahead with a naked openness, a state of total receptivity to the blessing of self-realization.

Self-realization is not an end in itself, it cannot be adequately conceptualized. Therefore, it cannot be pursued, nor fathomed by mere intellect. It is a spontaneous act of the present and an innocent experience of the immediacy of being. It is a state of consciousness which is whole and undifferentiated, the actualized awareness of the infinite source of all that exists... which lies right at our feet.

The mind may only approach this state of self-realization indirectly as it surrenders to the totality of the present moment.

At the very moment a thought occurs, the brain's first reaction is to allow that thought to capture its attention, and with this movement of attention, awareness is drawn externally, giving the world of form a sense of reality. At that very moment the mind's vibrational frequency is diminished and consciousness shifts to the gross material dimension of ego.

To know the world, one has to know oneself, for the world out there does not exist independently of one's own mind. The world we live in is the world we have created by our choices and actions.

The division we see out there between people is the division that lies within ourselves, a division that can only exist in a mind that ignores its real identity – a division that reflects the mind's limitations imposed over the reality of true being.

Liberation is here and now; it does not exist in the past or future. If it did, it would be relative to the mind. True liberation is beyond all personal history; its beauty lies in the fact that it is impersonal. It is the inherent quality of the Eternal Being. This realization, which forms the only genuine reality and the only permanency in our lives, is of the greatest simplicity and immediacy. Through it, we are allowed to become our true selves.

The mind should be aware that any great manifestation that it may create could also become its greatest obstacle. Any energy that is drawn from the universe creates a shift in the world of form. Generally speaking, truly positive thought-forms are acts of giving, and in giving, more may be returned. Positive manifestations tend to attract more positive energy. However, a positive manifestation could also be coming from a negative place, just as a negative situation may end in a positive one. Keep in mind that these concepts of “positive” and “negative” are relative.

One may only be able to communicate from a place of silence. A place of authenticity where Beingness is recognized as residing at the center of one’s self. When two people can connect from that place of space and detachment, the consciousness is found to be one. A genuine communion happens naturally when one’s consciousness emanates the sound of the universe as a whole. Then the communion becomes a soft melody, a celebration of the immaculate beauty, the unconditional love that embraces everything regardless of shape, color, gender and space.