By Peter Russell — 2014
Blending physics, psychology, and philosophy, internationally renowned writer Peter Russell leads us to a new worldview in which consciousness is a fundamental quality of creation.
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In our practice the most important thing is to realize that we have buddhanature. Intellectually we may know this, but it is rather difficult to accept.
This is in fact the foundational assumption behind our notion of universal human rights: we are all conscious, and thus we all have needs and we all suffer.
Awakening is not the same for everyone—even spiritual masters manifest their wisdom differently and took various paths to get there.
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Our normal waking consciousness . . . is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.
The ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle may seem like the quintessential Dead White Males, but in fact they’re very much alive.
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Enlightenment . . . consists of waking up to new possibilities, including the possibility of an “I” that isn’t defined by your story.
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It’s a surprising answer that looks far from obvious, but space joins a long list of candidates as old as the written word.