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emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 16 Dec 24

I recently came across a spiritual guru, who made this all-encompassing statement. "Nothing inside the mind is real." And then, he defined the "real" by saying that the real is that that never changes. On his...

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Short story: Do not try to kill off your ego, more learn to control it

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 11 Dec 24

[i]The old Professor, of Philosophy, Professor Arndo Respekler, was talking to his students about mankind, and what he is, if the greater picture of him is included in our thinking, or is a part of a philosophic way of...

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Short story: The Guru, and the Reverend

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 9 May 24

The New Age Guru, Sri Anton Breshnev, was discussing the subject of consciousness, over lunch, with a local religious leader, Reverend Brian Trellis. The Guru said that: "Consciousness can utilise different pathways in us...

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Short story: Consciousness is not who we are

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 22 Feb 24

Sri Gustav Norabindo, a spiritual master, was discussing consciousness with his students. He said that consciousness, is not who we really are, but we use consciousness, in a similar way as to how we use our minds. Here...

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Our mind, and the limitations of it in our life

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 17 Feb 24

There are said to be various parts of our minds. One part receives information into it; another part analyses the information received; and yet another part will try to direct us to follow that information. We all have an...

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Short Story: A Philosopher talks about love, and consciousness

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 2 Dec 23

The philosopher, Charley Von Trotsliy, had written a small paper for the college's monthly newsletter, on love, and its relationship to consciousness. Here is what he wrote: [b]"Consciousness is a byproduct of love....

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Short Story: The consciousness of society. The power of right speech

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 26 Jul 23

The Reverend, Horace Argyle, was giving a sermon on humanity, and in particular, he was focusing in on what consciousness was. The Reverend was a bit of a philosopher at heart, and the way that he spoke, often turned some...

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Short story: An unconscious God might love us consciously. A conscious God might love us unconsciously. God, though, is neither conscious, or unconscious

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 7 May 23

Sri Reminke Flereski, was discussing the idea with another spiritual guru type of whether God was unconscious, or conscious. Here is what Sri Reminke claimed was true about consciousness, unconsciousness, love, and...

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Short story: A Rabbi talks on God, and Divine consciousness

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 15 Apr 23

The old Rabbi, Carlov Zerdoski, was talking to his students about how God's truth is reflected uniquely in each person, that that truth dwells within. Here is how he put it, in his own words: "God is different for every...

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Short story: John's heighty dream

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 10 Mar 23

John was dreaming that he was in a college lecture theatre, which was crowded, when he entered the room, and so he moved past the door into the centre, where it was less crowded to take a seat there. He found a seat. The...

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Short story: Consciousness is not awareness, but a language of love

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 31 Jan 23

The spiritual master, Sri Archodna Nisaglatti, once gave an explanation as what consciousness was in relation to God, and to God's love. Here is what he said: "Some spiritual masters claim that God is a consciousness in...

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Short Story: Our consciousness increases by our sharing ourselves with others

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 21 Nov 22

The spiritual master, Sri Ottoman Fridgahi, was talking to his student about consciousness. He said that the only real way to increase one's consciousness was to share what one knows with another person. He then went on...

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Short Story: A Sufi master speaks about the value of silence

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 7 Sep 22

The Sufi master, Lahadin Sahkinbin, was giving a lecture on the real silence of real silence, and what could that ever mean. Here is what he said: “It is said by our greatest Sufi masters that God is a silent God, and...

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Short story: Our real, and false selves

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 15 Aug 22

The Jewish Rabbi, Rabbi Anton Breksteve, was talking to his students about the real self. Here is what he told them: "The Persian Sufi Poet, and mystic, Rumi, said this of love:" [b]"'Your task is not to seek for love,...

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Short Story: Spiritual love, and human love

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 13 Jul 22

Pastor Frelon Herbostke, was giving his weekly sermon to his parishioners. His topic was: Love, and consciousness. Here is what he said: [b]"The growth of spiritual consciousness depends on two things, the amount...

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Why do people lie? What is an untruth?

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 5 Jul 22

The truth that you speak might often not be being fully understood by others, because it is not being fully given out by you. Partial truths mislead. [b]The growth of love, in you, requires a purification of yourself to take...

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Short story: A sermon on life, and control of death

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 19 Jun 22

Reverend Ben Bender, was giving his weekly Sunday sermon, and his topic this week, was "Life and death." Let's listen in to what he said: He started with this Bible quote: [b]"'No one takes it from me, but I lay it down...

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Short story: A spiritual master talks on love

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 12 Dec 21

The respected spiritual master, Sri Cheng Changdin, was giving a seminar talk on love. Here is what he said: "Many folk rely on something else other than direct love connection, thinking it could help them make a...

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Short story: The Rabbi enlightens us with his light

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 29 Nov 21

The old Rabbi, Zendacai Ruestadt, was explaining some of the terms used in his spiritual talks to his students. He said that the words, love, enlightenment, consciousness, and awareness, all carry different meanings. "It...

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Zen story: Enlightenment sits above consciousness

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 22 Jun 21

The old Zen master, Doghkin Dunhokho, was talking about how enlightenment is related to consciousness. He said that before enlightenment, we live consciously, but unilluminated. After enlightenment, we live illuminated,...

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