In the newest episode of my new podcast I begin reading from
my 2013 book “Experiencing God Directly: The Way of Christian Nonduality.”
We can know God directly. We can have immediate awareness of
oneness with God in the present moment. It is not mediated through a church, a
religion, a creed or a spiritual path. This is not theological knowledge about
God. It is not a religious experience facilitated by a worship service. It is
not a spiritual experience elicited by religious disciplines or practices. It
is not a revelation of God mediated through Scripture or communicated by
spiritual teachers. This is direct unmediated awareness of God.
Jesus called this the Kingdom of God. He experienced it at
his baptism, and it was his earliest message. Jesus described it to Nicodemus
as being “born of the Spirit.” The apostle Paul referred to it as being “in
Christ.” It was Moses’ experience of God as “I AM” at the Burning Bush. It was
the experience of Job when he met God in the whirlwind. It produces what the
New Testament calls the “fruit of the Spirit” in our lives - qualities like
Love, Joy, and Peace. It is “the peace that surpasses all human understanding.”
It is sometimes called nondual awareness. This is just
another term for union with God. It is the experience of mystics in the
Christian tradition, and it is echoed in other spiritual traditions. It is the
Way, the Truth, and the Life that is Jesus Christ. This is the heart of
Christianity. And it is available now. All we have to do is wake up to this
always present awareness of God.
I will put a link to the podcast website here (for those who get this in their inbox) as well as embed a player for all episodes so far (for those viewing this blog online.)
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