Chapter 67

           

           Asareaderandseeker,Ialwaysgetfrustratedatthismomentinsomebodyelse’sspiritualmemoirs-thatmomentinwhichthesoulexcusesitselffromtimeandplaceandmergeswiththeinfinite.FromtheBuddhatoSaintTeresatotheSufimysticstomyownGuru-somanygreatsoulsoverthecenturieshavetriedtoexpressinsomanywordswhatitfeelsliketobecomeonewiththedivine,butI’mneverquitesatisfiedbythesedescriptions.Oftenyouwillseethemaddeningadjectiveindescribableusedtodescribetheevent.Buteventhemosteloquentreportersofthedevotionalexperience-likeRumi,whowroteabouthavingabandonedalleffortandtiedhimselftoGod’ssleeve,orHafiz,whosaidthatheandGodhadbecomeliketwofatmenlivinginasmallboat-"wekeepbumpingintoeachotherandlaughing"-eventhesepoetsleavemebehind.Idon’twanttoreadaboutit;Iwanttofeelit,too.SriRamanaMaharshi,abelovedIndianGuru,usedtogivelongtalksonthetranscendentalexperiencetohispupilsandthenalwayswrapitupwiththisinstruction:"Nowgofindout."

           SonowIhavefoundout.AndIdon’twanttosaythatwhatIexperiencedthatThursdayafternooninIndiawasindescribable,eventhoughitwas.I’lltrytoexplainanyway.Simplyput,IgotpulledthroughthewormholeoftheAbsolute,andinthatrushIsuddenlyunderstoodtheworkingsoftheuniversecompletely.Ileftmybody,Ilefttheroom,Ilefttheplanet,IsteppedthroughtimeandIenteredthevoid.Iwasinsidethevoid,butIalsowasthevoidandIwaslookingatthevoid,allatthesametime.

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