| God is a mystery that is experienced best when enlightened. |
God is a mystery that is best experienced when enlightened. |
| We can only say that it is good to live in God. |
We can only say that it is good to live in God. |
| It is better to be enlightened than not enlightened. |
It is better to be enlightened than not to be enlightened. |
| Enlightenment is the deeper purpose of life. |
Enlightenment is the most profound purpose of life. |
| Through enlightenment, we reach the kingdom of God. |
Through enlightenment, we reach the kingdom of God |
| Enlightenment means inner peace, inner happiness and all-encompassing love for all beings. |
Enlightenment means inner peace, inner happiness and comprehensive love for all beings. |
| An enlightened person lives in God. |
An enlightened person lives in God |
| He or she sees God as a kind of light in the world. |
He or she sees God as a kind of light in the world. |
| He or she feels God in him or herself and around him or herself. |
He or she feels God in himself and around him. |
| He or she feels God as inner happiness, inner peace and inner strength and is aware that he or she is in a higher truth that can only be described as universal love. |
He or she feels God as inner happiness, inner peace and inner strength and is aware that he is in a higher truth that can only be described as universal love. |
| In each of the major religions, there are varied definitions of God. |
In each of the major religions, there are several definitions of God. |
| In the religions we also find the personal and abstract term of God. |
In religions we also find the personal and abstract term of God. |
| Many enlightened mystics think of God as a person and some others as a higher dimension in the cosmos. |
Many enlightened mystics think of God as a person and some others as a higher dimension of the cosmos. |
| In Buddhism and in Hinduism the abstract term of God dominates. |
In Buddhism and Hinduism, the abstract term of God dominates. |
| In Buddhism, the highest principle is called Nirvana and in Hinduism it’s called Brahman. |
In Buddhism, the highest principle is called Nirvana and in Hinduism it is called Brahman. |
| Jesus referred to God as father. |
Jesus referred to God as a father. |
| Moses referred to God more in an abstract fashion. |
Moses referred to God in a more abstract way |
| His central definition of God was described with the words “I am.” |
His central definition of God was described with the words "I am". |
| These words refer to God as a happy state of being where one experiences enlightenment. |
These words refer to God as a state of being happy where one experiences enlightenment. |
| In the words “I am” we find the main way to enlightenment. |
In the words "I am", we find the main path to enlightenment. |
| People need to develop a cosmic consciousness, a consciousness of the unity of all things. |
People need to develop a cosmic consciousness, an awareness of the unity of all things. |
| Thus the ego consciousness is lost. |
Thus, ego consciousness is lost. |
| Then one experiences pure consciousness, is one with everything and can only say: “I am.” |
Then, the person experiences pure consciousness, is one with everything and can only say: "I am." |
| He or she cannot say “I am so and so.” |
He or she cannot say "I am so-and-so". |
| He or she identifies with everything and everyone and is personally nothing and is simply consciousness. |
He or she identifies with everything and everyone and personally is nothing and is simply conscience. |
| God as a being who can take action helps us along the spiritual way. |
God as a being who can act helps us on the spiritual path. |
| All enlightened beings are an incarnation of God. |
All enlightened beings are an incarnation of God. |
| If you connect with God or an enlightened being daily, you will be lead in the light. |
If you connect with God or an enlightened being on a daily basis, you will be led by the light. |
