Tag: Divine Essence

Nondualism and the 99 Beautiful Names of God

The Dance of Oneness

**Introduction:**   
The 99 beautiful names (Asma’ul Husna) of God, as described in Islamic tradition, have long been celebrated as diverse facets of the Divine. From an Absolute Monism or non-dualistic perspective, these names are not mere titles or attributes but profound expressions of one unbroken Reality. Let’s embark on an exploration of how nondualism weaves these names into a tapestry of Oneness.

**The Unity Behind Diversity:** 
While the 99 names may initially appear as separate attributes or facets, they can be seen from a non-dualistic viewpoint as interwoven threads of a single Reality. Each name is but a drop in the ocean of Divine essence, which itself is nondual.

**Beyond Dualities:**   
Names such as Al-Mu’min (The Giver of Peace) and Al-Mumit (The Bringer of Death) may seem contradictory, but in nondualism, these apparent opposites reconcile. They represent the play and dance of the universe, where creation and dissolution are two sides of the same coin.

**The Singular Source:**   
Names like Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent) and Ar-Rahim (The Merciful) are emanations from a singular source. They underscore that all acts of love, mercy, and compassion in the world reflect the undivided nature of the Divine.

**The Ever-Present Witness:**   
Names such as As-Sami (The All-Hearing) and Al-Baseer (The All-Seeing) emphasize an ever-present witness. From a nondual perspective, this points to pure awareness, an omnipresent consciousness that perceives without being tainted by dualities.

**The Dance of Manifestation:**   
Names like Al-Khaliq (The Creator) and Al-Bari (The Evolver) highlight the dynamic play of manifestation. In nondualism, this is the spontaneous unfolding of the universe from the singularity of Absolute Reality.

**Towards Absolute Oneness:**   
Al-Ahad (The One) and As-Samad (The Absolute) direct us towards the purest essence of nondualism. They indicate the unbroken, undivided reality that underlies all existence.

**Conclusion:**   
The 99 beautiful names of God, when viewed from a nondualistic lens, invite us to see beyond distinctions and to recognize the underlying unity in diversity. They beckon us to explore a deeper, holistic understanding of the Divine – not as a sum of attributes, but as the singular essence that manifests in myriad forms.

Morgan O. Smith

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The Constructed Sovereign Born from our Profound Void

The Illusion of Divinity and the Awakening of Inner Sovereignty

When we summon the image of an omnipotent moral authority, an unseen deity, we’re sketching a spectre birthed within the confines of our minds. This entity isn’t a divine phenomenon, but an offspring of our collective ego — an abstract amalgamation of ethics, morality, societal norms, rules, and dogmas. It thrives within the interconnected webs of our cultural and religious environment, existing as a part of us we’ve divorced from our understanding, enthroned too high in sacred spheres to accept it as our creation.

This fabricated deity stands as a sentinel, shielding us from the lure of a so-called demon, our id. This id, a tempestuous, liberated facet of our psyche, intimately bound to our physicality, represents the part we battle relentlessly. It’s in this internal war where the dream of resolution dawns, an arena where the ego and the id duel to claim dominance, awaiting a day when one will stand victorious upon the self’s throne.

We hold a solution in our grasp. Yet when enlightened souls, unhindered by societal constructs, attempt to illuminate the truth about this divine entity, we recoil. We revile them with hushed condemnations, predicting their doom by the flickering light of divine retribution. We imagine they’ll be smitten by a wrathful deity, ironic considering we believe this god granted us the right to reason critically and voice our truths.

Despite the inflexibility of our beliefs, the spectre remains. Even if we dismantle our collective ego, or raze all institutional bodies of authority and religious tenets, this deity will endure. Its eradication would unleash the collective id in a surge of high entropy chaos, shredding order, poised to reconstruct once our desires breed more disillusionment.

So, we are left under the shadow of a perceived dominator, who indeed governs as long as we believe it defends virtue. We extol this deity as the supreme entity, blind to the reality that we, the self-proclaimed limited beings, are the puppeteers. The stern god we fear is merely a man-made construct, a mythical lord over a land it doesn’t possess. We’re the true sovereigns, unknowingly directing a god on a leash, a faithful creature that bows to our every whim.

I implore you to see beyond the shimmering facade of your golden idol. The essence of the authentic divine, indivisible from us, is the omnipresent force permeating the All. To fathom the authentic divine is to realize there’s no puppet god, and in embracing this enlightenment, we shatter the chains of ignorance.

A creator does exist, but not outside of you. The world you perceive as external is an extension of your internal narrative. You are Consciousness, Spirit, Existence, and Ultimate Reality embodied, performing the roles of physical, psychological, and emotional existence. You are not merely a being, but a Presence, an omnipresent force enacting a grand cosmic play of energy, particles, atoms, cells, objects, systems, and their operational mechanics. This essence, forever within your grasp, is empowered by your belief in it, yet you offer this power to a creator birthed from you, the genuine Almighty.

Morgan O. Smith

Yinnergy Meditation & My Book, Bodhi in the Brain…Available Now!

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