Tag: Mystical Path

My Religion Is Liberation

Religion need not be a creed one defends or a ritual one performs. For some of us, it is the recognition of the bars we forge around our own minds—and the relentless devotion to dissolving them. Liberation becomes both the path and the sanctuary.

This isn’t about conversion, salvation, or belonging to any particular sect. It is about noticing the prison of belief itself. Every concept, every identity, every longing for certainty can become a gatekeeper denying entry to our own boundless nature.

Liberation demands a fierce honesty. It asks that we examine the illusions that hold our suffering in place, not as moral failings but as invitations to see through the lie of separation. The true heresy in this religion is clinging to what we think we know about ourselves, about others, about reality itself.

No priest is needed here. Authority resides in awareness, and awareness has no master. The teacher is the arising of life as it is—grief, joy, confusion, clarity. Each moment grants a new chance to recognize the play of experience without getting caught in it.

Liberation is not found by rejecting the world but by perceiving its emptiness and fullness simultaneously. Every object, thought, and sensation is free of substance even as it shines in unmistakable vividness. This paradox isn’t a puzzle to solve but a doorway to live through.

When liberation is the religion, love ceases to be a commandment and becomes the ground of being. Judgment collapses, not because everything is permitted, but because everything is understood as oneself. The compulsion to divide the sacred from the profane, the pure from the impure, loses its grip.

Such a path offers no final doctrine. It holds no promise of eternal reward. Yet it is more generous than any creed that trades truth for comfort. It is the faith of those willing to die before death—to watch every cherished certainty burn so that what cannot be burned may reveal itself.

Those who walk this path do so alone, yet never apart.

Morgan O. Smith

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Embracing the Void

My Journey from Interconnectedness to the Profound Depths of Nothingness

In the boundless expanse of spiritual exploration, some moments defy the constructs of language and thought, where the self is immersed into an abyss of nothingness, devoid of form, identity, and connection. During my conversation with Steve James on Guru Viking, I touched upon such a moment, sharing an experience where the vibrant tapestry of interconnectedness faded into a profound experience of nothingness.

The spiritual path is often synonymous with a sense of interconnectedness, a realization of the boundless thread that weaves through all of existence, connecting every being, every moment, and every particle in a dance of cosmic unity. However, my journey took an unexpected turn, leading me from the palpable sense of connection to everything into the enigmatic embrace of nothingness.

This shift was not a descent into nihilism, nor was it a negation of the interconnectedness experienced prior. It was an immersion into a state where all forms, connections, and identities dissolved into an infinite void, a space where nothingness was not an absence but a profound presence that enveloped my being.

Experiencing nothingness was not a cessation of existence but a plunge into the very essence of it, devoid of form, thought, and identity. It was a space where the dichotomies of existence and non-existence, self and other, and life and death collapsed into a singular point of indescribable nothingness.

This experience of nothingness, while seemingly paradoxical in the context of interconnectedness, illuminated the evolving and multifaceted nature of the spiritual journey. It showcased that the path is not linear nor bound by the constructs of our understanding and experiences. The spiritual journey is an ever-unfolding mystery, where experiences of interconnectedness and nothingness are different facets of the same indescribable reality.

As I continue to navigate through the infinite landscapes of spirituality, the experience of nothingness serves as a humble reminder of the mystery and unpredictability that defines the spiritual path. It is a reminder that the journey does not adhere to our expectations or understandings but unfolds in its own enigmatic and mystical way.

Morgan O.  Smith

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Ep 176: The Awakening of Mista Mo

Embark on a captivating expedition in Episode 176, “The Awakening of Mista Mo.” Today, we unravel the transformative journey of Mista Mo, a soul who found enlightenment in the most unexpected corners of life. His tale is one of resilience, discovery, and awakening to a higher calling amidst the cacophony of worldly chaos. As we traverse through his life’s chapters, we uncover pearls of wisdom that beckon a deeper understanding of self and the universe. Join us in this stirring narrative that echoes the eternal quest for inner peace and enlightenment.

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