obyvatel
The Living Force
[quote author=Biomiast]
There is a story that when Hallaj returned from pilgrimage and knocked Junayd’s door, Junayd asked “who is there”, and Hallaj answered “I am Truth!” From that time, Junayd thought Hallaj’s end will not be a pleasent one.
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In Darkness Over Tibet (link), Illion described putting oneself at level with the Creator as a spiritual sin. Eastern mystics often stress this aspect of "oneness with God" and ecstacy as a sought after state but whether such a pursuit is of STO orientation or not is questionable.
[quote author=Biomiast]
If you see him as a man 1,2,3 what you are saying is true, but here we are talking about higher than that level. It is not that he omitted the Work and claimed he is God, he performed the Work and he shared his knowledge afterwards.
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You may find this thread discussing mysticism from a 4th Way perspective interesting.
There is a story that when Hallaj returned from pilgrimage and knocked Junayd’s door, Junayd asked “who is there”, and Hallaj answered “I am Truth!” From that time, Junayd thought Hallaj’s end will not be a pleasent one.
[/quote]
In Darkness Over Tibet (link), Illion described putting oneself at level with the Creator as a spiritual sin. Eastern mystics often stress this aspect of "oneness with God" and ecstacy as a sought after state but whether such a pursuit is of STO orientation or not is questionable.
[quote author=Biomiast]
If you see him as a man 1,2,3 what you are saying is true, but here we are talking about higher than that level. It is not that he omitted the Work and claimed he is God, he performed the Work and he shared his knowledge afterwards.
[/quote]
You may find this thread discussing mysticism from a 4th Way perspective interesting.