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Revision: 2 Jul 2025
Isness
- Essence.
- Suchness/thusness.
- That which is.
- The essential nature of all.
- The intrinsic nature of all.
- The fact that awakeness is.
- The fact that awareness is.
- The fact that awake awareness is.
- Isness cannot be experienced.
- Isness cannot be perceived.
- Isness cannot be grasped by the intellect.
- Isness is awakeness as such.
- Isness is awareness as such.
- Isness is awake awareness as such.
- Isness is known absolutely directly.
- Isness is recognized absolutely directly.
- To know isness is to be awake to THE SUPREME.
- To recognize isness is to be awake to THE SUPREME.
Sayings:
- “All that is is isness.”
- “Isness is. Nothing else is.”
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