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Revision: 2 Jul 2025

Essence

  • Suchness/thusness.
  • Awakeness as such.
  • Awareness as such.
  • Awake awareness as such.
  • Pure spirit.
  • Essence is all-pervading.
  • Essence is formless.
  • Essence is substanceless.
  • Essence is indestructible.
  • Essence is the pure spirit inherent in all things.
  • Essence is apprehended through direct knowing.
  • There is only one all-pervading essence.
  • In apex awakeness it is obvious that only essence is.

Sayings:

  • “The essence of one is the essence of all. Essence is shared by all.”
  • “Whereas the unawakened mind cannot fathom essence, the awakened mind knows, and is, the essence of all.”
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