6.5 Become absorbed in the base consisting of nothingness.

Leaving behind perceptions of infinite consciousness, become aware of nothingness. Experienced and known with the fully enlightened mind, this is known in its true nature as relative and so lacking in absolute reality. Nothing which exists, nothing in conditioned existence, has any absolute reality.

That is pure ‘I-am’-ness; mind in its absolute state is expressed in religious terms as the being of God – I am that I am. That is devoid of conditioned quality or activity, being pure, clear, serene, unconditioned, free and blissfully self-aware. In our true nature, each one of us is that and that alone.

Any aspect of life which is not experienced as that is relative, and so unreal and illusory; God alone is, and everything which occurs is God. Underlying all of life is its inherent emptiness or nothingness; God alone is the doer of activity – our minds and bodies are but vehicles for the divine will. The suffering in one’s life seems real when experienced from the relative, individual and separate viewpoint. The unreality of life’s terrible suffering is only understood once it has been witnessed from the absolute viewpoint.

In the same way, the nothingness or void underlying life can only be experienced and understood from the absolute viewpoint. The transcendent and divine nature of life’s ultimate emptiness is found in the enlightened experience of everyday life, knowing that the individual focus of experience is ultimately non-existent. From the absolute point of view of the transcendentally realised mind, conditioned existence is known in its true nature as mere appearance, given the illusion of substance and reality by unenlightened ignorance of its dream-like nature.

Despite the unreality of the world when experienced from the absolute point of view, the undeniable suffering of countless individuals continues as long as they remain locked in relative and unenlightened perspectives. Unreal as this suffering is, enlightenment is the only refuge from the endless cycle of birth, ageing, suffering and death. Implicate Technology is only one of many, many valid paths to release from the suffering inherent in conditioned existence.

When in the highest states of yogic awareness of the nature of reality, the enlightened mind is untainted and undisturbed by its own or another’s suffering. Perceiving the universal and all-embracing compassion suffusing the world, Act so as to ease the world’s pain. Teach the world to know the true nature of reality, with respect and tolerance for the relative validity of each model of reality.