between my  awareness   and the realm   around  me  went    so  far at  times   that
I   became  the entire  universe.   Another way of  putting this    would   be  to  say
that    I   momentarily saw an  identity    with    the universe,   which   had been
there   all the time,   but that    I   had just    been    blind   to  up  till    then.
An   analogy     I   often   use     to  demonstrate     my  consciousness   at  that
deepest level   is  that    of  a   hen’s   egg.    While   in  the Core,   even    when    I
became   one     with    the     Orb     of  light   and     the     entire  higher-dimensional
universe     throughout  all     eternity,   and     was     intimately  one     with    God,    I
sensed  strongly    that    the creative,   primordial  (prime  mover)  aspect  of  God
was the shell   around  the egg’s   contents,   intimately  associated  throughout
(as our consciousness   is  a   direct  extension   of  the Divine),    yet forever
beyond  the capability  of  absolute    identification  with    the consciousness   of
the  created.    Even    as  my  consciousness   became  identical   with    all     and
eternity,   I   sensed  that    I   could   not become  entirely    one with    the creative,
originating driver  of  all that    is. At  the heart   of  the most    infinite    oneness,
there   was still   that    duality.    It  is  possible    that    such    apparent    duality is
simply  the result  of  trying  to  bring   such    awareness   back    into    this    realm.
I   never   heard   Om’s    voice   directly,   nor saw Om’s    face.   It  was as  if  Om
spoke   to  me  through thoughts    that    were    like    wave-walls  rolling through
me, rocking everything  around  me   and     showing    that    there   is  a   deeper
fabric  of  existence—a fabric  that    all of  us  are always  part    of, but which
we’re   generally   not conscious   of.
So  I   was communicating   directly    with    God?    Absolutely. Expressed
that    way,    it  sounds  grandiose.  But when    it  was happening,  it  didn’t  feel
that    way.    Instead,    I   felt    like    I   was doing   what    every   soul    is  able    to  do
when    they    leave   their   bodies, and what    we  can all do  right   now through
various methods of  prayer  or  deep    meditation. Communicating   with    God
is  the most    extraordinary   experience  imaginable, yet at  the same    time    it’s
the most    natural one of  all,    because God is  present in  us  at  all times.
Omniscient, omnipotent, personal—and    loving  us  without conditions. We
are connected   as  One through our divine  link    with    God.
                    
                      john hannent
                      (John Hannent)
                      
                    
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