Category Archives: Near Death Experience

In Search of Self and Beyond

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Bob OHearn

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” ~ Rumi One of the most confusing and debated issues in philosophy, theology, psychology, anthropology, and now in the emerging neurosciences and quantum consciousness explorations, is the concept of … Continue reading →

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Prison Planet Samsara

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Bob OHearn

“Today, I am released from Central Jail forever.” ~Final words of Neem Karoli Baba (Ram Dass’ Guru) A famous quotation by the Roman playwright Terence reads: “Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto”, or “I am a human being, … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Other Side

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Bob OHearn

“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is – infinite.”  ~William Blake In reviewing hundreds of near death reports, there are of course many variations of experience, suggesting that the subjective element of … Continue reading →

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Self-Essence and Identity

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Bob OHearn

“When this is, that is. From the arising of this comes the arising of that. When this isn’t, that isn’t. From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.” ~Assutavā Sutta Many of the traditional human philosophical systems are … Continue reading →

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Mindstream

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Bob OHearn

  “What is non-self, Anatta? It means impermanence. If things are impermanent, they don’t remain the same things forever. We should learn how to look at life as streams of being, and not as separate entities.You of this moment are … Continue reading →

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School of Life, Play of Light

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Bob OHearn

“We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light.” ~ Hafiz Of all the more profound questions that humanity tends to ponder throughout the centuries (in between wars and … Continue reading →

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Survival and Personal Continuity

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Bob OHearn

“Once you realise that there is nothing in this world which you can call your own, you look at it from the outside as you look at a play on the stage, or a picture on the screen, admiring and … Continue reading →

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The Game

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Bob OHearn

“All that can be seen is nothing but a dream; And even when we think ourselves awake, We have only wakened in a dream.” ~Ghalib Many within the alternative communities seem to imagine that “awakening” consists of becoming aware of … Continue reading →

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