Posted by Philip St. Romain on September 22, 19100 at 12:31:47:
In Reply to: Re: Levels of consciousness posted by Diana on September 21, 19100 at 18:44:28:
: Thanks for your feedback. I am struggling with these ideas. I would greatly appreciate any further comments you may have.
: Marion quotes B. Roberts as saying, (on the nondual level) "...All that happens is that we finally take our rightful place with Christ in the Trinity as part and parcel of God-God manifest." (p. 205)
Bernadette is fun to read about all this. But I've dialogued much with her about her experiences and how to understand them, and all I can say is that her re-interpretation of the entire Christian mystical tradition in the light of her experience leaves much to be desired.
: My understanding is that when we reach the level of Christ Consciousness or what some call the casual level of consciousness, we finally fully realize that we are the Christs. We have been all along but we were not aware of it. So, how can
: we sin? How can we 'miss the mark' if we are, in fact, on the mark? Now, that doesn't mean that moral and ethical codes cease to exist. Of course, they exist and we can still choose to violate them. But that is not sin. Sin or the illusion of separateness from God ceases and therefore, we can't sin?! How could we?
We could because such perfect realization is not necessarily a constant, because perfect psychological integration is hardly ever found, and because old conditioning can flare up in certain circumstances. One must take responsibility for these things when they happen. To say there is no personal self so no one to take responsibility is nonsense. The human soul continues to exist and its perfection will not be completed until it is fully established in heaven.
Peace,
Phil