The Direct Experience
The Buddha held that Reality is beyond sense experience. Like colour, say red, it can only be experienced, not described. Likewise you know the nature of Reality by venturing into your inner self. Those who are anxious to learn must experiment and accept their own findings. They should not be guided by dogmas or creeds, or by doctrines and theories, no matter how profound they may be. They do not have to believe the experiences of others. To the Buddha, self-verification through self-experience is the way to peace of mind, to higher wisdom, to nirvana – which is not an after-life experience. It is here and now.
(Ashoka Vohra – Taken from Sri Ramana Jyoti, October 2010)
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