Human Potential Is Infinite - A. H. Almaas

At his SAND18 appearance A. H. Almaas talks about the importance and mystery of being human, and of the great opportunity and potential of human beings. He tells us that his aim is to expand our horizons beyond the limitations of the nondual point of view-reminding us that God needs the human being to know itself-and hopes we will come away with a greater appreciation of our preciousness.
"In this experience we do not surmise that we are potential; we know we are potential by being potential. Our presence is the presence of potentiality. Here, presence and potential are the same thing. This shows that when we recognize that a particular individual has a great deal of potential, we are actually recognizing that person’s soul, seeing its potentiality." A. H. Almaas, The Inner Journey Home, ch. 5
"Because there are many and various potentials in the human being, there are naturally wide variations in the perception of how the process of maturation proceeds. Different teachings emphasize different parts of the human potential. There are also differences in the value attached to the various potentials, and in the ways these potentials are conceptualized." - A. H. Almaas, The Pearl Beyond Price, ch. 16
"HOW DOES THE POTENTIALITY INHERENT to the soul become actuality? How does potential for experience become experience? How does potential for forms of knowledge become actual knowledge, manifest and perceptible forms? What is responsible for the inner infinite riches of the soul becoming manifest? The soul must possess a property or properties that allow her to translate her hidden treasures from the obscurity of potential to the light of actuality." - A. H. Almaas, The Inner Journey Home, ch. 6
"This work and all other schools of spiritual work, all religions, all methods and philosophies about enlightenment, liberation, God, spirit, true nature, and so on, should not be necessary. I do not mean they are not necessary; I mean they should not be necessary. They are attempts to describe what a human being is actually supposed to be, and how to go about being that. They all ask the same questions: What is a human being? What is a real and complete human being? What is the real human life? What is the human life that has actualized the full human potential? What is it that we are all about, and how do we go about being that?" - A. H. Almaas, Diamond Heart Book Five, ch. 3
"Self-reflection is important for self-perception and knowledge. In fact, many people believe that self-reflection is what differentiates human beings from other life-forms; they believe that it is unique to human consciousness. It is a potential of the human soul that arises as part of normal development. Without it a human being would be ignorant of his inner motivations, impulses, conflicts, and so on. It is necessary for self-examination, which includes the appraisal of one’s beliefs, assumptions about reality, and so on. This is obviously important for the development of human understanding, and human knowledge in general." - A. H. Almaas, The Inner Journey Home, ch. 12
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[@farahfoulla]

Beautiful. As usual ❤thank you Hamid❤

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sacred teaching, thank you 🙏

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Thank you ! ❤

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