The GOD PARADOX - Brian Muraresku & Karen Armstrong

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Karen Armstrong OBE FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, while in the convent and majored in English. She left the convent in 1969. Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
Brian C. Muraresku is the New York Times Best Selling author of "The Immortality Key: the Secret History of the Religion with No Name". Alumnus of Brown University and Georgetown Law. He was recently on the Joe Rogan Podcast with Graham Hancock (episode 1543) and Lex Fridman Podcast (episode 211).
The Immortality Key is a look into the psychedelic origins of the world's great spiritual practices and what those might mean for how we view ourselves and the world around us.
More information on Brian C. Muraresku here - www.brianmuraresku.com
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The Immortality Key is Muraresku's debut book. In 2020, it became a New York Times bestseller. Audible named it "Best of 2020" in the History category.
This video also features a clip from Joseph Campbell - "The Power of Myth" ep.6
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[@AfterSkool]

Spirituality is full of paradoxes. The more you detach from your conditioning and the material world, the more connected you feel to everything. The more you try to define God, the more you misunderstand God. The more you look inward, the more you see outward. The more you let go, the more comes to you. The less you desire, the more you gain. The more you suffer, the more you grow. Suffering is unbearable, but it's all perfect. In order to live, one has to die. “I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” - Rumi Huge thank you to Brian Muraresku for putting this thought-provoking presentation together. He is an extraordinary explorer, researcher, teacher and friend. His book, "The Immortality Key" is phenomenal. If you enjoyed this video and want to help create more, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Thank you www.patreon.com/AfterSkool

[@joelartl9014]

Yes

[@carefulcarpenter]

Well--- mythology and intellectual reasoning do not mix well. Paradox is a result of incomplete spiritual growth. What I mean is that paradox is not self-contradictory in the deeper perspective. The Unified Field of Consciousness combines both the "seen and the unseen". By definition. _Synchonistic mathematics_ is a tool that helps to recognize wholeness. "Spiritual growth is cognitive growth." ( m.scott peck, The Road Less Traveled.) Simply put: Sadly, most people are spiritually blind yet believe they know more than they actually do. This is why faith is important.

[@elonever.2.071]

I dont see Spirituality as being full of paradoxes. I see the apparent paradoxes as a lack of understanding of the human condition, which is that we are a dichotomy, an immortal Conscious 'Being' and a temporary flesh vehicle, both having the same experiences from different points of view. Both of these attributes of the human dichotomy has its own conscious thought process as a means to attain a goal. The body has the Ego whose sole purpose is to keep the body alive and well and doesnt have the capacity to do much more than that. And because the world is such a dangerous place the Ego is usually front and center because if the body dies this experience for both sides of the dichotomy ends as well. The Conscious part of us relies on Intuition which is more holistic and fearless in its scope. The whole message and answer to these paradoxes is to quiet the Ego, make it take a back seat on the journey of this experience and let Consciousness that relies on Intuition handle the reigns. Doing this frees up a lot of wasted energy. The difference is being either the driver on an adventure where all your attention is on the road ahead, or being the passenger having full confidence in the driver and being able to see all the delights as they pass by. "You need to die in order to live" translation = you need to let go of your fear based Ego and trust your Intuition...you will get so much more out of it. "You need to be empty in order to be full" Again, let go of the desires of the Ego, its baggage and its very fearful limited view of the world and see everything for its wonder, its beauty and its place on the world stage as life plays out. The Ego has emotional attachments, the Conscious Being does not. All of these paradoxes are saying the same thing...let go of the fear and future projected needs and be an observer on this journey we call life. Your experiences will be so much better and you will receive so much more out of them.

[@carefulcarpenter]

@@elonever.2.071 Elone Ver.2.0---- 1 year account. No subs. No videos. No favorites. Hmmmmmm?

[@elonever.2.071]

@@carefulcarpenter I too was a carpenter before I retired. I am not of this world. I am a visitor, that chose to experience this life as an observer through the adventures of a flesh and blood vehicle. I lived it intensely and fully immersed no matter the situation I found myself in... The triumphs and the tragedies were monumental and soul crushing. I am not tech savvy enough nor do I desire to do videos. My Ego is diminished enough that I do not crave external validation. As far as 'favorites' and 'subs'? My interests are many and varied but mostly centered around the concept of understanding our reality both from an Egocentric standpoint and as an observer. So as a 'new' subject or idea is presented before me I do lots of internet research on it and if it intrigues me I will buy and consume as many books as is necessary to be very well versed on the subject. So my favorites are fleeting...the subject that consumed my intellect today is relegated to a section of my bookcase tomorrow. And I do not have the time nor the desire to keep updating fav's and subs. In truth, I am so over this experience...I am just waiting for my train to arrive, have my ticket punched and go back home.

[@aakkii2123]

Just in case no one has told you lately, I'm proud of you ❤️For moving through the mess no matter how hard it is at times . For building resilience and strength every single time you get back up after a long and treacherous fall . For getting up every day despite the heaviness that has settled into your heart . For having the courage to persevere through the storm . For holding on to the hope that something better is awaiting you on the other side of the mountain . For continuing to cradle that hope when everything around around you is unknown . That takes strength, bravery, courage, & that is something worth being proud of ❤️👑

[@Mika-El-]

Be blessed, you.

[@MrEliaspalacios6]

Thank you. I want you to know I feel the same way about you.

[@4n931D3MoN]

🥹Thank you. Very much needed to hear this.💜⭐️🤍

[@aakkii2123]

@@4n931D3MoN I am that I am. That's God speaking. I am just his vessel.

[@justsayalhamdulillaah9720]

Thanks man.

[@tadradagast19]

"It's all perfect, in its unbearable imperfection", beautiful.

[@Cardioid2035]

Yet absolutely frustrating

[@elonever.2.071]

@@Cardioid2035 It is only frustrating if you have an attachment to the outcome. Life is a ballet of birth and death all orchestrated at a level way above our pay grade. We were given the privilege to be part of that ballet for a very short cameo appearance.

[@ADUAquascaping]

@@elonever.2.071 Just do away with the concept of perfection. It's simple. It's impermanent permutations. Literal fractals.

[@elonever.2.071]

@@ADUAquascaping I agree. Perfection is a state of becoming. Once achieved entropy sets in and it starts dissolving into obscurity. And yes, conscious fractals we are.

[@ADUAquascaping]

@@elonever.2.071 Yes! Haha. We are on to something. I'm fraactalinnngggg riiigghhttt nnoowwww 🕳️😂

[@Jadenshade]

I wrote a book called G.O.D. about this topic. I was exploring the nature of mental illness as it relates to religion, and called the root illness a "logical paradox." This logical paradox is the conscious mind trying to reconcile being separate from God instead of an extension of God experiencing reality subjectively through our ego. We all know this when we are born, but we spend our whole lives trying to remember this simple fact. Cheers.

[@Matt-hh2ye]

Very nice! Ive been thinking a lot lately about how much mental illness is growing in the same society that's trying to distance itself from God. Not necessarily the cause but I've got my suspicions. Like deep down they know something is wrong but they don't know what. If that's true it'll rebalance :)

[@valcarbajal2962]

Thank you for sharing😭💙💙

[@godless_rain22]

I would like to read this.

[@kutkontgat5654]

A link to where one can purchase your book?

[@BatkoBrat]

A new way of looking at this issue for me. Thank you for sharing, where could your book be found?

[@aakkii2123]

Right now , someone is grateful for the impact you've had on them . Someone is staring at your soul - filled art in their homes and tearing up at the magic your hands created . Someone is reading your heartfelt words and feeling less alone in this world . Someone is laughing uncontrollably at the memories you share . Someone is remembering the kindness of a stranger and praying that you are healthy and whole . Someone is blessed to have known you , to have felt your love in its entirety even if it was for a brief moment in time . Someone is in awe of you and the imprint you leave on the world . Someone is inspired by your courage and strength and using it as a catalyst to dig into their own hearts , their own healing . Right now , someone out there is thankful that you exist 🙏🏻❤️

[@boerbeun]

Narscism at work 👌

[@leeroy14r60]

As a person who stole 5 children, alot of people are thinking the opposite.

[@honorahs.3262]

@@leeroy14r60 what are you referring to?

[@brushstroke3733]

This comment is most certainly not addressed to me. Must be nice to feel like it is.

[@haionepiece]

VIETNAMESE GIA KIM THUẠT THANKS

[@janicestevenson6496]

"God, whatever that means is not something to be understood by the rational mind." Thank you for this presentation. Here is an excerpt from The One God by Marshall Vian Summers. "You cannot comprehend God with your intellect... To reunite with God, you have to become more like what God really created in you. God has placed Knowledge within you to guide you and to redeem you. Beliefs are secondary and often stand in the way of this redemption. You must have the courage and faith in the Divine to think of God anew, to realize your responsibilities here and to recognize that you were sent into the world to be a contributor, not a judge or a critic... If you are to understand humanity's destiny and future within a Greater Community of life in the universe, you must have a new experience and understanding of the Divine." (The One God, MVS)

[@johnchapman5125]

Thank you very much.

[@thegoodlife5383]

Be one with nature. You are the universe expressing itself through a soul carrying a little corpse. ✨️ stay blessed. 🙏

[@FalseCogs]

Ah yes, each of us is a beautiful corpse in the making.

[@SaraFruhling]

Nope. Many of you are not interested in God. You're interested in a satisfactory explanation that numbs your itch for truth and fits into your hedonism. You will pay dearly for that so correct the intention before proceeding any further. Many of you should start from scratch because undoing the theological mess you've weaved will take much longer than just building anew with a sincere dedication for truth and not convenience. True self seeks liberation through truth but the ego seeks convenience through theories (having no issue at all to take opinion as fact). Be real.

[@MalissiaCreates]

@@SaraFruhling you only meet yourself. Good luck. Many blessings Godling. 🙏🏼🧘🏼‍♀️☺️♥️

[@MalissiaCreates]

What a lovely statement! The universe expressing itself through a soul carrying a little corpse … that is healthy death positivity and awareness of your spacious existence in form! ♥️♥️♥️

[@SNAPLINKSLLC]

You are not the universe. That's silly. I mean if you don't care about truth then believe what you want. Also a corpse is dead. We are alive

[@bartie55]

I LOVED Brian Muraresku's book 'the Immortality Key', I also love this channel. A match made in heaven!

[@captaindiabetes4244]

I liked his book too but this book he hyped up is complete trash I listened to it on audible and it was so fkin boring and stories don't even make sense she just hand picked a few to fit her narrative

[@bible1st]

The immortality key, turns out Is faith in Jesus Christ. Belief on the " Word of God" . Point blank.

[@deign2win235]

0:49 "strange as it sounds, the fate of the planet could very well depend on our definition of God." No, my friend, that does not sound strange. That makes more sense than anything else I've heard today. This channel may save KZbin, keep up the amazing work.

[@james.sirois]

I have expressed and defined this God paradox in a philosophy that emerged from me I call 'paradoxism'. The experience of God when we either think or feel it is essentially a paradox within a paradox. From the paradox of infinity emerges the paradox of existence coexisting with void. Paradoxes themselves are a matter of human consciousness experiencing something- this experience is not necessarily an indication of falsehood or failure of logic; It delineates the boundary between perceptual comprehension and conceptual comprehension. We can not perceive 1 million objects, much less infinity, but we can hold a representative concept in our minds such as the circle (a geometric shape with an infinite amount of sides for example). Even in physics we see how logic gives way to paradoxical logic (what are veridical paradoxes). An example would be black holes which are infinite in density. In mathematics the example is zero. In regards to God, it is the ultimate consciousness which effects a simultaneous creation and destruction of reality. It is the process of materializing existence from void- order from chaos- limitation from limitlessness- power from potential etc. The ancient Hindus called it Brahman and Atman, the Ancient Gnostics called it Pleroma and Abraxas. It certainly is not new, but humanity is becoming increasingly aware of it- itself.

[@atkgrl]

Yes because you are not allowed to even discuss “their” God without repercussions of breading, bombs, death how ignorant the sheep are it’s just amazing a little knowledge will bring societal advancement to a halt. Why the Govt didn’t release the fact of aliens because then how can you control man with no god or belief systems

[@charlemagne5764]

Well , I'm the first one to read this comment. And I think it's great! Warning, I'm LDS .We believe that we are all gods in due time , the New Testament says that we will be given partnership of the throne of God , that's a scary thing to say!

[@bible1st]

The fate of the planet is destruction. God himself who knows the future has already told us. Otherwise we wouldnt know, but it was revealed to us. First by water it was deluged, next time by fire, but eventually God will destroy the actual universe and the earth and create a new one.

[@nicholasfulford6753]

@@james.sirois I see someone who has read Jung's "Seven Sermons to the Dead" and gets them.

[@PKWeaver74]

I experienced this feeling so strongly during an LSD trip, I was an atheist before that trip, I felt an indescribable feeling that made me aware there was something spiritual in every living thing including me, I communed with the garden in which I was sitting. It changed me.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

You were just high dude, it's hilarious to me that it takes LSD to convert someone from being an atheist. Once the LSD wore off did you become an atheist again?

[@xxyyxx2861]

Atheist is the one who doesn't look at the God as the same who is created by humans to cope. You can't belittle God if you don't believe he exists. Religion ruins that form and idea.

[@anthonyfontana4068]

Yep same here acid made me bow my head to the lord

[@MrMabawsaritchie]

I was Athiest too, till I smoked 120mg of DMT and went into the ball of light at the end of the "tunnel". God is his creation. Pure infinite consciousness. All that is, has been, and ever will be. God is everyone, and everything in existence. Nothing is not God.

[@PKWeaver74]

@@MrMabawsaritchie Your DMT experience was infinitely more enjoyable than mine......

[@manrajmudan2181]

Thanks as always Afterskool 🙌🏾🙏🏾 you are the online spiritual guide, we never knew we needed ❤

[@jesseknox9322]

Like it or not Afterskool you are doing God's Work. Thank you for bringing people together to connect the divine dots

[@miguelatkinson]

depending on what type of God's work you define

[@vanessa9937]

Woahhhhh this video just changed my life. Thank you so much for making this video. You have no idea how much you are helping each one of us on this spiritual journey with each video you post.

[@Jay_Hendrix]

"Where everything and nothing matters..." That was my revelatory experience right there. It's perfect duality ☯️

[@ADUAquascaping]

Just do away with the concept of perfection. It's simple. It's impermanent permutations. Literal fractals.

[@TheEncouragementKid]

i don't fully comprehend that yet, perhaps, you'd take the time to explain it a lil further?

[@whitem00gle]

@@TheEncouragementKid it's a binary thought process. Duality is merely another illusion to keep your mind locked in a tribalistic state. The notion that things are balanced or need to be balanced is absurd. It's a way for people to cope with wreckless hate/pain that defies explanation or rationality, but that, I guess, is just my opinion anymore.

[@Jay_Hendrix]

@@TheEncouragementKid The simplest way I could explain it is that the nihilists and the optimists are both right. Life is simultaneously utterly meaningless and absolutely meaningful. The proof that God exists is the fact that God doesn't exist. Faith quite literally requires doubt. If God were obvious, everyone would believe, and therefore belief wouldn't require any strength of will. It's so much easier to doubt. But belief is hard. So start by believing your beliefs, not your doubts.

[@TheEncouragementKid]

@@Jay_Hendrix damn, I see why they call you good mitchy. That's a good ass explanation my guy thank you ♥️ jet beyond your doubts brother

[@uphillbothways2287]

Stellar pair. Love having you illustrate Brian's words & works. SO GOOD. Thanks & Cheers.

[@taylordatsmetaylordatsme1518]

I was moved to tears, in awe of the great wholeness that has been at hand for so many thousands of years. Great share ❤

[@loveliberationofficial]

love this❤

[@ADUAquascaping]

Just do away with the concept of perfection. It's simple. It's impermanent permutations. Literal fractals.

[@loveliberationofficial]

@@ADUAquascaping Cool to describe it in this mathematical way!

[@CourageGraceandKickintheAss]

This was an awesome video. I've studied world religions because of fascination and origins in history. Thank you 😊

[@Cardioid2035]

Well for a reason I can’t explain, beyond my belief in salvation I also seem to crave to learn the infallible truth as to ‘why’ this reality exists the way it does. I want to intrinsically understand why the experience of joy and suffering exist here as a duality. I believe there would be no violence, spite or resentment amongst us if we all ‘knew’ by default what it means, why it is, and how it is that we are abrasively consciously ‘here’… So I sometimes pray for the physical or meta-physical manifestation of God to return to save us from ourselves by helping us collectively achieve this deep enlightenment.

[@james.sirois]

I have expressed this God paradox in a philosophy that emerged from me I call 'paradoxism'. It reconciles physics and metaphysics. The experience of God when we either think or feel it is essentially a paradox within a paradox. From the paradox of infinity emerges the paradox of existence coexisting with void. Paradoxes themselves are a matter of human consciousness experiencing something- this experience is not necessarily an indication of falsehood or failure of logic; It delineates the boundary between perceptual comprehension and conceptual comprehension. We can not perceive 1 million objects, much less infinity, but we can hold a representative concept in our minds such as the circle (a geometric shape with an infinite amount of sides for example). Even in physics we see how logic gives way to paradoxical logic (what are veridical paradoxes). An example would be black holes which are infinite in density. In mathematics the example is zero. In regards to God, it is the ultimate consciousness which effects a simultaneous creation and destruction of reality. It is the process of materializing existence from void- order from chaos- limitation from limitlessness- power from potential etc. The ancient Hindus called it Brahman and Atman, the Ancient Gnostics called it Pleroma and Abraxas. It certainly is not new, but humanity is becoming increasingly aware of it- itself.

[@Cardioid2035]

@@james.sirois Do you think this reality is a test for an afterlife and infinity is simply our coded simulation boundary to prevent anything biological from ever fundamentally understanding the eternal paradox of existence? Perhaps in an attempt to allow our soul to learn something in it’s time here? (I truly believe in the soul through the phenomena of past life cases being verifiable beyond any doubt)

[@danielhicks1682]

Something missing in great videos like this is the fact that most people do not go to religion for these concepts. Its a small slice of the population actually care to know the "true" nature of God. They want help with moral dilemmas, soul crushing depression, supernatural help out of difficult situations, and a sense that a power greater than themselves cares about them and wants them to be happy. If the worlds religions only promised what this video discusses, they would barely exist.

[@cheri238]

I always turn to Joseph Campbell also, and other philosophers, and theologians, art, poetry, literature histories, science, music, art . THOMAS AQUINAS, SAINT AGUSTINE, SPINOZA, EINSTEIN, THE MYSTICS, SUFFISM Rumi, so many. I GREW UP IN NATURE AS A SMALL CHILD, AND I WAS AN AWE OF EVERYTHING. COMPASSION. THANK YOU BRIAN PLUS MS. ARMSTRONG AND THIS VIDEO TODAY. GOD IS IN US. THERE IS NO FEAR OF DEATH, WE DIE EACH MOMENT WITH ONE BREATH IN AND ONE BREATH OUT. LOVE TO OUR WORLD. ❤️🙏

[@pokegurl123456]

It's mind-blowing how I came up with this exact conclusion on my own years ago...this video strengthened my beliefs. Thank you.

[@darbrad3952]

Same for me. I had never experienced inner bliss until this dawned on me. the connectivity to everything can feel quite intense but feels right.

[@whophead6837]

What else is mind blowing, is that all around the world, at different times in History, people have written his word and the text match. He spoke the same message to all of them to be written. Before internet or mail

[@SaraFruhling]

Many of you are not interested in God. You're interested in a satisfactory explanation that numbs your itch for truth and fits into your hedonism. You will pay dearly for that so correct the intention before proceeding any further. Many of you should start from scratch because undoing the theological mess you've weaved will take much longer than just building anew with a sincere dedication for truth and not convenience. True self seeks liberation through truth but the ego seeks convenience through theories (having no issue at all to take opinion as fact). Be real.

[@darbrad3952]

@@SaraFruhling Okay, thanks for your opinion. I don't see how believing that any individual of faith going on to an afterlife isn't an egotistical concept. I have a belief in my own version of what you would call your version of God so go easy casting stones there about how we will pay dearly, you don't know that, you have faith about it! which is believing in the absence of any evidence. That's your prerogative, it's not to be enforced or expected to hold any weight with anyone else. My view sees everything as one and equal so I would consider that less self centered and more connected to reality. It's a big universe out there I don't believe we are the mainstage and that to me is the egotistical downfall of most man made religion and the reason why anyone who thinks below the surface level finds it hard to not see that something may not be right here.

[@darbrad3952]

@@SaraFruhling also, I don't see how taking your beliefs straight out of a book that is one version of a story isn't a lazy or ,in your words, convenient approach instead of trying to come to your own conclusions based on your objective and subjective experience throughout your life.

[@15IgorS]

Those drawings have such a strong message. Love the one with trust science 💰! I am not religious and never have been. But since a good trip on mushrooms I have met the spiritual world. I was laying in the grass and was one with the nature (even have had an ego death). It showed me visually and mentally how everything is connected with eachother. I learned so much after that. For example how mycelium connect everything and let the trees communicate I learned more about spirituality (thanks to this channel as well) but there is so much more to explore! Microdosing helped me alot in tough times. For me, it doesn't matter if or what god you believe in. As long as it unite eachother and don't hold you or someone else down. But unfortunately we have a lot of religion related wars and people who can't love the same gender... Let yourself and someone else be. And give love if you want to receive it.

[@samglazier1433]

This wins my all time favourite post. Thank you so much x❤

[@honorahs.3262]

Beautiful! Thank you Brian and After Skool for your work, videos, etc. I am so glad I came across Brian‘s book The Immortality Key. Which led me to read Reality, etc and now I will enjoy reading Sacred Nature. ❤ Many blessings to all.

[@777dolf1]

GOOD STUFF!!! Thank you for not dragging your feet. A Ton of Info in a few minutes. Great job!

[@Thomas-pq4ys]

I'm a life-long musician. The pleasure I derive from playing, performing music, is my god. Words cannot describe what I feel.

[@OnlineMD]

Ah, you're immersed in the ocean of divine sound...you have discovered NADA YOGA...🙏 pronounced naada with the d sounding as in thee...

[@jonathanz.9675]

Pleasure can’t be the ultimate or true God. That is a chemical release that makes you feel pleasure; a mouse with a wire to it’s brain can feel the same thing

[@scroopynooperz9051]

@@jonathanz.9675 Then that wire is god to the mouse xD

[@Man.Well93]

Omg you're so deep and unique!!!!!

[@OmegaChad_7]

"Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desires?.." - Qur'an 25:43

[@aakkii2123]

Maybe , when it comes down to it , love is not about chasing another human being . Maybe , love is about chasing yourself . Chasing your growth . Chasing your hope Maybe love is about learning how to be gentle with yourself , how to believe in the way the Universe has removed certain people from your life . And maybe love grows within you when you learn how to trust your own heart , when you learn how to walk away from the things that have not cared for it Maybe , love is about learning how to accept that sometimes even beautiful things end , that sometimes the timing isn't right . And maybe love is about learning that endings aren't something to regret ; maybe it is about learning how to let go , how to appreciate the things you experienced at the hands of caring that were real and hopeful and light in a world that sometimes fails to be soft . Maybe , love is about learning how to be alone . Maybe it is about learning how to wake up in the middle of the bed . How to make just one cup of coffee in the morning . How to hold your own heart , how to take up space . Maybe there is beauty to be found in falling in love with your growth , in learning how to stop filling voids with other human beings , and instead , in slowly having the courage to heal those voids yourself . Maybe love is about learning how to be proud of the person you are stretching into , is about embracing the beauty and the depth that exists in trying for something while you are here . And maybe within that , love is about honoring your heart . Maybe the truest , and most honest , extension of love exists in the way you learn how to love yourself , exists in the way you learn how to be compassionate towards the parts of yourself , and your journey , that no one else claps for Maybe , love exists in the way you fight to be here , in the way you crash your heart into this world . Maybe , love is about you - being your own strength , being your own safe place . Maybe , when it comes down to it , love is about finally learning how to give yourself the same love you so beautifully give to others . Maybe , love is about embracing the person you are becoming , and believing in your heart , on even your hardest of days

[@debbievan8736]

Aakkii. Your words really moved me. Thank you ❤

[@dharmarivera6868]

Amazing video as always. Loved the information and graphics

[@thecurlyafro8496]

Just listening to this made me cry. Not tears of sadness but i guess of Joy.

[@dmtdreamz7706]

Connecting with the joy of looking at beautiful things. This will make you fall in love with life. The beauty of when I walk out of my house, I look at trees, cars, the sun, the clouds, the desert, where I live. Even my own body. When I look at my own body I just get joy out of looking at the beauty of my own body. My body is a work of art. I can connect with that um. Just that alone is enough to create an amazingly fulfilling life.

[@walterschmidt3544]

Only Christ can give you a fulfilling life

[@dmtdreamz7706]

@@walterschmidt3544 There was a very strange feature in this case, strange because of its extremely rare occurrence. This man had once been brought to the scaffold in company with several others, and had had the sentence of death by shooting passed upon him for some political crime. Twenty minutes later he had been reprieved and some other punishment substituted; but the interval between the two sentences, twenty minutes, or at least a quarter of an hour, had been passed in the certainty that within a few minutes he must die. I was very anxious to hear him speak of his impressions during that dreadful time, and I several times inquired of him as to what he thought and felt. He remembered everything with the most accurate and extraordinary distinctness, and declared that he would never forget a single iota of the experience. ‘About twenty paces from the scaffold, where he had stood to hear the sentence, were three posts, fixed in the ground, to which to fasten the criminals (of whom there were several). The first three criminals were taken to the posts, dressed in long white tunics, with white caps drawn over their faces, so that they could not see the rifles pointed at them. Then a group of soldiers took their stand opposite to each post. My friend was the eighth on the list, and therefore he would have been among the third lot to go up. A priest went about among them with a cross: and there was about five minutes of time left for him to live. ‘He said that those five minutes seemed to him to be a most interminable period, an enormous wealth of time; he seemed to be living, in these minutes, so many lives that there was no need as yet to think of that last moment, so that he made several arrangements, dividing up the time into portions-one for saying farewell to his companions, two minutes for that; then a couple more for thinking over his own life and career and all about himself; and another minute for a last look around. He remembered having divided his time like this quite well. While saying good- bye to his friends he recollected asking one of them some very usual everyday question, and being much interested in the answer. Then having bade farewell, he embarked upon those two minutes which he had allotted to looking into himself; he knew beforehand what he was going to think about. He wished to put it to himself as quickly and clearly as possible, that here was he, a living, thinking man, and that in three minutes he would be nobody; or if somebody or something, then what and where? He thought he would decide this question once for all in these last three minutes. A little way off there stood a church, and its gilded spire glittered in the sun. He remembered staring stubbornly at this spire, and at the rays of light sparkling from it. He could not tear his eyes from these rays of light; he got the idea that these rays were his new nature, and that in three minutes he would become one of them, amalgamated somehow with them. ‘The repugnance to what must ensue almost immediately, and the uncertainty, were dreadful, he said; but worst of all was the idea, ‘What should I do if I were not to die now? What if I were to return to life again? What an eternity of days, and all mine! How I should grudge and count up every minute of it, so as to waste not a single instant!’ He said that this thought weighed so upon him and became such a terrible burden upon his brain that he could not bear it, and wished they would shoot him quickly and have done with it.’

[@jelmo8443]

@@walterschmidt3544 no

[@chasecarter1170]

@@walterschmidt3544 only Walter can tell us what gives us a fulfilling life.......gtfoh Walter. Your religious BS belongs elsewhere.

[@Chipiipii23]

The sunset is the first thing I look for when I leave the work place. It’s magical really.

[@empowerment.artist]

Amazing and touching. The only thing missing from the discussion is how to deal with the ego, which in turn has enough material for several videos. The ego is accumulated pain, and to become empty and open to the moment, we need to process emotions consciously. That is the end of greed and apathy: and the self love that inner work brings is the love for the world. You cant love the world and other people if you dont love yourself. True self love brings on the true divine bliss! And it awakens the need to serve others from purity.

[@TheAxeMurderer0]

Brian always brings gold in forms of knowledge. Thanks for the video!

[@danielhelms94]

This video literally holds the entire Truth of Existence in near perfect visual/symbolic form. Well done. Thank you.

[@jaseveltkamp2784]

Please draw this allegory I wrote. It's short so maybe it would make a good tic tok or KZbin short. Once there was a Mystical tree with an abundance of leaves. One leaf says to another leaf, " I'm so very afraid. It's getting colder and if the temperature keeps plummeting we will all surely die." The other leaf says to the scared leaf,"Can't you see! You're not afraid because you're going to die, you're afraid because you've mistaken your stem for your roots. You're actually rooted much deeper than you believe."

[@spiralsun1]

Hi Brian I love Karen Armstrong. Her book on the 3 monotheistic religions A history of God is one of my favorite books. I cited it in my first book “The Textbook of the Universe: The Genetic Ascent to God” back in 2003. My definition is like yours. I had your book confused with “The Synchronicity Key” which I didn’t really resonate with -but mainly because I write and work on synchronicity in that same first book and in several papers. So I apologize!!! I want to read your book now for sure! Thank you for this! The change in world view is coming. It’s going to be unexpected and fundamental. In the past, religions contained some of it-emphasis on “contained”-but could not universally and permanently connect people. This time will be different. Thank you again❤🙏🏻👁️

[@ADUAquascaping]

There is an energy and observer within all things

[@buckyes6749]

This was so touching. I cried hard. God said - I told you so

[@applesnotoranges]

Everyone clapped. The curtain falls. Theater is closed. A crackhead lights up a meth pipe in the back alley, seeking god.

[@buckyes6749]

@@applesnotoranges …and another troll dbag moves his fingers.

[@cbeasy1856]

Thank you for this. I needed this video today and didn’t even know it.

[@hunterkirk480]

My list of characteristics of God that must exist to make God worthy of worship and following. Lacking any one of these thing undermines the value of such a God. 01) God must be Aware self knowing being with thoughts and feelings of its own. 02) God must be perfect 03) There can only be One God 04) God must be good 05) God must be interested in the individual and be able to effect the life of the individual. 06) God Must be all powerful 07) God must be consistent 08) God must be eternal 09) Gods desire must be transmitted to living people so they can attempt to follow the Gods desires 10) God must be open and honest 11) God must exist outside of our world and universe and be beyond the limits of our physical world. My issue with Armstrong is her focus on emotion and mysticism in which our emotions are king and self worship is a ever dangerous cliff. Most pagan faith worshiped the creation and not the creator. It diminished God in to a force to be used as you wish a force that lacks thought or feeling no more worth worship then a flood or a storm.

[@Nour0292]

This is truly amazing. Thank you for all this ..

[@ElmexiAngelo_98]

This is all true this is what meditation did ,It changed my life and took off my depression that I was having for 9 years, And felt a change around me and inside of me , It's Beautifully amazing 😇

[@fantasmagoria00]

Love Brian’s work! great that you have him here!

[@loveliberationofficial]

Wow, just wow! We feel that with everything, the truth is always somewhere in the middle. This is why we have to forge the bridge between every perspective. Because we believe on a fundamental level everyone agrees.

[@hudsonhill9777]

I’m a big fan of “The Immortality Key”! I read that a few years ago after hearing him on JRE. Such a cool theory, which I hope becomes a widely accepted fact in the future. If only more people in the world shared this mentality. The world would be in a much better state.

[@bunnygirl2448]

Wow, You perfectly vocalized the conclusion I had come to on my own, but couldn’t explain to others!!! This video helps me explain it

[@m.m6552]

Glad to see I’m not the only one :D

[@awakeenlighten2298]

Excellent!

[@jordanm6940]

Wow. When i was 15 i experienced my first bout of gnosis after being introduced to Emerson in school. I thought i was losing my mind. I remember very vividly the act of writing down my conclusion: All is One and One is All… God is the Perfect Paradox. Amazing video, i can’t wait to start reading some of her work.

[@liamcarter7597]

Gnosis is impossible to experience and also not what was spoken about in this video. You mean kenosis?

[@spacklurns159]

You hit on a truth, my friend. Very young, too. God bless you. I love you.

[@tedforrester1948]

Once again comes the quantum physics staple of "observation creates reality."

[@electricsnut]

Because without you, reality wouldn’t exist

[@tedforrester1948]

@@electricsnut Yes, because we each hallucinate our realities. Our sensory organs paint each moment we perceive with brain chemistry. Each of us is having a novel experience every second that is both shared and unshared.

[@Chipiipii23]

It’s good to see all the content in the video. Most of the time I just feel alone. Of course at the root of it all (energy wise) I know I’m not. But on a human level I receive zero connection on a daily basis. Even a 16min utube vid w the right stuff is a breath of fresh air for a suffocating soul…✌🏼

[@pariaheep]

I feel you... keep breathing!

[@franciscosifuentes3007]

Thank you this is best video you put out, in my opinion ❤

[@isaklytting5795]

These drawings make me so happy! They are so evocative and inspiring! I especially loved the panorama of all the globe's ancient religions at 4:47. This image made me remember how I used to love thinking about ancient religions and philosophies, and how happy it used to make me to just let my mind wander in the images that came to my mind. Thank you to the wonderful artist and to Brian Muraresku.

[@amandacollyer645]

Fantastic segment; thanks!

[@AlchemicalThoughts]

Wow this one was GREAT. I have been formulating certain ideas recently as a result of personal hardships and an ever growing fissure between what I believe is true, good, and worthwhile vs. what I am being pushed into on a daily basis by society, media and endless quest for MONEY and "power," and all the sickening rest of it. This video hit on some of these ideas that I have been earning the hard way, only they really fleshed them out further than I had. This is excellent stuff.

[@jennifermoody6987]

Each of us, from the most loving and "good" to the most evil and "bad", are all sparks of energy that the Source of All Creation, or the "Universe", created and sent out in order to experience and express itself. The first sparks were the ones who chose to create duality/polarity, in order to more fully experience, learn from, and understand its existence. Because Source is first and foremost, unconditional love, it means that each us is that as well, even if there are those who have chosen to exist and experience the total opposite of that. Love is what created us and what the majority of us are, consciously or unconsciously, trying to return to. It is who/what we are at our deepest core level. However, because Source is all encompassing, it stands to reason that so are we. The yin and yang symbol is a prime example of this. We all possess the light and dark spectrum of energy within us, and are given free will to choose how we want to embody and experience that spectrum. We were given free will in order for us to have the opportunity to choose what we want to experience, and it's our own choices that create our reality. We can choose to be an energetic representation of the light, the dark or even remain neutral. Everything is a choice, even when it seems like it's not. There are universal laws that were created in order to establish a guide of balance and foundation for us to explore our existence individually. There is one law that is absolutely absolute and can't be tampered with or altered, the way some of the other laws have been, and that is the law of One. It states that separation is an illusion, because everyone and everything is connected to everyone and everything else, and ALL is connected to the Source of All Creation. We are all just Source made manifest into reality. From the tiniest biological organism to the largest planetary body, everything is connected and forever will be.

[@elisteele574]

This is so beautiful and on point for the day and age we live in.

[@andreithe2nd908]

"Deus est sphaera infinita cuius centrum est ubique, circumferentia nusquam" ,,God is an infinite sphere whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere" I love this description.

[@reversefulfillment9189]

Wow man, love it! May you always synchronize with Good vibes.

[@DooDad30]

That was awesome! I recently went on a journey and was really shown how the universe is a giant paradox. And I also came to see but not understand that there was something very important about the nothingness… I found that one could go insane trying to understand these things with the human intellect. Great video

[@lornajames]

What journey did you go on?

[@oliviarosley1936]

Phenomenal. Thank you for sharing. Yet again Afterskool provides with summations of the collective

[@devinesoullovefrequencies.]

First time commenting . You really put this one beautifully together. Much , Gratitude, Love and Appreciation to you for the truth .🤍🥰🤗✨🙏🏾

[@3AA2]

Wonderful. Just wonderful.

[@BigZcivicsi]

i just finished the immortality key, i recommend it to everyone, its very eye opening and draws a lot of parallels between pagan rituals and modern religion, i think the part about the witch trials and how the church started the war on drugs with fighting hallucinogens were the most interesting part.

[@pgppatrickgplays7716]

Hey. Can you watch “Silence” with andrew garfield. And let me know what you think. For me i think it depicts how priest and devotees of religion, are getting it right but now fully understand what jesus stood for or their buddha. I don’t think thats a spoiler but please watch it and let me know what you thought of it.

[@bartie55]

Such a great book isn't it. All the bad sides of organised religion (power grabbing, money stealing, anti-'be the master of your own self', 'do exactly as we say, otherwise we'll burn you') makes people forget what beauty lies in some of the original texts and teachings.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Oh yes just try my tea. It can save the planet. It's the updated version of Ayahuasca. No nausea or headache though. I dare say it's better. True chemistry too. Not anecdotal.

[@karolinecox4345]

If you truly love Jesus, the most high has nothing to do with paganism. Much of the bible has been corrupted in the sense how Jesus was portrayed and what he meant when he did or did not do certain things. I love Jesus, I believe he died for me on the Cross but do not use the corrupt Bible against the Way that Jesus taught us to be and how to be with the Lord most high. Please be careful you have to read a lot of the original Bible texts to get true meaning. Do you know that Christian is a title that was used by NON CHRISTIANS TO LABEL BELIEVERS IN CHRIST. May the most High enlighten you in your future studies to see the truth as it is tricky .... written word by man is not always what Jesus or God taught. Like for example the Catholics say everything like a marriage that is sacred to God including mass has to be done in a church that is a LIE. THE TRUE followers of Jesus know that you can have an assembly anywhere an be and Honor Jesus Christ. If there is reference to anything pagan to do with the Lord in the bible of otherwise if is not of God. God is not pagan and is against that. I do not know everything and I may be wrong about some thing but too many people turn away from the truth because of written nonsense then what is in their heart. When you are ready ask God to show you when you are worthy and reveal some of the truth and power of His Glory, pray and pray and pray and be patient good things come to those who wait... maybe it will come sooner but once your heart is open to the Lord you will SEE THE TRUTH.

[@barnfrmdabury1]

@@ADUAquascaping how can I order

[@psychedwellness77]

Excellent. I have goosebumps! Thank you!

[@mayaflynnster]

Maya's mom here; Everyone wants peace in our world! Yes and an Honesty in our government!!!

[@Mentalist-758]

I am grateful for this information it benefited my circle of influence

[@dmtdreamz7706]

God is a madman who sits on the shore, morphs into a flamingo, and flys off into the sunset without a care in the world.

[@atomskreborn5740]

too much DMT today

[@Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Augustus]

@@atomskreborn5740 😂

[@Chipiipii23]

This mos def brought the image of hunter s Thompson directly forward

[@electroniceyes1408]

able to save and destroy...

[@mshoemaker11]

Obviously my experience is subjective, but this sounds like the "happenings" on DMT. Maybe not, but I am grateful to "feel" like I have had some of these experiences. Thank you for this wonderfully woven narrative. It is beautiful.

[@yeahTHATLarry]

Bless you all for creating this vid. It's important. I love you.

[@colomtnhigh77]

Wonderful video. That being said, it is ok to stand with one and against universalism. In other words, we all have antennas, but differing transmissions that can't all be correct.

[@lozaus1]

One of your best !!

[@ehza]

Beautiful. I was devoured by the content!

[@kfwimmer]

Excellent video Brian! I am ready for your next book.

[@cecilia00960]

Good to hear about the axial age. It is a most important paradigm developed by Karl Jaspers that was put aside and even desparaged by egemonic 'scholardom'.

[@LacyJane]

I really resonate with “divinity resides within us”

[@msaw504]

This seems sensible to me as well. According to Vedas, the God is everywhere and in everything. To feel God we have to practice 'Ashtaang Yoga' (eight limbs of yoga). Ashtaang Yoga will lead us to 'Moksha' (enlightenment or ultimate liberation) state in which we are always in connection with God.

[@atomskreborn5740]

it is true, at first it feels like delusion. but maybe we really are all of the one

[@carefulcarpenter]

I have been doing some serious research, looking to connect with people who truly understand what you just wrote. The problem seems to be shared experiences. I began experiencing synchronicity back at about age 23. Over the years I began noticing more events, but did not know anything anout Carl Jung and his term "synchronicity" until around 2007. Since then it has developed into regular experiences, almost everyday--- and extremely complex. Yet I have not met a peer since 2007 and producing 29 channel videos a decade ago, and writing in comment sections like this. Many people say they "resonate with divinity" yet do not relate at all to my discovery of _synchronistic mathematics._ 👀🐡🌾🌿⚘

[@loveliberationofficial]

That's because it is probably true ❤

[@ADUAquascaping]

The nature of existence is impermanent permutations. Literal fractals. So it's definitely true. There is no separation. Just let go of the concept of perfection.

[@truelow]

The Immortality Key by Brian Muraresku (the host) is such a good book. I highly recommend it to everyone that was interested in this video or religion in general.

[@kordx7004]

Studying the Baha'i faith for a couple of years now helped me a lot in coming to the same conclusions as drawn in this lovely video about the real nature of god. 🔅 It's all about Unity and Oneness of all Things. Thank you very, very much for your great videos and keep up the good work.

[@clowncarcrash8]

Great job on this video

[@MrStuckwithyou]

psilocybin helped me feel god better than anything else. It helped me see how everything is connected and how everything has beauty. It helped me look at everything with awe, as if I was a child seeing the world for the first time again. It made me laugh at everyone, worried, stressed, and rushing to get somewhere for they have forgotten god, at least for the moment. It helped me understand the irrationality of comparing myself to others as I am not supposed to be like anyone else. I am supposed to be me and them, them. & god made it that way. I also helped me understand that our problems are momentary, and that everything will be okay in the end & to stress oneself is a self burden. & if things are not okay, its not the end. ~Edited to change "understand god", to "feel god"

[@Loesters]

If things are not ok, it's not the end. That is a huge inside. Thank you. 🧚‍♀️

[@Redeemed.of.YHVH.thru.Christ]

You do not need to take hallucinogens to have a relationship with Jesus Christ, who is the Creator, YHVH incarnate, and those drugs only open you up to the dem0nic spirit world, but Satan never presents himself in his true form, but always as an angel of Iight, and therefore he presents the dem0nic spirit world as angelic too. Satan draws people in with the visual things they see, while Jesus Christ draws us to Him through our hearing His Word. You have been deceived my friend, by pharmak€a, the sorcery of hallucinogenic drugs. This is why Jesus tells us not to take such things into our body, because many a souI is being led to eternal damnation through this sorcery.

[@curtisnucmed]

I have had the mystical experience a few times in my life. What amazes me is how quickly I surrender that clarity for numbness. Partially because i have no one in my life to share it with, and partly because the inertia with such man is barreling toward the next phase is disheartening. Even though I know it is all as it was always going to be, and nothing in the universe is “wrong”. It hurts to watch myself (us all) in our death throes.

[@ACryforEarth]

The more i learn, the more I unlearn. This channel is a gem, as are your books!

[@apocalypse9347]

Wow 🤩 Superb video! Thanks brother Brian for this presentation. I truly admire the information you have in your head. I saw the JR interview with Graham Hancock. I have followed Graham’s work for many years and he has opened my eyes to our true history. Brian took it way beyond the next level. Mind blowing! I hope you do more of these videos. I have numerous comments I could make based on my programming experiences throughout my life but it would be too lengthy. Catholic school, church, etc. Infinite gratitude for sharing your knowledge. Everything is sacred! Peace and blessings! Namaste 🙏

[@KamenRaiden]

I've been trying to say that all religions are different translations of the same thing. This video puts all those ideas in ways I couldn't have ever thought of myself. I can show this to the people I've been telling and maybe they will understand what I meant.

[@FalseCogs]

The view that all main religions point to the same basic truth is sometimes known as _perennialism,_ and sometimes _universalism._

[@allencomeau]

I just ordered the book. Looking forward to it. Thanks for recommending it.

[@Lol_Pig]

This channel is a true gem!

[@jennifermoody6987]

Understanding, loving and accepting the ego, or shadow self, are the keys and foundation for integrating, or blending, that aspect of the self with the higher self, or light self.. achieving THAT is how the self becomes ONE within itself, instead of dual opposing selves.. and THAT is when TRANSCENDENCE OF THE EGO AND DUALITY is accomplished, allowing the Self to experience a state that some call Nirvana. So just as our Source of Creation encompasses all spectrums of light and dark, so must we as well.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Light only shines while facing the dark

[@Chipiipii23]

I desire the balance within myself. But internally it’s a war zone. Always has been. I can literally observe the push n pull n torment. I do think I’m progressing. The more I observe and assess it w intent the more the understanding of it seems to help ground it. It’s still there. I’m still very unstable energy inside. But the concept of getting a grasp on it seems to gain strength w time and patience. Perhaps that in turn is the very part of the process…but holy shit am I not aligned at all lolololololololololololol

[@jennifermoody6987]

@@Chipiipii23 it's definitely a life long process that seems to get easier over time..lol.. the world we live in feels unstable to the majority of us, so most of us seriously struggle to find the internal balance and stability, because of always being distracted by the instability of our external reality.. however, if we are able to cultivate some sort of internal space of peace, even if just for a few minutes a day, our external lives begin to change dramatically.. it's something that needs to be done repetitively, and on a consistent basis, in order for it to become easier and more natural for us.. self hypnosis was extremely helpful for me initially, but as time has passed, my dedication to my inner peace and determination to transcend my ego, has become a habit that I feel absolutely ecstatic about having.. my tip for you would be to do what feels RIGHT for you because we all have different ways of reaching our desired path.. it might require you to try a multitude of different things until you find what works for you individually, but that's a vital part of our journey.. I love working with the energy of different crystals and stones because it seems to feel soooo much more natural for me.. I also try to stay in communication with my higher power on a daily basis, which has assisted me greatly with so many aspects of my journey..I pray that my words have helped give you some insight and that they find you well and thriving dear friend.. MUCH LOVE AND INFINITE BLESSINGS 💖💖😇😇☯️☯️🌟🌟🤗🤗😉😉💞💞🥰🥰

[@dlim5687]

This is an awesome video! Thank you!

[@mattcrain6893]

Illustrations are always amazing!

[@jennybardoville5455]

The human imagination, that's God in action. To imagine is to pray. Our awareness, that's God being. To be aware of being is to be God, the I Am. It's that simple.

[@ConfusedHomoSapien]

THANK YOU! This was profound

[@cbeasy1856]

“I realized my work was becoming… a kind of meditation.”

[@GuerrillaNature]

Thank you so much for this video, it's brilliant! ✊💜

[@benjaminshealey1751]

Simply outstanding!

[@amandafennellandrews4363]

This is all wonderful thank you! Can’t wait to read sacred nature. Brian, I would implore you learn more about mother Teresa and the unloving practices she allowed from her nuns. It was abusive and hypocritical of everything the general population believes of her. There is a beautiful podcast called The Turning that respectfully gives more information about her life and organization of nuns.

[@PixelFPV]

Yeah Mother Theresa was actually a horrible person, a shame she was quoted at all in this video

[@narwhalup3881]

I feel that we are all one experiencing life from many different points of view.

[@loveliberationofficial]

Yes, one big infinite explosion of energy that wants to know itself. Masculine feminine in one beautiful dance on all levels.

[@kiavaxxaskew]

@@loveliberationofficial ngl, I don't agree with you, but this idea is the most beautiful love story.

[@loveliberationofficial]

@@kiavaxxaskew Let's chat! What you don't agree with?

[@jamescole6846]

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away some people already figured this out. It's called the Force. The Force is a mysterious energy field created by life that binds the galaxy together. The Force was created by life, and therefore, resided in all life forms and It was especially powerful in a select group of individuals who chose to study it and except it. BTW: The artwork in this one was great.

[@pinarkale5151]

Thank you🙏❤️

[@spacekowboy9993]

Brian is such a great writer and speaker, I love this dude. I'll have to check out Karen's books. Can't wait for your next book Brian. Keep up the great work

[@michaelbartlett6864]

As Karen left the convent, let go of her ego and began to study other religions and philosophies, she had what was called her "Rapture or Euphoric Ecstatic Moment", I prefer to compare mine to an "Epiphany of Understanding of Everything", and it did come from intense study with an open mind to all ideas! When it happens, all is revealed to you regarding the cosmos, existence and human nature.

[@ejhong]

Spectacular.

[@ErikRothFfM]

Thank you Brian Muraresku & Karen Armstrong. ❤🌿🔥🍀🌒🌕🌘🍀🔥🌿❤ Namasté and Blessed Be.

[@willyh.r.1216]

I am sincerely grateful for watching this highly valuable content. ❤❤❤