Something to Ponder: Prior to Word, Prior to Self
- Terrence Stephens
- Apr 18
- 2 min read
Regardless of what is seemingly happening…
This that “I” am
is prior to word
prior to movement
prior to space
Simply…
prior.
And here…
this “I”
appears as all things.
A self-creation.
Appearing as many.
We have been endowed with five senses.
And what could be called a sixth:
The creative sense.
It is through this that division appears.
The “me” arises.
A seeming separate entity.
And yet…
if you truly look —
There is no movement.
Things appear to move.
But do they?
What creates the appearance of movement…
also creates space for that movement.
This is what we call mind.
The so-called “sixth sense”.
But even this…
is only a word.
Use the word…
until it is no longer useful.
And then…
stop.
From here…
Self reveals itself.
It must be said:
When word becomes redundant
The realisation is clear:
There is no personal self.
There never was.
With the absence of “me”…
Will is free.
Free to express as love.
Not a personal love.
But love itself.
The primal pulse.
This expression…
having moved beyond duality…
Is free.
Free to appear as this body.
This mind.
This life.
And yet…
what it truly is…
Is prior to time.
Prior to space.
This cannot be knownuntil it is seen:
“Me” is post-word.
Before word…
there is no thing.
And yet…
“I” am.
“In the beginning was the word.”
But what is prior to the word…
has no beginning.
No end.
No shape.
No form.
Formless.
Empty.
And yet…
Supremely present.
Beyond time.
Beyond space.
Which simply means:
Prior to thought.
In the absence of mind…
Only this.
Immediate.
Infinite.
Now.
No beginning.
No end.
Simply…
This.
Love
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