"As long as you believe in God, you remain separate, and fear survives.” This is not an attack on the sacred — it is an exposure of illusion. Belief creates distance. The moment God becomes an object of belief, something outside you, separation is born. And where there is separation, fear naturally survives: fear of judgment, fear of punishment, fear of losing grace, fear of being unworthy. Mystics never asked you to believe. They asked you to see. In the silence of true seeing, God is not “there” and you are not “here.” The division collapses. Fear cannot exist without distance. Fear needs a gap — between you and life, you and truth, you and existence. This is why mystics dance, sit in silence, laugh, disappear. Not because they believed — but because belief dissolved. Attributed to the spirit of Rumi, this insight points beyond religion, beyond theology, beyond ideology. It invites you to drop belief and enter intimacy with existence itself. No belief. No fear. Only presence. If this resonates, sit with it — don’t agree, don’t disagree. Let it work in silence. Source Mystical insight inspired by the non-dual tradition and the spirit of Rumi’s teachings on direct experience over belief.

Hi everyone, I thought we could use this thread as a space to share books or other helpful resources (podcasts, documentaries, articles etc) as we go through integration processes. I have two recommended to me by my mentor - a Buddhist therapist who has experienced non-dual states. I haven’t read these yet but am planning to. Would love to see your recommendations too. The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom https://amzn.eu/d/6p8ODXQ In Touch: How to Tune In to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself https://amzn.eu/d/cTI6c9x (Apologies for the Amazon links - I would search for these on Abebooks or Worldbooks instead)