Glossary: V
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Value
Right, that’s what we're talking about: your existence itself. It is not valuable; it is value. It is the source of value; it is what makes anything else have value. We usually don’t let ourselves see that deeply. Value, value-as-such, is an aspect of Essence. It can be experienced as... more »
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Virtue
The Chinese Taoist teacher, Lao Tsu, described the Four Virtues of what he called the virtuous life. If you live according to them you’ll be living the true human life, which will predispose you to the experience and realization of oneness. That means it is not just understanding of self... more »
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Vital Energy
We have discussed the ground of Reality as comprising five dimensions of true nature. We can conceptualize Reality slightly differently; by taking into consideration some important differentiations and distinctions in manifest reality. We have discussed the manifest forms as if they are all of the same kind, or on the... more »
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Void
The experience of the void is an important juncture. It is necessary for the transition from the realm of personality to the realm of Essence or Being. But by no means is it the final end of personality. And the void itself is not Essence yet. more »
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Vulnerability
Thus there are two aspects of the experience of narcissistic vulnerability: The first involves a sense of lack or loss of support; the other, loss, weakness, or lack of identity. The student experiences the loss of external support as a weakness of a certain kind. He may feel as if... more »
