Barry Long - The universe has no past

Barry Long reveals in this talk, some of the mysteries of the universe. He challenges conventional understandings of reality, urging the listener to engage not with inherited beliefs or intellectual concepts but with direct experience. Barry examines the modes of intelligence, distinguishing between mere informational memory and a deeper, immediate knowledge that transcends time. At the core of this talk is the idea that the human mind, which identifies with movement and sensory experience is incapable of perceiving the truth—whereas intelligence, in its highest form, is still and unwavering and can perceive the true state of the universe. He also addresses the fundamental realities of God, the universe, and I. The universe is not an evolving entity with a past but an immediate, unchanging effect of an unknowable cause—God. 'I' is not merely a part of the universe but the point of intelligence within it, responsible for discerning truth from illusion. This talk invites the listener to look beyond intellectual constructs and conditioned beliefs, toward an unshakable intelligence that does not waver, worry, or depend on external authority. It is a call to personal responsibility in the pursuit of truth—one that requires the courage to go beyond movement, beyond attachment, and beyond thought itself. Viewing of the whole Master Session 2002 meeting is soon available on the Barry Long website with a subscription to the Archive streaming service. Flexible subscription options are available to view all the video content of Barry Long's public meetings, as well as a free content option to provide access to enjoy and learn from Barry Long's teaching and meditation method. Extracts from this talk: 'Only in the whole is there no movement, and only in the whole is there now. Now is the whole. So everything moves because we with our particular sense perception, only see parts, and then we see in the mirror of the parts that we see, we see the waveringness of our own intelligence, unable to hold to anything for long. Whereas God, that which is behind the universe, holds everything together, absolutely, every moment, unchanging because of its an unwavering, whatever it is you can't describe it, but it doesn't move. It doesn't waver, not like our minds and emotions move here, not like our sense perception moves here, not like our memory moves here. So although we're at a part of the universe, each one of us, each one is the center of the universe.' For an article on Barry Long's book The Origins of Man and the Universe: https://www.barrylong.org/archive/art... Link to the book: https://www.barrylong.org/products/bo... Barry Long was a spiritual teacher who taught internationally from the 1980's up until his death in 2003. His spiritual teaching is grounded in practicality and addresses all aspects of modern day life. http://www.barrylong.org   / barrylongquotes     / barrylongnews     / barrylong.truerealandhere   #BarryLong #SelfRealization #Truth #Consciousness #SpiritualAwakening #NonDuality #Enlightenment #HigherKnowledge #InnerWisdom #Philosophy #TheUniverse #Mindfulness #SpiritualGrowth #PersonalResponsibility #HigherIntelligence #BeyondBelief #SelfInquiry #Awakening #Mysticism #DeepWisdom