Bob Berman, co-author of the Biocentrism books, wrote to me regarding my set of principles derived from 'Beyond Biocentrism': .... I find no fault with what you’ve written, except perhaps to add a note that the actual experience of unity or Nirvana is utterly ineffable. It simply cannot be expressed in words or thoughts or ideas. And that includes acknowledging that the everyday dualistic perceptions of our stubborn logical minds — and most cherished assumptions about the nature of things — are illusory. ~ Bob 'Skymanbob' Berman A mystical perspective of the Biocentric scientific theory, in my words:
Ineffability 'Ineffability is concerned with ideas that cannot or should not be expressed in spoken words (or language in general), often being in the form of a taboo or incomprehensible term. This property is commonly associated with philosophy, aspects of existence, and similar concepts that are inherently "too great", complex or abstract to be communicated adequately. An example is the name of God in Judaism, written as YHWH but substituted with Adonai ("the Lord") or HaShem ("the name") when reading.' - Wikipedia Bob Berman's Oneness Experience Said poetically: Any soul that drank the nectar of your passion was lifted. From that water of life he is in a state of elation. Death came, smelled me, and sensed your fragrance instead. From then on, death lost all hope of me. ~ Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi A moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you and I. We feel the flowing water of life here, you and I, with the garden's beauty and the birds singing. The stars will be watching us, and we will show them what it is to be a thin crescent moon. You and I unselfed, will be together, indifferent to idle speculation, you and I. The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar as we laugh together, you and I. In one form upon this earth, and in another form in a timeless sweet land. ~ Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi RUMI Gary wrote to Bob Berman: Since the actual experience of unity or Nirvana is utterly ineffable, and only by felt experience can be known, do you know of any way (without chemicals) to induce that experience? That has been missing on my journey. I have known oneness intellectually, but not experientially. The deepest longing of my heart is to know myself (ourselves) as the One Being, while still in the body. Bob Berman responded: As to suggestions for gaining that experience of Nirvana or enlightenment, it is of course the Biggest question of all. In my case it came by surprise when my mind wasn’t remotely thinking about Eastern philosophy or such. But since that evening In May of 1966 had been preceded by a month of intense if futile efforts at “ridding my mind of thoughts,” I must conclude that concentrated effort, or the longing-for-truth, somehow softens ones mind, or perhaps makes one more worthy of experiencing the ecstasy of no-death and eternal Oneness. My best guess is that some sort of practice revolving around the goal of not thinking, or not trusting the logical mind, or acquiring humility by gaining the deep conviction that “I don’t really know anything” would be helpful. For those who believe in a higher Intelligence, God, then sincerely and persistently asking for that blessing of Realization could be the most effective method of all, since, afterward, one indeed feels that it was a gift rather than something earned or attained by one’s own actions. In short, “surrender,” to the intelligence you trust to be far greater than your own. This would be another way of acquiring humbleness or humility, which, again, might be the most effective prerequisite to experiencing Oneness.
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