God Just Is

God exists outside of time (as pure consciousness) but also within it as the universe and as separate, individual conscious beings. Saying that you experienced pure consciousness means that you experienced a level of consciousness that allowed you to experience oneness with God, meaning you experienced “God as God” — meaning as pure consciousness. Therefore, expressing the realization that you experienced oneness with God, is not the same thing as saying “you are (the one and only) God.”

You are not saying that you are God from the perspective of God experiencing its infinite mind as the universe. Rather, your experience allowed you to experience oneness with God as pure consciousness. There is only one consciousness; therefore experiencing pure consciousness within yourself allowed you to experience oneness with God.

The statement means that you attained a level of consciousness that altered your perspective, which allowed you to experience pure consciousness and oneness with God.

When most people refer to “God” they are referring to “God” from the perspective of “God as Creator” or “God as the living universe.” However, experiencing oneness with God is an occurrence that happens completely outside of the universe and outside of existence itself. Thus, saying that you experienced oneness with God has no bearing on religion, prayer, meditation or any other means of…