Episode 503: The Ineffable
Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel “Detail of painting by Kongtrul Jigme Namgyel”
Episode 503: The Ineffable
All great spiritual lineages point us back to that which defies concept and language. Authentic practitioners describe awakening as being touched by a sense of awe, overcome by the beauty, fierceness and power of being. To be in AWE is a natural human experience. Ironically, so is the discomfort that leaves us restless with the experience, making it almost impossible to bear. Our inability to bear the ineffable gives rise to dualism and our conflict with faith.