Judy, Nobody says they have to let go of the idea that there is no God. They have the personal freedom to believe whatever ideas they can think of. But by definition, transcending means going beyond the subtlest thought--even the idea that there is a God. As such, the meditator can experience Being, Existence, or what it IS.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Let me try that again. Who says they have to let go of the idea that there is no God in order to transcend? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Judy, Nobody says they have to. And that's precisely why they can't transcend. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Who says they have to? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Why? Because they can't let go of the idea that God doesn't exist. What do you think?