An Introduction to Metaphysics and The Believer

1.2 The First Letter
If you were to ask me to tell you what I saw, I would not be able to, for it was not a thing that could be seen. It would be no different to searching for something that does not exist and would be impossible to describe. However, were you to ask me how I was able to see that I see, I would give you this book.
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This book is not a spiritual guide nor does it antagonise religion. Rather, it aims to transcend the physical and metaphysical concepts and ideas both factions of belief pertain to. It is not a chronicle of mysticism, nor does it profess or attempt the teaching of psychic or supernatural abilities. Rather, its purpose is to illuminate the algorithmic nature in all phenomenon, and demonstrate the cyclical and repetitive patterns therein. Instead of introducing a new school of thought, it seeks to help you see why the things that exist, exist at all in the exact way that they do.

This book is not a review of scientific phenomenon, as that would require you to remain within the story you are trying to understand. Instead, it is a collection of principles that allow for the infinite, unfathomable exploration of your consciousness. I will not be telling you how to fly outside of your body or peak into the future, though I can show you that it would be no different to closing your eyes and entertaining your imagination.

This is not a reiteration of the various Buddhist teachings, nor is it an amalgamation of other existing philosophies. However, once you complete this journey, you will finally understand why such institutions exist at all. You will understand why we, as human beings, are able to ponder our own existence. You will recognise the ridiculousness throughout the search of what cannot be discovered.

This will not try to teach you how to live in the moment, but how to become it. This will not help you cure your depression, but embrace it and find meaning in what you thought could only be meaningless. This will not help you find the answer, it will show you how to recognise it. This will not instruct you on how to think, but help you see how to see what remains in the absence of thought.

Everything in this book is everything I needed to learn on my journey to finding… my something. I always believed that unless I was a proponent of spirituality, religion, science or philosophy, I would never find the purpose of my being. That is, until I became a proponent of nothing, and found everything.
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Before you are able to give up everything, or before you are able to leave it at the door, you must first understand what everything entails. Unfortunately, the nature of a human being is to be so distracted by the story one is experiencing that all else becomes pointless. A being who searches for their purpose in any thing that is not their being will never be able to find it.

I want you to understand why you are at all. To do so, you must first understand what you are not. Then, you must be able to accept a truth, that you will find yourself. This truth will be so obvious it is blinding. I will not be giving you more beliefs to believe, but rather I will show you how to transcend all belief. However, it is up to you whether or not you choose to follow. This is where you make a life altering, or vanishing, decision.

Know that should you follow this book, it is not your beliefs that will be challenged, but rather your belief in the concept of belief. This includes the identity with which you have identified for so long and the values you have tried so hard to uphold. This means leaving all your memories behind, as well as your current sense of self. This is the end of the “you” you believe you are. This is the end of the “you” you believe exists.

There are four stages of the self that you must become, only to then transcend: The Believer, The Knower, The Awareness and The Expression. Each is a higher level of awareness with which you must become familiar, until there is nothing left to transcend. I will guide you through the processes necessary in the attainment of these levels, though it is up to you to decide if you should follow.

I am not here to deceive you, for deceit lives amongst belief. I will show you a “you” that you have been, that does not know deceit. A “you” that does not know belief. A “you” that does not know. A “you” that does not do. A “you” that does not forget. A “you” that simply is.

There is nothing to learn, for you have made it this far already. It is what you have learned that taught you sorrow. It is what you have learned that taught you pain. It is what you have learned that taught you sadness. It is what you have learned that taught you how to look for a purpose that cannot be found. If it is what you have learned that taught you, what taught you how to learn?

All that I ask of you is to have an open mind, so open that it is infinite, in your journey of something discovery. All that I ask is that you do not give up in the search for your something. All that I ask is that you do not give up.

You are setting out on a journey in order to transform yourself from the something you believe you are into a nothingness that cannot be understood. Once you align yourself with the properties of nothingness, you will begin to comprehend the momentary, yet eternal nature of … nothing. In other words, you must understand what it means to do absolutely nothing and be absolutely no where, before you are able to find the nothingness in everything. That is, you must recognise yourself as infinite and eternal before you are able to find yourself in everything. Why are you trying to find yourself in everything? Because when there is nothing, there is still you aware of nothing… but what is the purpose of awareness still existing if there is nothing to be aware of?

It is important to note that there is quite literally nothing you can do to find this something. In other words, there is no specific path you can walk, no specific meditation you can explore and no spiritual yoga you can undertake in the pursuit of nothing. However, the nature of our being allows us to tap into this nothingness, whether it is through meditation or simple analysis. The purpose of this book is to show you the presence of absolutely nothing: no thing to be seen, heard, smelt, tasted or felt and no thoughts to be observed. Yet, in the nothingness, there is still an awareness of nothing. In other words, when there is nothing, there is something aware of the nothing… what is aware?

If you are religious, you must be prepared to leave behind all preconceptions concerning God, that is, until you come back. You must understand that your belief and faith in a God is observed in the very world you are leaving behind in the search for your something. With that being said, once you return, you are more than welcome to express the teachings of any religion you please, as long as you understand the very something you would be expressing.

If you are an atheist and believe there is no God or disbelieve in the possibility that such a God may exist, I ask you to do the same. I ask you to understand that all beliefs must be left behind, as well as all preconceptions regarding the nature of the self. Once you see how volatile the self truly is, you will not be able to allow beliefs to hinder your judgement or acceptance of what is and what is not. Even if you believe there is nothing, stop believing it, for belief prevents the unquestionable necessity for further inquiry, one that you will require on your journey.

You are going to break away all factions of your reality until you know nothing, except for the one who knows nothing. You are going to transcend your very being from a someone who is experiencing a physical world to a no one who is experiencing nothing. Yet, it is the experiencing of nothingness that will allow you to recognise your true nature in the absence of all things, distractions, beliefs, memories, values, experiences and preconceptions of the self. How can one experience nothingness? By being no one.

I am not going to tell you to ponder the infinite galaxies, nor am I trying to convince you of the shape of the Earth. I am not trying to help you live in the moment so that you could better focus on your dreams, nor am I going to help you find a happiness that is eternal, with no sorrow or pain. I am simply trying to help you find a peace that you can find in any and every situation. Yet, it is within this very peace that you will be able to know your something.

Finally, one of the most important things you can do is to abstain from all mind altering substances, until you understand what everything is. In other words, try to focus on having a sober, unwavering mind in the process of learning what it takes to find everything. However, once you understand what everything is, feel free to become aware of everything in different states of consciousness and different levels of awareness.
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I am simply trying to help you remember your something, as it has been forgotten. But where do you go to remember what you do not know you have forgotten? No where!