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What does it mean?
The speaker asks God who He is and receives the answer that the speaker is God.
In plain terms
I asked God who He was and He said You are Me.
What can you take from it?
Recognize the identity between the seeker and the divine in mystical experience.

Where it applies

  • mystical encounter
  • spiritual inquiry
  • meditation

Putting it to work

  • explore self-identity
  • seek divine connection
  • practice inquiry

Questions to consider

  • Who are you in relation to the divine?
  • What does it mean to be the other?

Another view

The claim of identity may be interpreted as metaphorical or literal depending on tradition.

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