“Then has come the ending of the Path, and the ending of the Path is the threshold of Nirvana.
Into that marvelous state of consciousness the chela has been wont to pass out of the body while he has been traversing the final stage of the Path; now, when he crosses the threshold, the nirvanic consciousness becomes his normal consciousness, for Nirvana is the home of the liberated Self.
He has completed man’s ascent, he touches the limit of humanity; above him there stretch host of mighty Beings, but they are superhuman;
the crucifixion in flesh is over, the hour of liberation has struck, and the triumphant “It is finished!” rings from the conqueror’s lips.
See! he has crossed the threshold, he has vanished into the light nirvanic, another son of earth has conquered death.
What mysteries are veiled by that light supernal we know not; dimly we feel that the Supreme Self is found, that lover and Beloved are one.
The long search is over, the thirst of the heart is quenched forever, he has entered into the joy of his Lord.”
Annie Besant
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