compassionate
to the lowly,
in whom all
beauty dwells,
You are beyond
cause and effect.
You always eradicate
the fearful sins
born of the mind.
(Wisdom up on reading
Ramayana, Lanka Kanda) .
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In the dark night
at all true thatthis soul doesnot love the Lord.Whereas the soul’slove for Godis being developedin immense proportions.As awful as it is,though, the darknessof this spiritual stateis not an evilbut rather a grace.It is a time ofvisitationalthough theDivine Visitoris silent, He iscloser than ever.
When the whole self
in which conscious union(even for a moment)with the Absolute takes place,the mystic ascends in this momentto the summit of his manhoodor her womanhoodand enters into that greater lifefor which he or she was made.It is an arduous and definite journey,far removed from mereemotional or intellectual activity.
Contemplation can
a human act carriedon at a specific timeby a specific individual.Contemplation certainlyhas deep implicationsin the daily life of theone who engages in it.
The possibility of the spiritual
is something of whichnature can only be faintlyor remotely aware.It cannot know whatthat activation is.But in aspiring for perfectspiritual happiness,our freedom aspiresto this unknown perfection.(The reader may refer to Selected Texts published in ‘Thomas Merton’s Dark Path’ by William H. Shannon) .
It is the urge for
deeper spiritual consciousnessthat will lead men and womenof all cultures and beliefsto the Eastto drink from the mightysources of Indian Wisdom,Buddhism, Hinduism,Jainism, and the variousancient philosophical thoughts.
Take care of me
against burning,against drowning,against death-wound,that I may receiveabundant rewardhere on earthand after my death.(Reflections on The Deer’s Song: Lorica Of St. Patrick)