of Him stirred by the historical witness
because he is what the
mystic believes he is becoming.
The Christian mystic stakes
his existence on the veracity
of the witness of the evangelists
that the Father and Son are one,
that He is the dispeller of darkness,
and that those who believe
are given the power
to become sons of God.
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What is life?
but if it is so, thenwhat is God’s mustbe mine and whatis mine God’s.God’s ‚is-ness‘ is my ‚is-ness‘,and neither more nor less.
There is a self-made
enclosed by Reason.The rational universeis a very different notion.Our meaningfulengagement withthe things of theworld enjoins usto respectfully andresponsibly disclosetheir values in reality.
The rider is no
No-one is exempt fromthe icy fingers of Deathor Hades – the placeof the dead.Shockingly,a quarter of thepopulation of the earthwill be slaughteredas the floodgateof evil is unloosed.(Revelation 6,8, refering to the mysterious texts in the Holy Bible)
If we have intentionally
journey of faith,We will pass throughbeautiful and consolinghours of broad daylight,the muted dusk of aridity,and eventually experiencethe soft, melancholicfade of twilight.Unsure of ourselveswe may hesitate then.Unsure of God, as theshadows lengthen,we may fall on ourknees in adoration.
The purpose of the symbol
but to open unknown depthsof awareness enablingthe disciple to reach his own center,his own ontological rootsin a mystery of beingthat transcends his individual ego.
Through the Spirit,
to God; indeed, we attainwhat is beyond our mostsublime aspirations.We become God.Yet the forbidden fruitand the desire to be likegods back in the finaldays of Eden pointsto one unassailable truthof the Faith: our firstparents’ sin consistedin reaching for theireternal destinybeing like Godbutwithout God,before God, and notin accordance with God.
of Him stirred by the historical
witness because he is what
the mystic believes he is becoming.
The christian mystic stakes
his existence on the veracity
of the witness of the evangelist
that the Father and Son are one,
that He is the dispeller of darkness.
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It is a soul
that pants after God.It is the inner manthat is dry, andfearful, and unableto flee from thepressures of lifethat pursue usunrelentingly,that discernstheir need of God.
I feel inspired
and wise ideasthat I read inreligious texts.It helps to boostthe energy ofpositive thoughtamong us all.I am Feelinggratitude inmy heart for Lifehere and now.
The mystical genius has an instinct
Seers and creators often possess this.These people have a measure of illumination.They are the initiators of beautyor of wisdom as the greatmystic is the initiate of love.In the illuminative statethe subject gets a veritable footholdin the transcendental world.
The Lord our God
and Sustainer of theuniverse and thePsalmist knows thatHe is deserving of honourand highly to be praised.‘There is no God like unto the Lord, Who walks on the wings of the wind, ‘ he writes. ‘He covers Himself with light. He is robed in great splendour and majesty. He spreads out the starry heights like a star-studded banner.’(Reference…
The age to come
by some super-historicalagent or force to a waitingpassive humanity.Rather, responsive,perceptive and sensitivethinkers identify keytrends and tendencieswith material force andsocial futurity andproceed to developthese insights asideal visions capableof inspiring, mobilisingand obligating humansin their realisation(Reference to Heidegger’s thinking)
‘Perform all thy actions
on the Divine,renouncing attachmentand looking uponsuccess and failurewith an equal eye.Spiritualityimplies equanimity.[Trans. Purohit Swami]’(Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita)