a total gift of
itself to God.
‘The stains of the
old self still linger
in the spirit,
although they
may not be
apparent or
perceptible.
If these are not wiped
away by the use of
of this purgative
night, the spirit will
be unable to reach
the purity of divine union.’
(Reference to: St. John of the Cross, The Dark Night, Book 2, Chapter 2)
The powerful can manipulateyour thinking by imposing untruthas truth into your unthinking mind.Truth remains trutheven when rejected by many.Lies will not become truthbecause it is acceptedand carefully taught by thegovernment in their power.
and understandingare worthy of some greaterand more durable objectivethan that providedby the illusions of senses.Therefore man’s consciousnessis urged by the cravingsof feeling or of thoughttrying to attainthe encounter of the Absoluteand it is always forcedto return to the sensory plane.
affecting every particleof one’s being,every attitude, every act.‘Whether he eats or drinksor whatever else he does,does all for the glory of God’(St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Holy Bible (1 Cor.10: 31) .Such a person is free to act.
to logical formulationor adequately expressedsymbolically.But there is a consciousawareness of God,though it is ever tenuousand tinged with doubt.On the conceptual level,where logic and rationalityare in commandthe mystical experiencemay admit of doubt.But in the levelof immediate intuitionit admits of no doubt.
of people’simaginations.What you thinkabout God is,affects you.WhoGod isto you, affectsevery aspectof your life.It is your spiritualreality, even ifit may beentirely wrong.
who was fullof integrity andbrimming with faith.They cried outwith a loud voice,and coveredtheir ears andrushed at himwith one impulse.(Reference to the murderof St. Stephen in the Actsof the Apostlesin the New TestamentActs7: 57)
