and live by a
morality absorbed
through the
stories we hear
from the stories
our parents read
to us as children.
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It is the heart and never the reason
Mystical literature glowwith this intimate and impassioned loveof the Absolute which transcendsthe dogmatic language.“There in the lucky dark,none to observe me, darkness far and wide;no sign for me to mark,no other light, no guideexcept for my heart-the fire, the fire inside! ”(St. John of the Cross, “The Dark Night” in the Poems of St. John…
This feeling of
in natureisalso the mostemotional aspectof the natureexperience.But the resultsvaried dependingon the settingof the naturalexperience.
Christ‘s perfect righteousness
It is grace that has broughtabout this truly amazingtransformation and it isgrace that has providedGod’s wonderfully freeand undeserved favour.It is God’s amazinggrace that made usalive in Christ andby grace alone,through faith alone.In Christ alonewe are set free fromcondemnationand eternal separationfrom our Creator.
What would life be like
eradicated fromthe individual’spersonality andhis creativeimagination?What, would bethe consequencesif optimism wereeradicated fromour attempts tocomprehend andmould the societyin which we live?
For a mystic,
and his determination,more than his thought,should be set upon Transcendent Reality.He must have strong emotional attractiontoward the super-sensual Object of his quest.There should be the willto attain communionwith that Absolute Object.This burning and active desiremust express itselfby that definite and conscious concentrationof the whole self.This precedes the contemplative state.
Observe the strict rule
in thought and word and deed.Recognize me as youronly master (Guru) .I am your father, mother,brother, spouse,God and all.Be steadfast in my service.(The teachings of the Vedas) .