The True Seeker

Only when the lamp of search, of earnest striving, of longing desire, of passionate devotion, of fervid love, of rapture, and ecstasy, is kindled within the seeker’s heart, and the breeze of His loving-kindness is wafted upon his soul, will the darkness of error be dispelled, the mists of doubts and misgivings be dissipated, and the lights of knowledge and certitude envelop his being. At that hour will the Mystic Herald, bearing the joyful tidings of the Spirit, shine forth from the City of God resplendent as the morn, and, through the trumpet-blast of knowledge, will awaken the heart, the soul, and the spirit from the slumber of heedlessness. Then will the manifold favors and outpouring grace of the holy and everlasting Spirit confer such new life upon the seeker that he will find himself endowed with a new eye, a new ear, a new heart, and a new mind. He will contemplate the manifest signs of the universe, and will penetrate the hidden mysteries of the soul. Gazing with the eye of God, he will perceive within every atom a door that leadeth him to the stations of absolute certitude.

Friday, January 5, 2007

talking to God?

I read this earlier today:"When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying, and then I realized I was talking to myself."Later in meditation, I realized it was true, but not in the sense that you may be thinking.I know why we feel like God doesn't exist. It's because whenever we imagine the Great Being, whatever we imagine is something that doesn't exist. We may imagine God as vibrations in the air. Guess what? That's not God. The God you're thinking of doesn't exist. We may imagine God as a person listening to our thoughts. But God is so much more than that! All of our conceptions of God are just thoughts inside our head, and therefore not worth believing in. So to anyone who has prayed to God and then realized what they thought was God was really just an illusion: I agree with you.

But my inability to fully conceive of God does not lead me to conclude His nonexistence.

66. O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE!Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me.(Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)
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1 comment:

Leif Nabil said...

Your thouhts resonate with this:

"Exalted, immeasurably exalted, art Thou above the strivings of mortal man to unravel Thy mystery, to describe Thy glory, or even to hint at the nature of Thine Essence. For whatever such strivings may accomplish, they never can hope to transcend the limitations imposed upon Thy creatures, inasmuch as these efforts are actuated by Thy decree, and are begotten of Thine invention. The loftiest sentiments which the holiest of saints can express in praise of Thee, and the deepest wisdom which the most learned of men can utter in their attempts to comprehend Thy nature, all revolve around that Center Which is wholly subjected to Thy sovereignty, Which adoreth Thy Beauty, and is propelled through the movement of Thy Pen." - Baha'u'llah

January 21, 2007 at 3:50 PM

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