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

a word on epistemological thought processes.

This refers to the means by which people decide what they accept as true.Pretty much, most people have figured out by college age that it's not cool to blindly believe in things. We like to know how they figured out the earth is round. We don't believe in Santa Claus. And if we go to church, it's because we believe in it for ourselves, not because our parents make us go.But there is another side to this coin that I find most people don't even think of! If you're not going to blindly believe in anything, then it makes sense that you wouldn't allow yourself to blindly DISbelieve anything. Skeptics will tend to dismiss ideas without examining evidence for or against their validity.People who want proof that there's a God must also look for proof that there isn't a God. People who believe in one religion and not another must not only know why they believe in the one, but also why they don't believe in the other.
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