But by never coming to an end it seems to make some attempt at rivialing that which it can never fully realize in its being. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (circa 477 – 524)
Jacob Boehme Quote – “When thou art gone forth wholly from the creature…”
When thou art gone forth wholly from the creature, and from that which is visible, and art become nothing to all that is nature and creature, then thou art in that Eternal One which is God himself. And then thou shalt perceive and feel in thy interior the highest virtue of love… Whosoever finds it, finds all things. Jacob Boehme […]
Jacob Boehme Quote – “But if you keep quiet, and desist from thinking and feeling…”
But if you keep quiet, and desist from thinking and feeling with your own personal selfhood, then will the eternal hearing, seeing, and speaking become revealed to you, and God will see and hear and perceive through you. Jacob Boehme (1575 – 1624)
Jacob Boehme Quote – “Blessed art thou therefore if that thou canst stand still…”
Blessed art thou therefore if that thou canst stand still from self-thinking and self-willing, and canst stop the wheel of they imagination and senses… forasmuch as hereby thou mayest arrive at length to see the great Salvation of God being made capable of all manner of Divine sensations and Heavenly communications. Since it is nought indeed but thine own hearing […]
Jacob Boehme Quote – “For when your spirit within yourself is able to penetrate…”
For when your spirit within yourself is able to penetrate inward through and beyond your own flesh and life, and is able to catch hold of the innermost moving of God, then you are clearly in Heaven. Jacob Boehme (1575 – 1624)
William Blake Quote – “Drive your cart and your plow over…”
Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead. William Blake (1757 – 1827)
William Blake Quote – “If the doors of perception were cleansed…”
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite. William Blake (1757 – 1827)
William Blake Quote – “The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves…”
The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man. William Blake (1757 – 1827)
Bhaghavad-Gita Quote – “Thinking about sense objects, Will attach you to sense objects…”
Thinking about sense objects Will attach you to sense objects; Grow attached, and you become addicted; Thwart your addiction, it turns to anger; Be angry, and you confuse your mind; Confuse your mind, you forget the lesson of experience; Forget experience, you lose discrimination; Lose discrimination, and you miss life’s only purpose. Bhaghavad-Gita (500 B.C.E.)
Bhagavad-Gita Quote – “Those whose minds are attracted to my invisible nature…”
Those whose minds are attracted to my invisible nature have a great labor to encounter, because an invisible path is difficult to be found by corporeal beings. Bhaghavad-Gita (500 B.C.E.)
