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LightThis internal awareness is knowledge of the energy or force that sustains life . When it is contacted inside , great bliss is experienced . It is an internal experience and not dependent upon any of the outer senses . Hence " the blind can see " and " the deaf can hear "
" Let your meditation be on the glorious light of God
May this light illumine our minds " ( Rig Veda ) Hindu" The lord will be your everlasting light " ( Isaiah ) 60:19
" In the deep silence of the soul , there is a perpetual light with no sunrise and no sunset " ( Pran Sangli ) Sikh
" God is light and those who are worthy to set eyes on him see Him as Light , and those who have never seen this Light have never seen God for God is indeed this Light " ( St. Symeon ) Christian
" Men , you have received clear evidence from your Lord .
We have sent forth to you a glorious light " (Koran)" He will grant you a double share of his mercy
He will bestow on you a light to walk in , and will forgive you
Allah is forgiving and merciful " ( Koran )" He is the Light of all the Lights which shines beyond all darkness
It is vision , the end of vision , to be reached by vision , dwelling in the heart of all " ( Bhagavad Gita ) Hindu" Allah is the Light of the heavens and earth " (Koran)
" Light is the progenitive power " ( Taittiriya Samhita ) Hindu
" Know thine own self as partless Light " ( Shankaracharya ) Hindu
" Meditation one pointedly centered will awaken that force or Light .
By meditation on light and upon radiance , knowledge of the spirit can be attained " ( Patanjali ) Hindu" I have revealed to thee the most secret doctrine , Arjuna .
He who sees it has seen Light and his task in this world is done " ( Bagavad Gita ) Hindu" I have laid aside the darkness and clothed myself with Light " ( Solomon ) 21:3 Judaic
" The sun shall be no more your light by day , nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you at night , but the Lord will be your everlasting Light " ( Isaiah ) 60:19 Judaic
" The primal mystic centre is the innermost Light , of a translucence , subtlety , and purity beyond comprehension "
( Zohar Book of Splendour ) Judaic" I seek Thee , and sure as the dawn , Thou appearest as perfect Light to me " ( Dead Sea Scrolls )
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" Thou hast caused the straying spirit to return that it may enter into a covenant with Thee
And stand with Thee forever in the everlasting abode , illumined with the perfect Light forever
With no more darkness , for unending seasons of joy , and unnumbered ages of peace " ( Dead Sea Scrolls )" Then this is the message which we have heard of Him and declare unto you , that God is Light , and in Him there is no darkness " ( John ) 1:5
" God is boundless light and the contemplation is the endeavour to fix the eye of the heart on the very ray of unencompassed Light and so pass into the light " Pope Gregory the Great ( Christian )
" The mind is ravished by the boundless light , and loses all sensation of itself or any other creature and is aware of Him alone , who through love has produced this illumination " Maximus the Confessor ( Christian )
" I entered my inmost soul and beheld beyond my light and soul Light unchangeable
He who knows the truth knows what light is and he who knows it knows eternity
Thou art love !
And I beheld that thou makest all things good and that to thee there is nothing whatever evil " St Augustine ( Christian )" What shall I do , thou true life of mine , O my God ?
I shall pass over even this power of mine which is called memory
I shall pass over it to reach thee , sweet light " St Augustine ( Christian )" We do not speak of things of which we are ignorant , but we bear witness to that which we know
For the Light already shines in the darkness , in the night and in the day , in our hearts and minds
This Light without change , without decline and never extinguished enlightens us
It speaks , it acts , it lives , it gives us life , and transforms into Light those whom it illumines
God is Light and those whom He makes to see Him see Him as Light
Those who receive Him , receive Him as Light " St Symeon ( Christian )" The Saviour answered and said unto his disciples : preach ye unto the world , saying unto men , strive together that ye may receive the mysteries of Light in this time of stress , and enter the kingdom of Light " Pistis Sophia ( Christian , Gnostic )
" Here within the body , in the pure mind , in the secret chamber of intelligence , in the infinite universe within the heart , the soul shines in its captivating splendour , like a noonday sun .
By its Light , the universe is revealed " Crest Jewel of Discrimination" Buddha's Light is like a wheel radiating without limits
Buddha declared all things to be embraced by His Light which liberates one from all forms of conditioning
Take refuge in the One who is universally enlightened
Nothing can compare to His pure Light ; the result of encountering this Light destroys all bondages to karma "
Shinran's Song to Amidha Buddha" This self originated clear Light , eternally unborn , is a parentless babe of wisdom . Wondrous is this
Not having known birth , it knows not death . Wondrous is this
Being non-created it is natural wisdom . Wondrous is this
Although it is total reality , there is no perceiver of it . Wondrous is this
Although wandering in the world , it remains undefiled by evil . Wondrous is this
Although possessed by all beings , it is not recognized . Wondrous is this
Those not knowing the fruit of this yoga seek other fruit . Wondrous is this
Although the clear Light of reality shines within one's mind , the multitude look for it elsewhere . Wondrous is this "
Tibetan Book of Great Liberation" Use the inner Light that is in you to revert to your natural clearness of sight
Then the loss of the body is unattended by calamity
This is called doubly enduring " Lao Tzu ( Taoist )" He who having used the outer Light can return to the inner Light , is thereby preserved from all harm " Tao Te Ching ( Taoist )
" Knowest what thou art in the hour of sleep , a mere body , a mere soul , or a secret retreat of the Light ? "
6th Century Bardic Poem ( Druidic )
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