(Hidden way across the threshold) The Spirit of Sophia - Wisdom Library

 In the creation of man , God makes one whole and perfect being , formed of two distinct parts . Adam the earthly , exterior man , and Eve the spiritual , interior one , the Soul and living Mother . These two are joined together perfectly as one creature and made for the time being indispensable to each other , not alone in the exterior objective sense , but in the inner Soul - sense of each single individual . The first Adam is of the earth earthy , and liable to death ; the second Adam is from heaven and triumphant over death , for sin ( that is , error in acting against the Spirit ) has no more dominion over him . He is therefore the product of a Soul born again , purified from defilement by matter , and released from subjection to the animal body . Such a Soul is a ripened , perfected Soul called Virgin , symbolized in Egyptian sculpture by a winged globe . She has for her spouse no longer matter , but the Divine Spirit , Love of the Absolute , which is God , and man born of this union is the image of God , and is God - made man , that is , he is Christ . It is the Christ thus born in every man which redeems him and endows him with eternal Life , for in Him the man becomes transmuted from matter into Spirit . He , the man , by regeneration becomes a Son at once of man and of God . The character or man thus reborn is only begotten of God , because God begets none of any other kind . Of such men as these are the saints who inherit the earth , and under their rule is the new Jerusalem , or state of Soul and Spirit perfection which cometh from heaven ; that city which has God for its Sun ; which has no temple , because every man is himself a living temple , a house of God , not made with hands , eternal in the heavens.

🕉 Wise Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna

503. Unless one becomes child-like in faith, it is difficult for one to realise God.

If the mother says to the child,

'He is your brother,' the child fully believes that the person referred to is really its brother.

If the mother says, "Don't go there, there is a bogy," the child is indeed convinced that there is a bogy.

God is moved to pity when He sees in a man that kind of child-like faith.

None can attain God with the

calculating nature of the worldly-minded.

"Sayings of Paramahansa Yogananda"

 

From the depths of silence the geyser of God's bliss shoots up unfailingly and flows  over man's being.

-Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda,

 

Robert Adams

“The realization [is] that everything you see, the universe, people, worms, insects, the mineral kingdom, the vegetable kingdom, your body, your mind, everything that appears, is a manifestation of your mind. Everything that your senses show you is an emanation of the mind. Think about that! Everything in this universe, person, place or thing, everything, your body, your thoughts, creation, God, everything you can think about, everything, and I mean everything, is a projection of your mind.”

Swami Vivekananda

"Delusion will vanish as the light becomes more and more effulgent, load after load of ignorance will vanish, and then will come a time when all else has disappeared and the sun alone shines."

Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna

"The temple of the body should not be kept in darkness; the lamp of Knowledge must be lighted in it. 'Light the lamp of Knowledge in your room, and look at the face of the Mother. Divine.' Everyone can attain Knowledge. There is the individualized self and there is the higher Self. Every individual is connected with the higher Self. There is a gas connection in every house, and gas can be had from the Gas Company. Only apply to the proper authorities, and the supply will be arranged. Then you will have gaslight in your room.

Admin, Rumi, Saadi, Hafiz ( Poems and Quotes

 

" How can Sufism benefit us?

In a world where everyone is searching, be it for love, peace, joy, purpose, serenity, etc., Sufism directs the individual's focus inward.

It is within where the answers, strength, and true unity lie.

Once one sense of stability comes from within, .... the outward struggles of day to day life seem less significant and they have less hold on a person. Stress is reduced, anxiety is diminished, .... and confidence in one self is strengthened. "

Love Is a Spiritual Phenomenon - osho

“Love in its purest form is a sharing of joy. It asks nothing in return, it expects nothing; hence how can you feel hurt? When you don't expect, there is no possibility of being hurt. Then whatsoever comes is good; if nothing comes, that too is good. Your joy was to give, not to get. Then one can love from thousands of miles away; there is no need to even be physically present.

“Love is a spiritual phenomenon; lust is physical. Ego is psychological; love is spiritual.”

Eckhart Tolle THE SILENT OBSERVER

 

Stay present as an observer of your mind, your thoughts and emotions as well as your reactions to the various situations. Take interest in at least both your reactions and the situation or person that makes you react.

Also note how many times your attention goes to the past or the future. Don't judge or analyze what you observe. Contemplate the thought, feel the emotion, observe the reaction. Don't make them a personal problem. Then you will feel something more powerful than any of the things observed: the very presence, serene and observant, which is behind your mental contents; the silent watcher

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Total Freedom

“Those who really desire to understand, who are looking to find that which is eternal, without beginning and without an end, will walk together with a greater intensity, will be a danger to everything that is unessential, to unrealities, to shadows. And they will concentrate, they will become the flame, because they understand.”