Carl Jung – Thinking with the Heart
Carl Jung – Thinking with the Heart Carl Jung describes an encounter with the Native American chief Ochwiay Biano (“Mountain Lake”) of the Taos pueblo in New Mexico in 1932: “I was able to talk with him as I have rarely been able to talk with a European,” Jung recalled… Chief Mountain Lake: “See how …
Bernadette Roberts – A Way of Seeing and Knowing
Bernadette Roberts was born in the United States in 1931. A former Carmelite nun, she has written many books chronicling her spiritual journey and life of contemplation. Here, Bernadette Roberts shares an inspiring story of a profound shift in her way of seeing and knowing: I was standing on a windy hillside looking down over […]
Angelus Silesius – God Cannot Be Grasped
Angelus Silesius – God Cannot Be Grasped Angelus Silesius (c. 1624-1677), born Johann Scheffler, was a German Catholic priest and physician known as a mystic poet. In his collection of poems The Cherubinic Wanderer, we find the following wisdom: The Godhead is a nothing. The tender Godhead is a nothing and beyond a nothing: he who sees nothing …
Anandamayi Ma – I Am the Same
Anandamayi Ma – I Am the Same Anandamayi Ma was a 20th century Indian master. She shares her wisdom in the sayings below: “Father, there is little to tell.” She spread her graceful hands in a deprecatory gesture. “My consciousness has never associated itself with this temporary body. Before I came on this earth, Father, …
Abhinavagupta – On Fullness
Abhinavagupta – On Fullness Abhinavagupta (c. 950 – 1020 AD) was a great teacher of Kashmir Shaivism. In the second chapter of his work Tantraloka, he describes fullness as follows: The principle of highest self-revelation is a synonym of fullness. […] It is full and complete in all respects. Full is always full. This fullness …
Ramakrishna—The Awakening of Kundalini through the Chakras
Ramakrishna shares this inspiring reflection on the awakening of Kundalini Shakti: “I will try to make you understand what happens, but it…