Lovers of the Beloved

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LOVERS OF THE BELOVED

 

If the soul is to see God, then

it must see no temporal thing,

for as long as the soul is conscious

of time or space or of an idea,

it cannot know God.

 

-- Meister Eckhart

 

Prayer ceases, and one becomes astonished,

is caught up in wonder at the Light of God.

The person who has entered the

Place of the Mysteries remains in wonder at them,

and this is the true prayer which opens

the Door to the Treasures of God.

 

-- Evagrius of Egypt

 

If we enter the blissful garden we will find the

Lord awaiting us within. He will fill us with

bliss and permeate our being. We will realize

that He is with us every moment. He is in us.

He is dancing in our eyes. He is embracing our heart.

His fragrance flows through every pore.

He is the breath of every breath we take.

His Music enchants our very soul.

 

-- Rajinder Singh

 

I have found a Sea of Love

an inexhaustible flood;

I have opened a treasure of spiritual knowledge,

it diffuses the lustre of a million suns

arisen in Thy worshipper's souls.

Unexpectedly

without an effort

I have heard the Eternal Secret,

I have learned to know God.

 

-- Saint Tukaram

 

O my heart! the Supreme Spirit,

the Great Master, is near you:

wake up, wake up!

Run to the feet of your Beloved: for

your Lord stands near to your

head.

You have slept for unnumbered ages;

this morning will you not wake?

 

-- Kabir

 

Go thou to the company of the

good, where the Beloved One

has His dwelling place:

Take all thy thoughts and love and

instruction from thence.

Let that assembly be burnt to ashes

where His Name is not spoken!

Tell me, how couldst thou hold a

wedding-feast, if the bridegroom

himself were not there?

Waver no more, think only of the Beloved;

Set not thy heart on the worship of

other gods.

 

-- Kabir

 

Mataji was asked: "How can one sit so still, repeat only holy

names of God and think of God constantly?" Her reply: "By falling in

love, because when one is truly in love nothing but the Beloved can enter

one's mind.......To be so devoted to one's Lord that nothing can stand

in the way -- this and nothing else is the truth of the Saints."

 

How could the love between Thee

and me sever?

As the leaf of the lotus abides on the

water: so thou art my Lord, and

I am Thy servant.

As the night-bird gazes all

night at the moon: so Thou art

my Lord and I am Thy servant.

From the beginning until the ending

of time, there is love between

Thee and me; and how shall such

love be extinguished?

Kabir says: 'As the river enters into the

ocean, so my heart touches Thee.'

 

-- Kabir

 

The German mystic Mechthild of Magdeburg, in "Flowing Light of

the Godhead," Paulist Press, says: "A Light of utmost splendor glows

on the eyes of my soul. Therein have I seen the inexpressible ordering

of all things, and recognized God's unspeakable glory -- that incomprehensible

wonder -- the tender caress between God and the soul..... the unmingled

joy of union, the Living Love of Eternity as it now is and evermore shall

be."

 

 

Blessing to All,

 

James

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[Guest guest]

Thank you, James.

 

I really enjoyed reading these quotes.

 

 

Love,

 

Amanda.

 

 

 

, "James Bean" <santmat@z...> wrote:

>

> LOVERS OF THE BELOVED

>

> The German mystic Mechthild of Magdeburg, in "Flowing Light

of

> the Godhead," Paulist Press, says: "A Light of utmost splendor glows

> on the eyes of my soul. Therein have I seen the inexpressible

ordering

> of all things, and recognized God's unspeakable glory -- that

incomprehensible

> wonder -- the tender caress between God and the soul..... the

unmingled

> joy of union, the Living Love of Eternity as it now is and evermore

shall be."