Posted by Pathur on May 1, 2004, at 21:49:38
In reply to Re: the nature of God » simus, posted by Dinah on May 1, 2004, at 21:20:00
Hi Dinah, I like the idea of Gods breath sustaining the universe. I have a saying that I read from a book on the life of Richard Burton (the explorer) that has always stuck with me. Its a Sufi saying," God is so nakedly apparent that He is not visible to man ", kinda like breath in a way. Back to the topic of light, I came close to what I would consider that feeling, a sensation of total syncronicity, I was walking downtown in search of a particular book, all the crosswalk signals changed to walk as I approached and there were many, I felt otherworldly and extremely relaxed, I felt as though I was glowing, I found the book I was looking for at the first stop, a hardcover copy "on sale to boot" at a greatly reduced price, to this day that price has never dropped as low as it was on that day. That sensation remained with me for the rest of that day. I've had similar experiences but as of today not to that degree. Richard of St. Victor wrote of the degrees of love, I've lost that book, but if anything came close to describing that sensation of wonder and completeness to me it was that passage regarding the fourth degree of love, thanks for letting me share.
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