"I dreamed of a common centre into which all things would drive the most vital roots of their sensibility and energy; a universal Centre, living and benign, that would itself reinforce our desire to do what is right, when we are at a loss to express it, or preserve it, or realize it."
Writings in Time of War - Pierre Teilhard deChardin
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SHADOWS OF THE SACRED: SEEING THROUGH SPIRITUAL ILLUSIONS
Frances Vaughan, Ph.D.
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"Esoteric wisdom teaches that death is not an end, but a transformation, and that death is followed by rebirth."
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"We light the way for each other when we share and extend love, whatever form it takes. Love is not subject to birth or death; it is infinite, changeless and eternal, and it appears in many forms. In this sense, love is the bright, clear radiance of pure nondual awareness."
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"The one reality is, for the mystic, an object of love that draws us homeward under the guidance of the heart."
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"New perceptions of possibility for a sustainable society that envision a compassionate consciousness infusing the world, in which love is the unifying force that makes global reconciliation possible, need to be adopted by those who aspire to freedom."
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"The source of timeless unconditional love, like the Buddha nature, lies hidden within, awaiting only our willingness to see."
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"Underlying both personal impulses to growth and all creative cultural enterprises is the fundamental impulse that seeks unitive consciousness."
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"Compassion knows that the One is the Many, that the One is expressed equally in each and every being, and so each is to be treated with compassion and care…because each being, exactly as it is, is a perfect manifestation of Spirit. Thus compassion sees that the One is the Many." Ken Wilber, 'Sex, Ecology and Spirituality'
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"Love is stronger than death. It does not die when the body dies and cannot be limited by laws or logic. Love pervades existence, even in the midst of suffering."
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"You have only to wake up to who and what you are to discover that Spirit, as the ground of being, is always present wherever you are, whether you know it or not."
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"Reflecting on wholeness and balance as represented by symbols of integration such as the cross and the circle can sometimes help us bring our spiritual life into balance."
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"Compassion sees the One in the many. Wisdom sees the many as One."
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"The soul that empathetically identifies with both the pain and the joy of others begins to see that in the inner world we are not separate from each other. Peace and joy, no less than pain and sorrow, are shared, collective experiences. In the inner world it becomes clear that we can choose what we want to cultivate and that help is available."
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"It is love that gives worth to being, and the mystical revelation that God is love is the sacred knowledge that can be transformed into wisdom."
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"The divinity permeates existence."
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"The Self is one with Spirit, as the Source of all being."
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"Love expressed as altruism is found in all cultures, not only in social service and philanthropy, but among parents, teachers, healers, mentors, friends and lovers of all persuasions."
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"The circle is a symbol of wholeness, totality and individuation."
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"Love as the creative Source of being is always already present."
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"We are all interdependent."
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"Oh, grant me my prayer that I may never lose the bliss of the touch of the one in the play of the many." Rabindranath Tagore, 'Gitanjali'
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"Love the beauty inside yourself and other people as much as the beauty of nature, light, color and sound perceived by the physical senses."
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"Bless the world by sending peace, love and joy to all beings."
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"As our soul contemplates its Archetype, so that Archetype in turn contemplates the One, which is its Source." Plotinus
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"The deeper we go into the depths of the individual psyche, the more we uncover universal themes. I like to think of each of the great traditions as a well that gives us access to the underground stream of living waters of spirituality."
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"The kingdom of heaven that can be found within is a state of BEING IN LOVE, and this state of mind can be discovered by anyone who truly wants it."
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