Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... means that man uses to explain the universe to himself , and such activity means that the monk will only embed himself in his own perceptions instead of passing beyond these , as the mystic should , to be wholly absorbed by the Reality ...
... means that man uses to explain the universe to himself , and such activity means that the monk will only embed himself in his own perceptions instead of passing beyond these , as the mystic should , to be wholly absorbed by the Reality ...
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... means that you will never attain to what is inconceivable . It is a way of death that Christian mystics have often called the Way of Negation . Instead of saying what God is , you have to dwell on what God is not ; otherwise you are ...
... means that you will never attain to what is inconceivable . It is a way of death that Christian mystics have often called the Way of Negation . Instead of saying what God is , you have to dwell on what God is not ; otherwise you are ...
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... means of achieving it are all one : ' The target tells arrow , bowstring , hand and eye : ... I am Thou . ' It is a mistake to separate the means from the end of the mystical Way . John of the Cross ' great poem , ' Song of the Soul ...
... means of achieving it are all one : ' The target tells arrow , bowstring , hand and eye : ... I am Thou . ' It is a mistake to separate the means from the end of the mystical Way . John of the Cross ' great poem , ' Song of the Soul ...
Contents
Genesis | 20 |
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 38 |
Heal me my | 40 |
Copyright | |
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beauty beloved birds breath Camelot canst CHARLES CAUSLEY Christ Christian comfort CZESLAW MILOSZ D. H. LAWRENCE dark David Goldstein death divine doth dream earth ecstasy eternal eyes face fear feel fire flame GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory green hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven holy Hopkins Lady of Shalott light live look Lord meditation mind moon MOSES IBN EZRA mysterious mystic nature never night o'er pain Paradise peace Penguin Peter Levi poem poet poetic poetry prayer pure R. A. Nicholson R. S. THOMAS reality religion religious experience rose round sense shadow shine sight silence sing sleep solitude SOLOMON IBN GABIROL song soul speak spirit stars Sufi sweet tell thee things thou art thought thro tongue Transcending translated by David tree vision vocation voice WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings Wordsworth