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Quotations that demonstrate the Depth of Insights that are recognised by each of several World Faiths are set out in
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The sample quotations just presented demonstrate the recognition of individual important spiritual truths by
one World Faith in the case of each "Truth." Our extensive Spiritual and Poetry insights quotations
pages are FULL of examples of how such profound truths are recognised, and
applauded, by a Spiritual-Poetical aspect that seems to be innate to
Human Nature.
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The World's Poets and Mystics have had access to quite amazing realms of
perception!!!
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Many people might presently perhaps consider the Mystics and Poets to be interesting
- but largely
irrelevant in practical terms.
We, however, consider the insights of the Mystics
and Poets to be uniquely relevant. So relevant in fact that we confidently refer to them
as:-
" The Wisdom of the Ages "
If you will be so kind, and so open-minded, as to give our presentation of the QUITE AWESOME
Wisdoms that have been won by the Mystics and Poets a fair hearing we believe that we can firmly establish
your own opinion of their collective insights as one of full respect and grateful appreciation.
Spiritual Insights Enlightenment Quotations
The Wisdom of Poets
No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same
time a profound philosopher. For poetry is the blossom and the
fragrancy of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions,
emotions, language.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
Lord Byron
Poetry should be great and unobtrusive,
a thing which enters into one's soul,
and does not startle it or amaze it with itself,
but with its subject.
John Keats
Coleridge, Byron, and Keats, are renowned and respected for their ability to poetically
convey truth and meaning. Any exhaustive search for "the blossom and the fragrancy of all
human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language"
should also acknowledge the spiritual and poetical truths related by the
mystics.
The following few examples convey something of the way that
religious mysticism maintains that Enlightenment is
not "intellectual."
Zen Buddhism
A University Professor went to see Nan-in, a Zen Master, to
find out more about Zen.
As their meeting continued Nan-in was pouring Tea and continued
to pour even though the cup was overflowing.
The Professor cried. "Enough! No more will go in!"
Nan-in replied "Like this cup you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"
Christianity
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye
henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of
their mind. Having the understanding darkened, being alienated
from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them,
because of the blindness of their heart:
St. Paul
Ephesians 4:17-18
and again:- To the humble He revealeth His secrets, and sweetly draweth
and inviteth him to Himself.
The humble man, having received reproach, maintaineth himself
well enough in peace, because he is fixed in God and not in the
world.
Never think that thou hast made any progress till thou look upon
thyself as inferior to all.
Thomas a Kempis
Of the Imitation of Christ Bk. 3, Ch. 4, v. 4
Judaism
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he
shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the
LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and
marrow to thy bones.
Book of Proverbs 3:5-8
The insights of - The Sage - those who are supremely adept
in Mysticism or Poetry - are REALLY important.
Find out more by reading some introductory famous and familiar
quotations...
Or why not continue with our pages that consider the possibility that innate human nature
has a pervasive determining influence over many aspects of our own lives both as
individuals and as members of society:-
"...man is a bundle of relations, a knot of roots,
whose flower and fruitage is the world..."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
More on this ...
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