John Ruysbroeck (1293–1381) Flemish mystic
Source: The Seven Steps of the Ladder of Spiritual Love, p. 124
Source: In the Sanctuary of the Soul: A Guide to Effective Prayer
John Ruysbroeck (1293–1381) Flemish mystic
Source: The Seven Steps of the Ladder of Spiritual Love, p. 124
Frederick William Robertson (1816–1853) British writer and theologian
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 234.
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972) Polish-American Conservative Judaism Rabbi
Source: Who Is Man? (1965), Ch. 5<!-- The sense of the ineffable, p. 90 -->
Context: Being is both presence and absence. God had to conceal His presence in order to bring the world into being. He had to make His absence possible in order to make room for the world's presence. Coming into being brought along denial and defiance, absence, oblivion and resistance.
“Revelation as a consciousness of God's Presence is available to all.”
Roger Haight (1936) American theologian
Source: Dynamics Of Theology, Chapter Three, The Structure of Revelation, p. 60
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The Life of Lewis Carroll (1962)
“Your presence, your consciousness”
Eckhart Tolle (1948) German writer
Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now
Patañjali (-200–-150 BC) ancient Indian scholar(s) of grammar and linguistics, of yoga, of medical treatises
The Mahābhāṣya