It is interesting to me how all mainstream religions have an aspect of their practice that one could term "mystical", all dealing with God, the journey toward God, finding God, and living in the presence and awareness of God. It certainly demonstrates how inner desires cut across culture, religion, and region, and can be found in the heart of every individual who seeks something "more".
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee writes The heart has many secrets, and its greatest mystery is how it can contain the wonders of God (Love is a Fire, xiii) I would change that a bit and say, how the heart can contain God himself! For we know that there is no place God desires to rest more in than the human soul. I would say that our journey consists of uncovering those secrets that reveal God in our soul, that bring us step by step closer to discovery, that unveil the Face that is light.
And so there is good reason to understand oneself, one's journey, one's purpose in life. It is all part of the secret we keep in our hearts, and that we must unpack to learn and understand. Secrets kept even from ourselves, unless we make a conscious effort toward understanding.
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