Yeah, exactly. There is a massive universe churning away out there, and once it becomes visceral to us, everything takes on an entirely different light. No More Isolation. Whatever you want to call Bliss, God, spiritual life, unity, love, whatever it is called, it all means that not only have the many become one, but also the one stretches infinitely in every direction, real and imagined. The expression, "everything changes, and nothing changes" is the apt one. We are forever suspended in paradox, in transcendence, in oneness. That oneness comes alive, unifies thought, emotion, action, so that everything is seen automatically in a context that always makes sense, even if it must be figured out. Logic and deduction are all means to an end, but cannot sit by themselves. So, there is no grand unification theory, based on science, or a direction prescribed by religion, there is only the lively reality of oneness, the active sensation of oneness, and a life of expanding oneness, unification. Everything, no matter what the feeling is at the time, serves to enlarge us, in an ever growing approximation of the universe, ever in front of us, beckoning us to grow, just one step further. Nothing is wasted. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> wrote :
Here's another quote from de Caussade (I wish there were more Catholics like him): "Those who have abandoned themselves to God always lead mysterious lives and receive from him exceptional and miraculous gifts by means of the most ordinary, natural and chance experiences in which there appears to be nothing unusual. The simplest sermon, the most banal conversation, the least erudite books become a source of knowledge and wisdom to these souls by virtue of God's purpose. This is why they carefully pick up crumbs which clever minds tread under foot, for to them everything is precious and a source of enrichment. They exist in a state of total impartiality, neglecting nothing, respecting and making use of everything."
