Christian Mystic Wisdom

"If I were to say "God exists," this would not be true. He is being beyond being. He is nothingness beyond being. That is why St. Augustine says "The best thing to be said about God is silence." You must love God as not-God, not-Spirit, not-Son, not-image, but as He is - sheer, pure, absolute Oneness, without any duality."
- Meister Eckhart

"What does God do all day long? He gives birth. From the beginning of eternity God lies on a maternity bed giving birth to the All. God is creating this whole universe, full and entire, in this present moment."
- Meister Eckhart

"God inhabits every soul, even those of the greatest sinners is the world. There is always this union between God and His creatures, for through it He preserves their being. If it were not so, these souls would instantly cease to be."
- St. John of the Cross

"To come into union with the wisdom of God, the soul has to embrace not-knowing, rather than knowledge."
- St. John of the Cross

These passages bring to mind something that I have been pondering for awhile now (amongst other things, I record them here for my own benefit in future). It seems rather apparent that in order for one to attain union with God (enlightenment, gnosis, etc...) then one must cease to discuss the path and to actively live it.

About 2 months ago I ceased all activity in chat rooms, discussion forums and mail groups. I still read but I do not participate in any of the discussions and more commonly the raging arguments that occur there. Whereas theology and philosophy are great exercises to "work the kinks out of your beliefs" at some point a traveler must transcend such a vehicle. It is, in and of itself, a trap and just another way of staying asleep. It is quite insipid as well, for it has the ability to provide an illusion of spiritual advancement when all that is being perfected is one's intellectual understanding of "spirituality" and "religion". No spiritual maturation is actually occurring.

At some point one must "embrace not-knowing". We must accept the reality that without direct experience, we truly "know" nothing. It is the pursuit of this knowledge, of gnosis, to which a gnostic dedicates their life to but ironically, since it seems to attract the more intellectual, it is they who most often get stuck in their own theology. Endlessly discussing ad naseum the gnostic history, cosmology and true Christian-ness but not actually contributing to their own development or to the vitality of the modern Gnostic movement.

So truly the best advice I can see is to say nothing of God and to say little of your "beliefs". Let how you live your life show the world what you believe, for ultimately what the world thinks is immaterial. What matters is your journey back to God and your true Self. Wake up dear traveler, do not become entrapped in your own illusion of emerging freedom. It is a lie and just another method by which the Demiurge will hold you enthralled.