The Thunder Perfect Mind: Gnostic Gospels
Of all the gnostic texts discovered in a cave by an Egyptian shepherd in 1947, The Thunder Perfect Mind might be the most mysterious and profound. Likely dating from the 3rd to 4th centuries CE, the epic poem is written in the voice of the Divine Mother (Sophia) who speaks in paradoxes that reveal [...]
The Mischievous Paradox Lurking Within Enlightenment
Read enough stories on the topic of spiritual awakening and you'll discover a common vein running through all of them: the eradication of the one doing the seeking. Spiritual awakening, writes David Carse, is letting go of "this constant propping up of the belief in yourself as a separate individual self, and in so doing [...]
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The Thunder Perfect Mind: Gnostic Gospels
Of all the gnostic texts discovered in a cave by an Egyptian shepherd in 1947, The Thunder Perfect Mind might be the most mysterious and profound. Likely dating from the 3rd to 4th centuries CE, the epic poem is written in the voice of the Divine Mother (Sophia) who speaks in paradoxes that reveal [...]
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The Mischievous Paradox Lurking Within Enlightenment
Read enough stories on the topic of spiritual awakening and you'll discover a common vein running through all of them: the eradication of the one doing the seeking. Spiritual awakening, writes David Carse, is letting go of "this constant propping up of the belief in yourself as a separate individual self, and in so doing [...]