Through it, they achieved a state of consciousness far beyond our current idea of intelligence defined by the scientific mind and its emulation of external reality. They lit its flames on their altars and in their hearts as the Divine consciousness coming forth from the material world. No philosophy was necessary to explain its self-evident effulgence. We cannot find truth in outer forms any more than we can see fire in wood that has not been enkindled.įor the ancient sages the soul was the sacred fire. Truth is not the evident form, but the hidden fire. Whatever is put into words immediately becomes profane, a commodity capable of manipulation and distortion. Their goal is to stimulate our own insight and experience, not merely to pass on a belief or idea as final. The wise prefer to intimate the truth for real seekers whose minds are receptive, rather than trying to broadcast it to those who are not really interested.
The wise often avoid stating anything directly because most people are unprepared to see the truth. Vedic sages articulated this approach stating that ‘the Gods love the mysterious and dislike the obvious’. The great spiritual teachings of the ancient world-deriving from an era before our consciousness became dominated by the rational mind-speak primarily in terms of symbols. Messages from Our Ancestors about our Spiritual Origins
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