The self-created shell of the ego should break open so that the heart can express itself fully. But the ego can only be broken through the pain of love. Just as the seedling emerges when the outer shell of the seed breaks open, so the Self unfolds when the ego breaks and disappears. When a conducive atmosphere is created, the potential tree within the seed will begin to feel the discomfort of being imprisoned in the shell. But that pain is nothing in relation to the glory of the manifested tree. Ammachi.

It is not enough to meditate merely closing the eyes and sitting in a corner. We must serve all people selflessly without even desiring our own Realization. Ammachi.

In all your prayer and entreaty keep praying in the spirit on every possible occasion. -- Ephesians 18.

You must love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. Let the words I enjoin on you today stay in your heart. You shall tell them to your children, and keep telling them, when you are sitting at home, when you are out and about, when you are lying down and when you are standing up. . . --Deuteronomy 6:4-8, New Jerusalem Bible.

"Before" does not outstrip Him,
"after" does not interrupt Him
"of" does not vie with Him for precedence
"from" does not accord with Him
"to" does not join with Him
"in" does not inhabit Him
"when" does not stop Him
"if" does not consult with Him
"over" does not overshadow Him
"under" does not support Him
"opposite" does not face Him
"with" does not press Him
"behind" does not limit Him
"previous" does not display Him
"after" does not cause Him to pass away
"all" does not unite Him
"is" does not bring Him into being
"is not" does not deprive Him from Being.
Concealment does not veil Him
His pre-existence preceded time,
His being preceded non-being,
His eternity preceded limit.
If thou sayest 'when', His existing has outstripped time;
If thou sayest 'before', before is after Him;
If thou sayest 'he', 'h' and 'e' are His creation;
If thou sayest 'how', His essence is veiled from description;
If thou sayest 'where', His being preceded space;
If thou sayest 'ipseity' (ma huwa), His ipseity (huwiwah) is
apart from things.
Other than He cannot be qualified by two (opposite) qualities at
one time; yet With Him they do not create opposition.
He is hidden in His manifestation, manifest in His concealing.
He is outward and inward, near and far; and in this respect He is
removed beyond the resemblance of creation.
He acts without contact,
instructs without meeting,
guides without pointing.
Desires do not conflict with Him,
thoughts do not mingle with Him:
His essence is without qualification (takyeef),
His action without effort (takleef).
--Al Hallaj (A.D. 858- 922).

Be generous. Give to the poor. Get yourselves a bank that can't go bankrupt, a bank in heaven far from bankrobbers, safe from embezzlers, a bank you can bank on. It's obvious, isn't it? The place where your treasure is, is the placve you will most want to be, and end up being.--Luke 12:33-34, The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary English, p. 151.

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