Telescope of Belief

25Jun08

Look up and you can see the open skies. A starry night. A strange horizon.
Look up through the telescope of belief and you can see the open creation. An infinite design. A reachable knowledge.
“For us God suffices.”
I looked and I saw through the eyes of belief that my miniscule being was the mirror to an infinite existence, [...]

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Tags: Creation, life, Quran, Said Nursi, spirituality, Thoughts

the third fruit of the first station of the second ray

12Feb08

“Man has an intense desire for immortality… moreover man wishes for tranquillity and ease of heart so insubstantial, secret, and particular, and aims connected with the immortality and happiness of his spirit so vast, comprehensive, and universal, that they can be answered only by One who sees the subtlest and most imperceptible veils of his [...]

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Tags: immortality, Said Nursi, tranquillity

21Sep07

Last night before falling asleep… I opened up this little black notebook I have where I write in some notes about whatever I learn about the Creator and His creation. It’s made up of maybe 200 pages and has this sweet little design on the front made up of swirls in a pale blue color. Underneath, [...]

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Tags: belief, faith, God, life

Searching for Good

22Aug07

A dear friend and I were chatting on the phone about the usual headlines lately in the news… when our path took a slight turn.
“I don’t know,” he paused. “I used to believe that there was some good inside everybody, but now I’m not so sure.”
This particular part of our talk stayed jumbled up inside of me for [...]

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Emotions and Feelings

22Aug07

I used to and still do on many occasions, have trouble dealing with emotions. Sadness, pain, grief, anger, even joy. As beings, we struggle to find out how to ‘control’ emotions and understand them, even attempt to remove ourselves from them. A friend’s recent sorrow made me decide to write about and discuss emotions now [...]

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Tags: belief, emotions, faith, feelings, God, life