HinduismnnThey (i.e. the knowers of Brahman) SEE EVERYWHERE THE SUPREME LIGHT, which shines in Brahman, which is all-pervading like the ligh...
HinduismnnThey (i.e. the knowers of Brahman) SEE EVERYWHERE THE SUPREME LIGHT, which shines in Brahman, which is all-pervading like the light of day and which belongs to the primeval Seed. Perceiving the higher light in the sun -- which is above the darkness of ignorance -- as the higher light in the heart, PERCEIVING THE SUPREME LIGHT WHICH IS HIGHER THAN ALL LIGHTS, WE HAVE REACHED THE HIGHEST LIGHT, THE SUN, THE MOST LUMINOUS AMONG THE GODS, yea, we have reached the Highest Light, the Sun, the most luminous among the gods.nBrahman means Supreme Self.nnnHAVING ABANDONED ALL THOUGHTS AND BEING FREED FROM ALL ACTIONS, HE SHOULD ALWAYS CONCENTRATE HIS ATTENTION ON THE SOUND and his Chitta becomes absorbed in it. Just as the bee drinking the honey (alone) does not care for the odor, so the Chitta which is always absorbed in sound, does not long for sensual objects, as it is bound by the sweet smell of Nada and has abandoned its flitting nature. The serpent Chitta through listening to the Nada is entirely absorbed in it and becoming unconscious of everything CONCENTRATES ITSELF ON THE SOUND.nNada means subtle or inner sound.nnnIslamnnO Allah I place light in my heart, light in my tongue, place light in my hearing, place light in my eyesight, place light behind me, and light in front of me, and place light above me, and light below me. O Allah! grant me light.nn~ Hadith, Sahih Muslim, Book 4, #1682nSay: Tell me, if Allah were to make the night to continue incessantly on you till the day of resurrection, who is the god besides Allah that could bring you light? Do you not then hear? Say: Tell me, if Allah were to make the day to continue incessantly on you till the day of resurrection, who is the god besides Allah that could bring you the night in which you take rest? Do you not then see?nnn~ Holy Qur'an, 28:71-72nAnd one of His signs is your sleeping and your seeking of His grace by night and (by) day; most surely there are signs in this for a people who would hear. And one of His signs is that He shows you the lightning for fear and for hope, and sends down water from the clouds then gives life therewith to the earth after its death; most surely there are signs in this for a people who understand. And one of His signs is that the heaven and the earth subsist by His command, then when He calls you with a (single) call from out of the earth, lo! you come forth.nn~ Holy Qur'an, 30:23-25n nJudaismnn[...] and what shall a man understand without knowledge and without hearing [...] [...] insight, the impulse of [our] heart with great intelligence, he uncovered our ears that we [might hear...] [...] He created insight for all those who pursue true knowledge and [...] [...] all wisdom is from eternity, it may not be changed [...] [...] He locked up behind the waters, so that [not...] [...] the heaven above heaven...nn~ The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Book of Secrets, Frag. 8nn [...And You,] my [Go]d, have helped my soul, and You have exalted my horn on high. I shine forth in sevenfold light, in l[ight which] You have [esta]blished for Your glory. For You are as an [eter]nal light for me, and You establish my foot upon the level gr[ound...]nn~ The Dead Sea Scrolls, Thanksgiving Hymns (The Thanksgiving Scroll), Hymn 20nnHis era that God opened the ears of those who understand the secret of the way things are [...] [And] you, O enlightened one, when you observe all these things [...] [...] weigh your deeds with the era [...] [...] Whatever is left with you, guard carefully...nn~ The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Secret of the Way Things Are, 4Q418 Frag. 123nn [May you receive the blessing of] the greatest of all gods forever, and may he shine his light upon you, and tell you his great name so that you may truly know him. For he is the God of the ages, and Lord of everything that is done, and ruler of all people, doing with them whatever he pleases.nn~ The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Last Words of Kohath, 4Q542 Col. 1nnHe deliv[ered...my soul] shall see by (His) light. Behold, a[ll...] a man, two times, three times, to br[ing back... in the ligh]t of life.nn~ The Dead Sea Scrolls, An Aramaic Translation of the Book of Job, 11Q10 Col. 23nnHe humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that MAN DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF THE LORD.nn~ Devarim 8:3, Holy TorahnnLet me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate on your wonders. My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.nn~ Psalms 119:27-28, Holy TorahnnAs for God, his way is perfect; THE WORD OF THE LORD IS FLAWLESS. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.nn~ II Samuel 22:31, Holy Neviim Less
