The desert returns the Gnostic aspirant to the ground of being. The climate may be harsh and unforgiving, yet it is wholly just and egalitarian. The desert withholds none of its secrets for those who are willing to wander it like poor, hungry beggars. This is what makes gnosis possible for those who earnestly seek illumination.

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I am a religious man. But my religion does not have a name. If I had to give it one in order to save my life the best I could do would be to call it Love. But even Love would be inaccurate because I am often fooled by my limited understanding of love. I see love with the eyes of humanity which is always concerned with the smaller self.

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The way you make love
is the way God will be with you

~Rumi
(Said to be Rumi's version of the Golden Rule)

I am embracing a new religion.
The Love Religion.
If God is love as scripture says...
If God is all there is as many mystics say...
Then Love is all there is.
Love is the one true reality
Anything else is simply self-imposed limitation
& human frailty.

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What is love?

When your lover speaks you listen.

When they cry you cry with them.

Compassion is to be found deep in the heart of love and that can only be found by being fully present and engaged in life.