The cloud upon the sancuary

Darkness able to spread light! ... Death capable of giving Life! ... The truth leads man to happiness. Can you give it?

That which you call truth is a form of conception empty of real matter, the knowledge of which is acquired from without and through the senses, and the understanding co-ordinates them by observed synthetic relationship into science or opinion.

You abstract from the Scriptures and Tradition their moral, theoretical and practical truth; but as individuality is the principle of your intelligence, and as egotism is the incentive to your will,you do not see, by your light, the moral law which dominates, or you repel it with your will. It is to this length that the light of to-day has penetrated. Individuality under the cloak of false philosophy is a child of corruption.
Who can pretend that the sun is in full zenith if no bright rays illuminate the earth, and no warmth vitalises vegetation? If wisdom does not benefit man, if love does not make him happy, but very little has been done for him on the whole.

It is necessary, my dear brothers in the Lord, to give you a clear idea of the interior Church; of that illuminated Community of God which is scattered throughout the world, but which is governed by one truth and united in one spirit.
This enlightened community has existed since the first day of the world's creation, and its duration will be to the last day of time.

This community possesses a school, in which all who thirst for knowledge are instructed by the Spirit of Wisdom itself; and all the mysteries of God and of nature are preserved in this school for the children of light.... Perfect knowledge of God, of nature, and of humanity are the objects of instruction in this school.
It is from her that all truths penetrate into the world, she is the School of the Prophets, and of all who search for wisdom, and it is in this community alone that truth and the explanation of all mystery is to be found. It is the most hidden of communities yet possesses members from many circles; of such is this school.
From all time there has been an exterior school based on the interior one, of which it is but the outer expression. From all time, therefore, there has been a hidden assembly, a society of the Elect, of those who sought for and had capacity for light, and this interior society was called the interior Sanctuary or Church. All that the external Church possesses in symbol ceremony or rite is the letter expressive outwardly of the spirit of truth residing in the interior Sanctuary.


Hence this Sanctuary composed of scattered members, but tied by the bonds of perfect unity and love, has been occupied from the earliest ages in building the grand Temple through the regeneration of humanity, by which the reign of God will be manifest. This society is in the communion of those who have most capacity for light,.e., the Elect. The Elect are united in truth, and their Chief is the Light of the World himself, Jesus Christ, the One Anointed in light, the single mediator for the human race, the Way, the Truth, and the Life- Primitive light, wisdom, and the only by which man can return to God.

Iehi Aur wrote:
This book " The cloud upon the sanctuary" by Karl von eckhartshausen

sopherim7 wrote: hello IEHI AUR good to hear from you again, that was a neat read , im gonna check it out later

sopherim

sopherim7 wrote: hello bob,
i know i have been thinking this last week that he has not been here in a long while, so i have been praying for him and very glad for his visit today..
but it does have me worried too he was so gung ho............

sopherim

Maya wrote:Sorry Sopherim7 and Admin. I've been reading through the site and resurrected some old posts. Sorry I got your hopes up about someone you had been hoping to see.

Iehi Aur wrote:I feel bad for dropping off like that, everything is ok. I am just taking my time to get in order, and I feel like the net becomes a hinderance at times feeding the ego.