I thought when I awoke this morning that there would be white cover to my long green grass. Again our the weathermen are wrong. Although not completely wrong as it was pretty chilly this morning coaching soccer. I know that typically we rant on and on about political aspects but I figure today I'd freehand some thoughts and take a break from the usual. It didn't help that the post I was going to put on the blog today is getting a ton of airtime on talk radio. I'd hate to be accused of spouting rightwing talking points.
More than likely I will bring the topic to bear on the blog; perhaps as early as Monday. Until I change my mind I will continue to ramble on about the weather and other non-political topics. Tomorrow is Mother's Day. While the flesh and blood feminine form of our species carried us for, on average, nine months before introducing us to the world, let's take pause and give up our appreciation to Mother Sophia that guides our inner light.
It is through our inner light that one is able to find peace and lasting life. It is through this inner light that we find our way out of the darkness and become one with the almighty. Take pause tomorrow to give thanks and appreciation to the one Mother that nuture's your inner being. Give pause to appreciate the influence, guidance and love Mother Sophia brings into our lives.
Transcend that appreciation and love to your earthly mother. Show Mother Sophia that you understand and appreciate her assistance in bringing the light out of the darkness by illuminating the path to knowledge and everlasting life by embracing the earthly mother. For it is this earthly mother that created, along with the seed from the father, the darkness that shrouds the inner light.
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Though I do not get into Gnostic dogma as I don’t really think it’s necessary to believe literally, it is important to be introspective on Mother’s Day and express our appreciation not only for our own mother’s but motherhood.
ReplyDeleteYou know, many Gnostics did not believe in procreation of the species. They believed that to imprison another soul in this evil world only helped to sustain it. As a result, many Gnostics were celibate, which is one of the reasons why Gnosticism was unable coexist with the organized church of Orthodox Christianity. The believers in the secret teachings of Jesus were solitary, non-conformist, so their knowledge, experiences and faith usually died with them. Gnostics were not evangelists; they considered themselves fortunate to realize the meaning of life, as it was a secret that only the individual in search of Gnosis can endeavor to realize.
We are so lucky to have found the few ancient texts that survived the ages, but those texts where meant for those who already “know” and they are not for the novice Christian. The Gospels were faith 101, Gnosis was higher learning. Gnosis is the church of one…the church of the mind, the church that freed the individual from the ignorance and selfishness of the world. Gnostic Christianity has not Cathedral build of stone, but Cathedrals of thought and expression. I’ll end with my favorite hidden saying of Jesus.
“Listen to the truth, understand knowledge, love life and no one will oppress you other than yourselves.”
In where you are long is your thought is that Gnostics had a dogma. No dogma exists within Gnostic teachings. It makes Christains sleep easier at night to think a dogma exists. There is a reason why no words could describe the knowledge that Jesus bestowed upon his discplines. Dogma will not lead one to that salvation.
ReplyDeleteI've read Gnostic Dogma, it exists...mostly contained in the Gnostic's interpreation of the creation of the universe/Earth in which the concept of why Earthly religions and institutions were established to serve the purpose to enslave our souls. To the Gnostics Jesus came to earth to free our souls from this world. The reason I mentioned it was because of your reference to Mother Sophia which is code for the dualism that the Gnostics beleived...dualism, meaning two, the true "God/spirit" who is the light and the malevolent creator of Earth who keeps our minds in the dark. Yadda, yadda, yadda...it really goes on and on. You are right that Gnostics had no set ceremony, or ritual to adhere to, but they definately had a belief system/dogma.
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