How can we know God/the Divine? Here are some clues...
O my God, how does it happen in this poor old world that Thou art so great and yet nobody finds Thee, that Thou callest so loudly and nobody hears Thee, that Thou art so near and nobody feels Thee, that Thou givest Thyself to everybody and nobody knows Thy name? Men flee from Thee and say they cannot find Thee; they turn their backs and say they cannot see Thee; they stop their ears and say they cannot hear Thee.
Hans Denk, 16th Century German Theologian
Disease is not cured by pronouncing the name of medicine, but by taking medicine. Deliverance is not achieved by repeating the word "Brahman," but by directly experiencing Brahman...
Shankara, 8th Century Indian Mystic and guru
The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hardworking farmer, it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is; and accordingly its fruits will be God-natured. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God seed into God.
Meister Eckhart, 14th Century German Mystic, Philospher and theologian
The astrolabe of the mysteries of God is love.
Jalal-uddin Rumi, 13th Century Persian Mystic, Poet and theologian
We make an idol of truth itself; for truth apart from charity (Love) is not God, but his image and idol, which we must never love nor worship.
Blaise Pascal, 17th Century French Mathematician, Physicist and philosopher
He who knows does not speak; He who speaks does not know.
Lao Tzu, 5th Century BC Chinese Mystic and Philosopher
It is only when you hunt for it that you lose it; You cannot take hold of it, but equally you cannot get rid of it, And while you can do neither, it goes on its own way. You remain silent and it speaks; you speak, and it is dumb; The great gate of charity is wide open, with no obstacles before it.
Yung Chia, 7th Century Chinese Ch'an/Zen Master and Poet
